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Thinking about upgrading from 2.5 to 3.5

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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 08:36 AM
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So I have a 07 jk 2 door with 2.5 RC coil kit with .75 in spacers. I have an adjustable front track bar and rear track bar drop bracket. Also I have stainless break lines and new bumpstops.

Anyways I am thinking about upgrading my sagging RC springs and shocks that keep leaking to rubicon express coils for 3.5 inch and bilstein 5100 shocks.

Does anyone have any advice or done anything similar to their jks??

Also I am looking at aev geometry correction front control arm brackets.

Any advice or anything else I will need please let me know.

Also it's a 6 speed do I need driveshafts??
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 09:02 AM
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I would go with adjustable control arms instead of brackets, and yes, you will definitely need a new front driveshaft, and possible rear with that much lift.
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 09:06 AM
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nothing wrong with AEV brackets, and it lets you get cheap spare LCAs when all the other folk sell or give theirs away.
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 09:12 AM
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Thanks for the advice but just wondering why say i need both driveshafts with 3.5 when I have 3.25 now and my drive angle isn't bad? Just wondering not trying to be an ass.

And I know I said its gone down but at first it was deff 3.25.
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