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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 06:22 PM
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Well I am new here(have lurked for a while) I bought my wife a 07 JK 2dr x in Jan. It had a 4" superlift and 37''s. It had aftermarket 18'' wheels that she didn't like so I traded with a guy for his stock X 16'' wheels and put 35s on them. Well this helped the bump steer and ride quality to an extent but it was still dreadful to drive and damn near impossible on the highway or interstate. So I have finally had enough of the horrible driving and went nuts, bought front and rear adjustable track bars, all 8 adjustable control arms, a high steer kit, and a steering damper(plan on getting a second to run dual). This JK trashed the front drive shaft before we bought it so I took it off and plan to get another. I have a few questions for the gurus that are here.1) is there anything else that you would recommend for a stock like ride quality at this height and tire size? 2) With all 8 control arms being adjustable now would stock drive shafts be ok?
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 06:29 PM
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no , need to change to after-market drive lines I run teraflex but several co. make them
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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AEV/Nth degree high steer kit. I have read that the front will go faster than the rear, is that true? After spending this and buying 5 35" KOs the bank is a little dry...
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDirtman
A dual stabilizer set up should not be necessary on 35" tires. What high steer set up did you get. Most recommend a drag link flip and not an extended drop pitman arm.
Not only is the dual stabilizer setup unnecessary you will find that they don't play well with larger lifts. I've got a crushed RC dual setup to prove it. X2 on the drag link flip also.
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 05:49 AM
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Thanks for the input guys. Keep it coming!

Would a drop pitman arm be helpful?

Is this drag link better? http://www.quadratec.com/products/16191_9007_07.htm

I am a complete noob to this " make it tall" stuff...I am more into making stuff do 100 mph in less than a 1/8 mile lol

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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 06:48 AM
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What tire pressure were you running?
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 07:25 AM
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35 psi I believe, nothing over that I know.
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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I don't know which 35" your running, but most are running tire pressures of 28 - 30 psi. If you drop your tire pressure your drivability will go way up.
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