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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:17 PM
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Same thing as wider tires. Spacers will not affect axle centering in any way, they just make it more noticeable.

As an example:
You lift 2.5"
Your front axle is pulled to the drives side by .5 inch
Stock tires/wheels are tucked back inside the wheel wells, so the offcenter axle is not even noticeable
Add rims with less backspace, or wider tires, or wheel spacers, and the tires stick out past the flares
Now when you look at the front of your jeep, you will notice the drives side tire sticking out 1/2 inch further than the passenger side tire.

Regardless of whether you have no spacer or a 1.5" spacer, the axle will be .5" offset to the drivers side.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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In that case, an adjustable track bar serves well. Besides obvious pulling, will it effect performance in any way I.E. Offroad/DD... Thanx the info
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Nope, a small offset won't cause any performance issues. A larger offset could mess with tracking and esp, and could cause the coils to bend and possibly contact other components, or bring one tire/wheel in far enough to contact components, or...

If you have an adjustable, you may as well spend a few minutes centering the axle.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:33 PM
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I almost bought one that was for 3-6" lift (BDS) cause I'm very close if not right at 3" with the coils I installed.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by nthinuf
That is the key statement. The lift will perform fine as is, the extra components just depend on your personal preference and tolerance.

Will having the front axle offcenter bug you? If so, get a bracket or adj trackbar.
The caster will be lower, causing flighty handling. If you don't like it, look into some form of caster correction.
It comes with rear links, so just move the stock rears up front. Has rear brakeline relo's, shouldn't need the front. Has bumpstops, so no issues there.
I do plan on getting a adj trackbar. Im going to be having it installed at a shop, now if I ask them about rear links would they do that fo rme? will they also center my axle if I ask them too? thanks

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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Battlefrog
Heres your lift with rubi coils 18/59
btw your jeep looks awesome with the black wheels!! is that the coil lift or bb ? whats 18/59 stand for. sorry im kind of a newbie to this stuff. thanks
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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The rear sway bar links you have now are long enough, save the $ for another mod. I left my stock rears on...
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbbruins

btw your jeep looks awesome with the black wheels!! is that the coil lift or bb ? whats 18/59 stand for. sorry im kind of a newbie to this stuff. thanks
It's the TF 2.5" BB with Rubi tow package coils. They gave me almost another full inch of lift. 18/59 is the last 2 numbers on the tag connected to your coils. Gonna get shit for this, but bigger is better.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Battlefrog
The rear sway bar links you have now are long enough, save the $ for another mod. I left my stock rears on...
ok thanks for the info. I also plan on getting a superchip to recalculate for the bigger tires an whatnot. is it worth geting one or can I do without for a while? or should I save my money to have it regeared? thanks

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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbbruins

btw your jeep looks awesome with the black wheels!! is that the coil lift or bb ? whats 18/59 stand for. sorry im kind of a newbie to this stuff. thanks
No worries about being new, I'm pretty new myself, but their are alot of awesome people on here with tons of knowledge. Thanks for my jeep props...
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