4 In Long Arm Kit Questions

[Me&my86MJ]

I am planning on buying a 4 inch long arm kit in the front and SOA rear and was wanting everyone's advice on what other components will need to be extended, upgraded, or what not?

 

I already know things like brake lines, shocks, sway bar relcation bracket or longer links, but how about the tie rod and drag link as well as the track bar? Will the TC/tans need to be lowered?

 

thank you guys as always

[Pete M]

an SOA conversion can easily give 5-6inches of lift (depends on the sag in the leafs, the height of the perches, etc.) so be prepared.

[Me&my86MJ]

Well I have 2 inch coil spacers on the front now would those be reuse able to help level me out? And what would your parts list look like Pete?

[Incommando]

There are a couple of dozen threads on an SOA. I am in the middle of gathering parts for one. Doing it right with new parts (especially switching to long arms) is not going to be an inexpensive proposition. Decide what you want out of your jeep at the end point to chose the right parts the first time.

 

You could either use spacers up front and blocks or shackles in the rear to level your stance.

 

There are people both in favor and not in favor of running taller spacers on lift springs. Some suggest that as you flex more ( assuming that is why you want a long arm suspension) it just gives the front one more connection to move/shift and to let a spring or spacer pop out, for one thing. I have no personal experience with spacers on top of another lift.

 

Here is my take on an off-road SOA. It is hardly the only way to go about it but it may give you some ideas and includes some parts sources for the best prices on decent parts that I could find at the time. I include current shipping charges and about all of the parts you would need. Some of the SOA recipes leave hundreds of dollars worth of required parts out of the soup. Skip to page 2

http://comancheclub.com/topic/28522-incommandos-4x2-redux/