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Old 12-26-2008, 11:40 AM   #1
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Pic request....Long arm TJ's please

^^^^TITLE ^^^^

Please list what long arm, size of springs, tire size,ect... your likes and dislikes of what YOU have.

Feel free to post your "buddies jeep" too, just please add spec's with it.

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Old 12-26-2008, 12:10 PM   #2
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Old 12-26-2008, 12:56 PM   #3
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4.5 Rubicon Express Long Arm Trilink rear, RE Monotube shocks, RE Rear drive shaft, and 33x12.5-15 BFGs. I've had the same BFGs before and I wish I would have gone with Goodyear MTRs. I don't know if I would do the Trilink again, It is about $400 extra. I had to have an exhaust built to fit because the Trilink puts a control arm where the muffler should go. The kit was easy to install, a little cutting and welding. The instructions lack a little but anyone with a little experience can figure it out. I welded the rear shock brackets on too high and bottomed out the shocks and ruined them. Rubicon Express was good enough to replace them even though they didn't have to because it was my fault. It handles well on the road and great off road. I have a vibration in the front end between 50 and 65 and I'm not sure where it is coming from but it may not be the lift. One thing that really impressed me was the quality. The one picture is a comparison of my RE front lower control arm next to the stock lower control arm. If I had it to do again I would buy RE again.
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Old 12-26-2008, 09:11 PM   #4
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Scout, can you please add your spec's?

Helps others know you have a 5.5" RK lift and not a 6.5'' or 4.5'' RK lift.

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Old 12-26-2008, 09:49 PM   #5
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I put those lift blocks on tonight, and as expected, the alignment has a lot of toe-in. The vibration between 50 and 65 is gone. rides and drives great but I really have to adjust the steering or I'm going to get some serious tire wear. I'm going to keep a bit of toe-in and maybe that will keep the vibes away.
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I put those lift blocks on tonight, and as expected, the alignment has a lot of toe-in. The vibration between 50 and 65 is gone. rides and drives great but I really have to adjust the steering or I'm going to get some serious tire wear. I'm going to keep a bit of toe-in and maybe that will keep the vibes away.
Glad you got/like them.
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Scout, can you please add your spec's?

Helps others know you have a 5.5" RK lift and not a 6.5'' or 4.5'' RK lift.

It's in my signature.

But...for reference, it's a RockKrawler 5.5" LA with TeraFlex 3/4" spacers. The shocks are the run-of-the-mill RK shocks that came with the suspension and they work perfectly fine. Tires and wheels are 36x13.5x16" Interco Irok Radials mounted on 16x8" Champion Beadlocks.

As I've mentioned before, I still love everything about my LA kit.
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Old 12-26-2008, 11:37 PM   #8
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Old 01-04-2009, 07:52 PM   #9
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I know there is more than two members running long arm kits.

Show your heeps.
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Old 01-06-2009, 03:25 AM   #10
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RK 5.5" LA (Stretched 10 inches with LJ Rear Arms and RK Coil Buckets)

37" Comp Claws

And I love everything about it. I'm at 104" now and the only thing I want to do further is stretch the front a few inches.
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Old 01-06-2009, 10:30 AM   #12
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Nice pic Jack...........
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Old 01-07-2009, 11:37 PM   #13
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How about you Silvergoat. Don't you run the trex's long arm?
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Old 02-03-2009, 09:33 PM   #15
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I'd love to here about your Treks system.




Help me make a discussion.
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I think silvergoat has short arms, no?

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I think silvergoat has short arms, no?
It seems he is running their short arm. Thanks. I could of swore he said he was upgrading to their longarm system a little while back though.


Anyone running or the treks/TnT long arm system???

I'd love to hear about it.
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It seems he is running their short arm. Thanks. I could of swore he said he was upgrading to their longarm system a little while back though.


Anyone running or the treks/TnT long arm system???

I'd love to hear about it.
The guys at TnT have my jeep being im still in Alaska, last time i talked to them they had the front half of my longarm installed. When I get home in march I will post some pics.
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For the Trek TNT LA, try looking on the colorado4x4.org site I believe. I think theres a few there running them and I think that the Treks crew is on that board as well.

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