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coil spacer 3/4" vs 1 3/4"

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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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Default coil spacer 3/4" vs 1 3/4"

I have a RR Xhd Bumper with Winch.
The front sags.
I read some post about people adding coil spacers.
Some put 3/4 some put 1 3/4.
what do you guys recommend?
( i dont have a lift )
will 3/4 give me the factory rake & the 1 3/4 make my Jeep level?
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 02:56 PM
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lol

did you add spacers yet?
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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Why not just walk outside and measure? Makes a bit more sense than asking people who have never seen your jeep or how it is set up.

If the front is 3/4" lower than the rear, get a 3/4" spacer.
If the front is 1 3/4" lower, consider adding new front coils instead of spacers.
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by nthinuf
Why not just walk outside and measure? Makes a bit more sense than asking people who have never seen your jeep or how it is set up.

If the front is 3/4" lower than the rear, get a 3/4" spacer.
If the front is 1 3/4" lower, consider adding new front coils instead of spacers.
thought of it but isnt the back supposed to be higher. "Rake"
i didnt measure how high the front was before.
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ECHO
Measure from the ground through the center of your wheel to the lower lip of your fender front & back - see what the differece is if it's 3/4" and you want to keep the rake.. put in a 1/2" spacer if you don;t like the rake put in a 3/4" spacer..

Personally I hate rake.. so my front is 1" higher then the rear and you can put a level on my hard top and it will bead up
thanx echo
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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It seemed to me that the factory rake had the front, even if not higher than the rear. When I put my aev bumper and warn 9.5ti winch, I used a 1 3/4" spacer in the front and a 1" spacer in the back. It made the jeep slightly higher in the back and gave me a 3/4 to 1" lift. When I put 200lbs of tongue weight on, I sit level. The way I judged was to put the jeep on very level ground and eyeball and measure to bottom of hard top and front body line. Good Luck!
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 01:53 PM
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Measure the front height center of the wheel to the bottom of the fender flair. Place a floor jack under the front and lift it till you like it. Measure again to find the difference you need.
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by mediocre69
Measure the front height center of the wheel to the bottom of the fender flair. Place a floor jack under the front and lift it till you like it. Measure again to find the difference you need.
I agree! I used this also when I made my determinations. The floor jack works great.
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