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Jeepin_it_real
 Post subject: i know you all want to go higher with you jeep
PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:31 pm 
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but i'm thinking about going lower... any one do this successfully or know where i could start... i know they used to make springs for the nitro anyone kno where i can still get them. i was also gunna do blisteins... any input... especially with my tire/wheel size.... the springs for hte nitro lowered is a whole two inches :shock:

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If you want to drop it on it's nutz, that cool :P

Yeah, as far as I know, the eibach lowering kit has seen good reviews

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with the eibach kit do you think i'll be okay will my wheels/tires?... anyone wanna tell me where o get the shocks :-D

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Jeepin_it_real wrote:
with the eibach kit do you think i'll be okay will my wheels/tires?... anyone wanna tell me where o get the shocks :-D
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tjkj care to explain?

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KK WHEEL NOMINAL SIZE-DIAMETER & WIDTH: 20 x 8.5
Wheel Backspacing: 6.10"
Wheel Offset: 35mm
Wheel Manufacturer: American Racing
Wheel Model: Rogue


KK TIRE SIZE SPEC: 255/45-20
Tire Brand-Model: Yokohoma Parada Spec-X
SUBSEQUENT CLEARANCE: NO RUB
KK Lifted Amount & Type: NONE

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Jeepin_it_real wrote:
with the eibach kit do you think i'll be okay will my wheels/tires?... anyone wanna tell me where o get the shocks :-D


F4-BE5-D916-H0 front
F4-BE5-D917-H0 rear

Bilstein claims that stock shock heights will work just fine for lowered rides

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yeah i saw that a lot of nitro's used them... what do you think about the tire size digger?

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meh.... I'm not digging tire numbers right now... Give me a few to see what I can find on tire sizes

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no biggie no rush haha

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how can you lower a KK/nitro 2'' when theres less than 2'' between upper a arm and bumpstop at stock height :?

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its not exactly two inches its like a 1.4" in the front and 1.6" in the back... i dont know but it's been done on the nitro... is the set-up much different?

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set up is the same.........

Must come with chopped bump stops :lol:

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http://www.coolcarpartsonline.com/suspension-trucks-suspension-parts-c-1_132_164/dodge-nitro-3-7l-4-0l-07-09-eibach-pro-kit-lowering-springs-set-of-4-p-22860

here they are... i gotta find out if the bump stops are chopped now... darn more research lol

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you FAIL!!!!!!!!!


save some money :wink:
http://www.racinglab.com/eibach-prokit- ... e-011.html

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haha i was just going off what i found i would have done more research i was more interested in what was in the actual kit lol

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Jeepin_it_real wrote:
haha i was just going off what i found i would have done more research i was more interested in what was in the actual kit lol


yeah, found that link on my other fav web site :lol:

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now the real question is, does the kit come with everything or just springs... cause like mentioned you said i might need chopped stops...

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if it didn't come with chopped ones, it would be easy to cut the old ones

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might just get these too :twisted: ... imma be broke!

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