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rustys 4.5 lift is done!


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Well I got my MJ lifted today :D I used the rustys 4.5 kit with the MJ full rear packs.

 

Before

 

After

 

The rear sits at about 5",after it settles I'm sure it will be at 4".

The spring went in OK getting the rear shakles not to roll forward was a load of fun , We had to pry them back and lower the jack at the same time to get them to point torward the rear. Other than that this was the smoothest lift and axle swap I have ever done .

It took about 6 hours start to finish with two people.

 

I also swapped in my new MJ d44 and 93 D30 with the 3.55 gears as opposed to the 3.08's I had .

I will post up more news on the rustys springs as I wear them in but so far they are SAWEET! :D

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Looks nice. Curious, how much were the packs, with shipping? And they're full packs right, not AAL?

 

Jeff

 

The packs are $269.00 seperatly I don't know how much it would be to ship them seperatly , but it cost $105.00 to ship the whole kit.

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Mine sat in ST Augustine FL near the beach for two+ years with a 2" High water line in the front floorbaord ( DS ) and it only has too small dime size holes .

 

I still havent figured out why the floor wasn't gone , But I'm thankful it ain't :D

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Very cool. I was curious how they worked out. Thinkin about doin that lift to mine when i get the funds. Your looks good. :D

 

Tanks :D

I am pleased with the springs so far. they still need to settle in but the ride good and seem to flex well , for as far as I have flexed them ( not much yet :wink:

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LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I have found these springs to be a bit stiffer than stock but not uffensive. I mounted mine with the same extended shackle for easer mounting as they are a bit shorter than factory. In a couple weeks I'll install some chevy shackles. They are 4.75" long so only a tad shorter than factory MJ's.

 

What if anything did you do with/for bump stops in the rear???

 

CW

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  • 13 years later...
On 6/14/2019 at 11:47 PM, trailnfish said:

DO you still have it? Interested in diving into the comanche world, and want to hear about long term reliability.

 

why are you bring up threads from over a decade ago?  just ask your questions in Tech.  :L: 

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