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Author:  GPR65 [ Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Questions For Jeepin Al.
Ok i have heard that when you install your upper arms that the CV joints will be at a better angle. Does this in turn lower the front a tiny bit? Al do you have the cleavis lift also? How much did you raise the cleavis?


Also the ranchos you sell on your site do they fit better than the ones that rusty supplies in his spring lift kit? Do they ride better than his also?

Thanks AL,

Chris
Author:  Jeepin Al [ Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Questions,
The way the a-arms work (at least when I don't install the ball joint up-side-down, yes it has happened very late at night, half asleep), the arms have about an inch drop in them, and the area where the ball joint screws into (the bung) is slightly tilted. They are no longer than the OEM, just shaped differently, so if you do lay them next to an OEM piece they appear longer. This than puts the ball joint back almost in prelift angle. When you lift a KJ the upper arms tilts downward pullimng the top of the tire in. At the same time the lower arm pulls the bottom in. The angle of the upper arm pulls the top of the tire in more, thus the tilt in the tire.

The lifted shock shown on the web site are for the Dakota/Durango, and what I have read, the bushing sleeve will need to be replaced, its to large. The KJ shock uses a 12 mm sleeve (.47"), while the other shock uses something like a 5/8 (.625") thus the rattle from both Rusty's, my Edelbrook's, and most likely the Dakota shocks. The other shocks should fit fine, since these are (?) direct replacement for the OEM shocks.

The CV joint or half angle does not change when you install the arms. Once you lift your KJ, the half shaft angle will change. My front lift right now consists of a 1 inch top spacer, a 1 inch daystar spring spacer (custom made) Rusty's 2.5 inch coils and a full clevis lift. which gives me around 3.5-3.75 inches of lift.

Al
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