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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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Ok, have serached and have not found any info on this. I was wondering if you can or is it a good idea to add Adjustable Front and Rear Trackbars and All Control Arms Front and Rear before actually putting in a Lift?
Would like to do this in Stages and as money allows. I figure it would get me to adding the pieces and also learning as well. Bye pieces here and there and instead of Storing it until I have everything just put it on. Does this make sense, understand?
Would adding all this to a Stock 07 4dr X just not work or make no sense?
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by CaJeep07
Ok, have serached and have not found any info on this. I was wondering if you can or is it a good idea to add Adjustable Front and Rear Trackbars and All Control Arms Front and Rear before actually putting in a Lift?
Would like to do this in Stages and as money allows. I figure it would get me to adding the pieces and also learning as well. Bye pieces here and there and instead of Storing it until I have everything just put it on. Does this make sense, understand?
Would adding all this to a Stock 07 4dr X just not work or make no sense?
Tough question and no straight yes or no answer. Some parts you can add and some you cant. It depends on manufacturer and on the specific part. Control arms can be hit or miss as some may not be able to be adjusted short enough for stock suspension while others may. Trackbars you should be ok doing. What you can do is just buy the parts as you can afford them and just store them. Continue to research and learn everything you can about your stock JK and learn what your limits are with it. By pushing yourself stock you may change your build idea to increase specific attributes that you hadn't thought of before.
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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My Teraflex trakcbars were barely short enough even with the 2' OME lift. Wait a little longer on the lift so you can get both lift and trackbar at the same time.
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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Thanks for all the info. Just thought it would be a good way to get the parts I would eventually get anyway and just put them on. Is there any place you can look to get the Length of the Stock trackbars and Control arms? Verse just going and measuring?
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 06:08 PM
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I dont remember all the lengths off the top of my head, but use the search button and do a little reading and I know they are posted here somewhere.
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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I would suggest to save up all your money and do everything at once. Lift, track bar(s).

Arms can wait depend on the size of the lift you are going with.
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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cool. Thanks for the info and the advise. Probably will go with the Teraflex 3" lift when I do get the lift.
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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save some cash or just do the lift first a moderate 2.5-3.5" lift all of the extra components wont be life or death!!!!!
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