[piku303]

i want to know if theres a problem with me going from 3.5 to 4.5 without replacing the front control arms. right now ive got the rubincon express 3.5 inch so ive got all four lowers. the front are fixed and the rear are adjustable. so in the front i have stock uppers and lower fixed RE superrides. i plan on adding 2 inch spacers and a front adj trac bar. im almost certain that the RE arms for the 4.5 inch kit are the exact length as stock. im planning on just buying adj upper rears to center the axle a little better. what i cant understand is that if the front RE arms from the 4.5 inch kit are the same length as stock(please verify this), then why do people say you need new fronts at this height? basically if the front stocks are the same length as the ones from the 4.5 RE then i dont see why i need to get them.

thanks guys

 

[bbush]

yes the 4.5 and the 3.5 come with the same control arms. its just the 4.5 comes with uppers as well

 

[piku303]

what im asking is is are the upper RE arms the same length as stock like the lowers are? ive seen people stacking spacers on their RE 4.5 inch for 6.5 inches of lift. if the RE front lower and uppers are both the same length as stock then that means that its possible to run the front on stock arms at 6.5 inches.

 

[midwestzj]

didn't you say you are at 3.5" and want to add a 2 inch spacer? if that is the case i would definitely look at a different control arm to readjust the pinion angle.

 

[Attitude]

I ran a skyjacker 3"(standard kit) and later stacked a 2" BB on top without changing lowers. Still had stock uppers at the time too.

If you want to go to 6.5", I'd definitely recommend adjustable uppers and lowers all the way around. You probably will want to get an adjustable rear track bar as well.

 

[1996zj]

ya just get some adjustable uppers, then your sure about it. I donot know if you need just the rears or the fronts too......maybe someone else can say for sure....?