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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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I'm looking for real feedback from people who either have or had this setup? 1995 1500 short box, 5 inch suspension lift in front with skyjacker trac-bar and shackle flip with block for the rear. I'm thinking of adding 1 inch coil spacer, to get a little more tire clearance without trimming. My question- How is this going to effect my truck? Performance? on and road? I have the control arms for a 5 inch suspension lift installed.
37 tires on 1 ton axles
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 12:43 PM
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You might experience a slight (negligible) increase in bumpsteer. I wouldn't hesitate to run the setup though.

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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 09:22 PM
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I'm running 5 inch lift springs with a 2 inch coil spacer without issues.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 01:09 AM
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What's bumpsteer? lol ..
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 01:22 AM
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bumpsteer...im guessing by the word....when you go over bumps or speed bumps you will feel it more in the steering wheel....
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by newman1367
I'm running 5 inch lift springs with a 2 inch coil spacer without issues.
Are you running short arms ? And what is the size of your tires?
Nice truck!
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ekaplan
What's bumpsteer? lol ..
http://www.quadratec.com/jeep_knowle...article-68.htm
 
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by The beast is reborn
Are you running short arms ? And what is the size of your tires?
Nice truck!
Long arms, and now I have 37/12.5/17's. In the pic they're 38.5/14.5/15's
 
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