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Old 01-22-2012, 01:31 AM
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^ Lies. Ive had my TS lift since summer and have since put 7k miles on and my tires are just fine.
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 10:04 AM
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that is because you had it aligned aftewords, if you did not get it aligned you would be wearing your tires unevenly
 
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There still some room left to move. The factory only gave you an inch so tuff country matched that. The lower plate was cut off and new one with more meat and movement was welded in. I left it to the guys at the shop to set height, with the rear add-o-leaf I made, 1" lower in front. Where it was nose high before due to rear weight. The spare tire carrier and 35" tire are 175+ lbs, tools for work and extras it weighs 5200 with me in it. After last outing I might have to give a few cranks to get them off fenders, rear still gets in to the well at least 6" with swaybars connected.
 

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Old 01-22-2012, 04:14 PM
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I did not have mine aligned after my lift.
 
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Originally Posted by MoparMan1991
I did not have mine aligned after my lift.
Consider that mine has the TC 5.5" installed it was required. I started with cranking bars and 33s. Wear is inevitable messing with suspension geometry. It would wear the outside first because the a-arms would point downwards vs flat stock.
 
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Without TS lift my tires wear on the inside first. Alignments are important and required!
 
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Well my tires are just fine and i still haven't had an alignment.
 
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Originally Posted by MoparMan1991
Well my tires are just fine and i still haven't had an alignment.
Lucky.......
 
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I want his luck lol....i would play the lottery sir
 
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Old 01-23-2012, 12:42 AM
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Lol, like ive said i put about 6k miles on since my lift and no problem. May be that I have the E tires with a firmer tread?
 


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