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Old 02-22-2016 | 03:40 AM
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How much weight have you added? My 4door is relatively light compared to some others on here, and I got way more lift with MC 3.5" coils than I intended. Lots of room for my 37's even with stock flares on. I should have gone with the 2.5" coils.
I have not added any weight yet. Was planning on getting bumpers, but thought it would look funny without a lift.
Old 02-22-2016 | 03:45 AM
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I do have a lip and some trim, so the most room I have is about 82 inches. I measured my stock jeep and have about 9-10 inches to spare.
Old 02-22-2016 | 09:09 AM
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My Metalcloak Bumper and Hardline fenders front and rear are expected to be delivered today.


Purchased the Marson rivet tool also to help with the install with the dreaded rivets.
Old 02-22-2016 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by POLARIS PRO
I have not added any weight yet. Was planning on getting bumpers, but thought it would look funny without a lift.
Do some quick math. My old setup was 4" actual height, these 3.5" coils put me up around 4.5". My stock 32's measured out to 31", my current 37's measure out at 36" under load. 4.5" from the coils + 3" from the tires = 7.5" taller than I started.

Other people in this thread reported 3.5" from the coils. There can also be a variance in height with specific tires or tire psi's or whether they are measuring or just regurgitating the mfg spec. Measure your current height, measure the door, figure the appx height the tires will be, and make a semi-educated guess.

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Old 02-22-2016 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by nthinuf
Do some quick math. My old setup was 4" actual height, these 3.5" coils put me up around 4.5". My stock 32's measured out to 31", my current 37's measure out at 36" under load. 4.5" from the coils + 3" from the tires = 7.5" taller than I started. Other people in this thread reported 3.5" from the coils. There can also be a variance in height with specific tires or tire psi's or whether they are measuring or just regurgitating the mfg spec. Measure your current height, measure the door, figure the appx height the tires will be, and make a semi-educated guess.
I was only asking because I did not know the actual height people were getting out of their lifts compared to the advertised heights. Kind of hard to make an educated guess with that unknown.

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Old 02-22-2016 | 06:36 PM
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Measured roof height at rear of hardtop... 76 inches. My garage door opening is 82 inches, so 6 inches of clearance with 35's and 3.5" Metalcloak lift. The only added weight is PSC brawler front and rear bumpers.

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Old 02-22-2016 | 09:17 PM
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You will be fine. I have a standard garage door and am running 37's and the MC 3.5 game changer Arb edition. There not a ton of extra room, but I fit just fine. Now if you have a CB antenna and or hi lift that sticks above the roof line, you might want to remove those before driving in.
Old 02-23-2016 | 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Extremneon
My Metalcloak Bumper and Hardline fenders front and rear are expected to be delivered today. Purchased the Marson rivet tool also to help with the install with the dreaded rivets.
I'm thinking about replacing my MCE fenders with the Hardlines mainly because I like the looks of them better. Painted black they will look better than the dark gray plastic and my premium soft top. Does anyone know how much each Hardline fender weighs??
Old 02-23-2016 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by LVJK
Measured roof height at rear of hardtop... 76 inches. My garage door opening is 82 inches, so 6 inches of clearance with 35's and 3.5" Metalcloak lift. The only added weight is PSC brawler front and rear bumpers. O||||||O
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Old 03-12-2016 | 09:08 AM
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What diff cover is everyone running? Any issues with clearance on the MC trackbar? Think SOLID, PSC, blue torch fab, etc...

Also, anyone have experience with ruff stuff tie rods or drag links and clearance with the diff and trackbar?


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