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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 02:06 PM
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A guy near me has some control arms off a 4" Skyjacker lift. He replaced the lift and said I could have them for free. I have a 2.5' BB but need new control arms to adjust the caster. Will these work or do I need to buy adjustable ones?
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by JSavage
A guy near me has some control arms off a 4" Skyjacker lift. He replaced the lift and said I could have them for free. I have a 2.5' BB but need new control arms to adjust the caster. Will these work or do I need to buy adjustable ones?
control arms shouldnt really be needed for under 3" of real lift.

i would pick up your buddies set of arms for the future incase they are needed..
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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I didn't think I would need them either but when I had the alignment done the caster was at 2 degrees. Well below where it should be.
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 12:29 AM
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I see that I should take them because they are free but by using them will it aloow for the caster to be adjusted and will they be too big since I only have a 2.5" BB?
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by JSavage
A guy near me has some control arms off a 4" Skyjacker lift. He replaced the lift and said I could have them for free. I have a 2.5' BB but need new control arms to adjust the caster. Will these work or do I need to buy adjustable ones?
Short answer is no. You buy adjustable ones to tune in your exact needed length. There is little to no chance the fixed arms from another size lift are going to be exactly the length you need. I guess you could take them because they are free but then you would have a lot of stuff in your garage that is just taking up room (like me).
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