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Old Jun 27, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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Exclamation 4" lift help!

ok, i got my 4" skyjacker springs last weekend, and started tearing into it. ive had my rust problems, but all is being taken care of. questions are:

1. do i need to make drop brackets for the radius arms, or will it be fine how it is?
2. do i need new shocks, or can i reuse the old ones?
3. can i make plates to extend the swaybar bracket?
4. if i do a shackle flip and switch the 3" block for a 2", will i need to get new shocks for the rear too?
5. what other things do i have to look out for?
 
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Old Jun 27, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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1. I would
2. Either new shocks or rework the mounts.
3. Sure, or you could cut it and scab a piece into the bar.
4. Same as #2
5. Brake lines, drive shafts, I don't know if the E brake cables will stretch & steering linkage corrections. You will have to do something with the panhard bar.
 
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