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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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So here is my current setup:
Front - 3" BDS coils with a 1" spacer, lower currie adjustable CA, JKS adjustable trac bar, currie brake lines.
Rear - 3" BDS coils, 3/4" spacer, upper Currie adjustable CA, JKS trackbar BRACE and BDS tracbar bracket, Tom woods driveshaft, brakeline bracket.

I am going to relocate the coil mounts to onto of the axle using Rubicon Express mounts in the back and add a 4" coil (keeping the 1" spacer for 5" total) in the front ALONG with a new bumper and Warn M8000 winch.

Will my Jeep sit pretty level? Do I need any additional parts? I am thinking of rear brake lines and a rear tracbar.
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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hard to say if you'll sit level as different springs will yield different results. however, at 5" of lift, you're really gonna need to install a front track bar relocation bracket and dropped pitman arm or draglink flip kit.
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 10:05 PM
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Yeah I've got the adjustable trac-bar. I was wondering about the pitman arm, I guess I'll order one up. I think I'll be sitting around 4.25"- 4.5" after the winch and bumper are all mounted up.
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by officer_vince
Yeah I've got the adjustable trac-bar. I was wondering about the pitman arm, I guess I'll order one up. I think I'll be sitting around 4.25"- 4.5" after the winch and bumper are all mounted up.
you'll need more than just an adjustable track bar. you will need to physically lower or raise the track bar on one end to help get it more parallel to your axle again. of course, if you do this, you will also need to relocate your draglink so that it's parallel to your track bar. a dropped pitman arm or draglink flip will take care of this.
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 10:21 PM
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Great. Damn winch. It's not as easy as buying one part...every time you buy one part you have to buy another six.
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by officer_vince
Great. Damn winch. It's not as easy as buying one part...every time you buy one part you have to buy another six.
crazy how it works like that aint it
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 10:32 PM
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So would you reccomend the TERAFLEX front bracket? Something that wont cause the stock one to rip off would be nice.
I wonder if I can escape with a 4" coil and a .5" spacer instead of the full 5".

As always W.O.L your wisdom is much appriciated.
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by officer_vince
So would you reccomend the TERAFLEX front bracket? Something that wont cause the stock one to rip off would be nice.
I wonder if I can escape with a 4" coil and a .5" spacer instead of the full 5".

As always W.O.L your wisdom is much appriciated.
yup, the TF track bar relocation bracket with reinforcment bar that gets welded onto the opposite frame rail is real nice. a basic dropped pitman arm can be found just about anywhere and, being that they're all made by the same manufacturer, you know you can't go wrong.
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