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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 03:26 PM
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So I had purchased rubicon express 2.5 inch lift and installed it. I thought the rear was way too low and rubicon express sent me rear 3.5 inch springs. My question is does my jeep look even or should I put the rear 3.5 inch springs on.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 03:31 PM
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Looks a little low not much. Probably the weight of the hard top. Is the hard top staying on?
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jkfsu
So I had purchased rubicon express 2.5 inch lift and installed it. I thought the rear was way too low and rubicon express sent me rear 3.5 inch springs. My question is does my jeep look even or should I put the rear 3.5 inch springs on.
Measure fenders front and rear see if the same. Or wanna get a little more technical get a level park on level ground and putm level on roof see if level. It looks pretty close to me but it always looks closer in rear cause of smaller wheel openings
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 04:30 PM
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Fender gap is 5 inches in the rear and like 6.5 up front but the rear has smaller fenders. So should I put the 3.5 coils in the rear? Are there cons to doing this?
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 04:43 PM
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Time to slap a bumper and winch up front to level it out!!

Leave it as is, or add a .25" or 1/2" spacer. Don't mess with taller coils to fix a minor perceived rake. The 3.5" rear coils will just give a forward rake again, and you would be adding a heavy bumper/carrier/etc in back to try and level.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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Can't use fender height to check for level. Have to use bottom of body seam between the tires. If you had a lighter spare or a metal front bumper it would be perfect. Mine was like that until I put the lod bumper and winch up front, now perfectly level.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 05:18 PM
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Okay, rubicon express sent me a .75 inch spacer as well maybe I'll put that on
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I bet that would be just right and you can always remove it later if you get heaver front bumper.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by nthinuf
Time to slap a bumper and winch up front to level it out!!

Leave it as is, or add a .25" or 1/2" spacer. Don't mess with taller coils to fix a minor perceived rake. The 3.5" rear coils will just give a forward rake again, and you would be adding a heavy bumper/carrier/etc in back to try and level.
X2 on a heavy bumper and winch. I definitely wouldn't put a taller coil in the back.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by genesbro
Can't use fender height to check for level. Have to use bottom of body seam between the tires. If you had a lighter spare or a metal front bumper it would be perfect. Mine was like that until I put the lod bumper and winch up front, now perfectly level.
Idk about that mine is perfectly level and my ground to fender #'s are the same at 41.25 front and year, my bros same year same lift is also 41.25 so it bmp appears to me thay fender measurement does work
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