3 inch lift 1 inch bl and 35's?

rubicon35 · 10-11-2007, 11:48 AM

I think i want to swap out my re 4.5 coils for 3 inch bds coils. i have a 1.25 bl and plan on running a 3/4 inch spacer up front with the bds coils. will this clear 35's? and have enough room to flex out. I am no mall crawler so i dont want to tear my fenders off but at the same time i would like to keep my center of gravity as low as possible. what is everyones thought on bds coils? ive talked with their tech suppost and they claim to be a very soft spring. any input is appreciated!

**RnEmOvr** · 10-11-2007, 12:09 PM

you will need to adjust your bump stops but other wise yes, i am about to run 36" iroks on 5" so your 35s and 4" will be fine

rubicon35 · 10-11-2007, 01:22 PM

come on any other input??????

Chris_ · 10-11-2007, 01:27 PM

There is a shop around here that routinely builds Jeeps with 3" suspension, and 2" body lifts on 35s. Call and ask them about it.

http://www.diamondoffroad.com/jeep_pictures

Personally, I wouldn't do it.

M.DURITZ · 10-11-2007, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_

There is a shop around here that routinely builds Jeeps with 3" suspension, and 2" body lifts on 35s. Call and ask them about it.

http://www.diamondoffroad.com/jeep_pictures

Personally, I wouldn't do it.

all my 4x4 shops in my area do not stack lifts (body and sus). I wish they did around here.

**TheBoogieman** · 10-11-2007, 02:33 PM

It sure will clear.I've got 3" coils/1" BL/1" spacers up front to level it out.I still have over 6" of fender clearance with 35's.Go for it

rubicon35 · 10-11-2007, 02:55 PM

looks good, i think i might go with the 3 inch coils

**planman** · 10-11-2007, 03:35 PM

I have a 3" BDS lift with a JKS 1.25" BL, and I'm adding RE 0.75" spring spacers, for a total of 5". Then I'll add adjustable control arms to regain my wheelbase and JKS adjustable bumpstops with the plan of running 35" Pro Comp Xtreme MTs on 4" backspaced Cragar Soft 8s, and a JKS HD tie rod. I'll post in a couple weeks when I'm done. If the total 5" with bumpstopping is not enough, I'll try either wider flares, trimming the flares, or going with tube fenders.

rubicon35 · 10-11-2007, 03:38 PM

cool, were in the same boat, how are the bds coils? im seriously considering buying them

**planman** · 10-11-2007, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rubicon35

cool, were in the same boat, how are the bds coils? im seriously considering buying them

I really like them. I'm keeping my 3" BDS springs and adding 0.75" spring spacers instead of buying taller springs from another manufacturer.

halltrail · 10-11-2007, 09:41 PM

BDS does make a 4.5" spring. With that said, I have the 3" BDS springs and re 3/4" spacers on all four corners. I love the springs the ride feels very good on and off the road. I do plan to switch to the 4.5 springs and new shocks soon though and sell the 3" springs and shocks.

CCrew · 10-12-2007, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by rnemovr

you will need to adjust your bump stops but other wise yes, i am about to run 36" iroks on 5" so your 35s and 4" will be fine

Hope you're going to run radial IROK's s at that lift. 6" FTLA and 1" of BL I can rub the heck out of 36" IROK bias's, but if you look at the spec they're actually a 37" (36.8 to be precise)

-Roger

ASUsax · 10-12-2007, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by rubicon35

cool, were in the same boat, how are the bds coils? im seriously considering buying them

Don't know about the 3" coils, but the 2" coils ROCK.

**newbs** · 10-12-2007, 11:05 AM

I ran my 35's with 4 inch springs and only at full flex would my tires rub the flares a little bit and ever hit any sheet metal. Honestly on my girlfriends she only has 3 inch bds coils and we ran a set of 35's for one trip and when she flexed she rubbed some not horrible but nothing a 1 inch body lift would not have fixed.

**newbs** · 10-12-2007, 11:09 AM

BDS 3 inch coils no body lift with 35's