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Oh my lord... (New people)

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#1 ·
Really..

How come new peeps buy a jeep, then suddenly think they need a 6+inch lift?

Let me give you a hint.. You cant buy a cheap lift like, (lets just say) RC and some 35's, and expect to wheel it.


I just don't get it no mores. :(
 
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#38 ·
Damn it...I had a 12" BB fabricated for my LJ...I was going to run stock shocks, steering, axles and run 42's on it with 3.73 gears.......is the OP NOW telling me this won't work off road? Some *****...now what do I do?
 
#39 ·
Take em off and fab up some wooden body lifts

Like this guy (but without the boat on the frame):
 
#43 ·
RedZJ said:
Really..

How come new peeps buy a jeep, then suddenly think they need a 6+inch lift?

Let me give you a hint.. You cant buy a cheap lift like, (lets just say) RC and some 35's, and expect to wheel it.

I just don't get it no mores. :(
You opened a bomb here red lol

What I think hes talking about here is because of a few locals to me and him. Theres a few kids that have gone out and bought jeeps, then ask me and red for info on how big they should go etc etc. first thing I always ask is, whats your budget. They always say not a lot. Next I always ask, ok how big would you like to go, and so on. I tend to tell them stay under 4.5 and 33s. There budget and skillset isnt quite there to go 35s and up. A few kids listen and just continue to save up and learn. Then theres a select few who think they know what there doing, And just order big kits and 35s. have the kits installed, then complain to us about how crappy it drives/wheels and when they break it. Mind you we do tell them over and over with 35s you need a lot more stuff to make it proper. (gears, steering, bracing, etc etc) which is why we tell them smaller lifts or keep saving. After a while it does get really annoying.
 
#44 ·
I've spent hours researching here and generally don't post unless I feel I need a better answer or didn't find the info I needed. Its also sometimes easier to just make a new thread and receive a current, reliable answer to your question.

Parts change, prices change, and new problems arise. For example: You can find hundreds of old threads praising one manufacturer for a lift kit based on search results. Maybe though a recent post shows up in a new generic "lift question" thread about how the quality of a single part from that manufacturer's same lift kit has recently declined making the integrity of the suspension unsafe.

The same person that posted about the quality change doesn't always go out of their way to make an entire thread about the issue. Sometimes its better to ask questions and wear the flame suit instead of learning the hard way.
 
#45 · (Edited)
I've spent hours researching here and generally don't post unless I feel I have I need a better answer or didn't find the info I needed.
That's it's supposed to work...

EDIT: the color i chose before burned my eyes.
 
#47 ·
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the mods will see you! This is a no "cool story bro"-ing zone!
 
#58 ·
its because we cant tell the newbs what to do or we (at least I did) get banned, for being too mean...

I scroll threads nowadays looking for people building their rigs right, if I see one more 2" lift and 31s "build thread" in the XJ section my head is going to explode.

the newbs run rampid on the forum, and the mods back them up.

is that the banhammer I hear?!?
 
#65 ·
I do see a lot of people posting just the heck of it for count. But just as much there are good posters out there. People say, "Oh I didn't find anything in the search at all." But it might be that people do not know how to use the search properly. I also use the Ctrl F key and type in what I am looking for to skim through the posts. I found a lot of my answers in search and share some of what I know (which honestly, isn't too much, I am still learning). The search button is a wonderful tool to me.
 
#66 ·
i use the search function, i am the 1%
 
#72 ·
OCCUPY BING!

Wait, I'm not 100% sure what Bing even does anymore.
 
#76 ·
lets just keep writing in bigcolorful font
 
#77 ·
l̝̰̞̲̙̼͇̲ͬͦ̓ͪ̋͆̍͋ͨ̈́ͥ̆͑̌ͨ͊͆̄̀̀͠͠ḻ̢̭̰̫̫͔̮̮̪͉̲͕̲̭̻̬̞̒̊̄̎̐̒ͪͬ̎͛͂̄̓͆̈́́̀͟͠ͅ ̶̘̞̯̹͕͇̘͇̫̳̘̘̳̥̮̙ͤ̌̿̿͗͐͂͒ͯ́͢͠ͅd͋̉̾͒̐̉̔̍ͫ̐͆ͣ͋͑͗͋͏̸́҉̸̙͓͔̭͓̫̫ơ̜̬̝͚̗̥̬͕̖̣̟̏͂̄͋͒̾̅ͣ̀̔ͫ̊̆͊̚ ̸̢͎͔̞̻̻͚̣͍̮͙̑͂̄̈́ͥ̑̓́͒ͯͯ͆̈ͭͮ͌ͦ͝ẉ̶̝͎̤̝̪̲͙̿̉̀̿ͤͤ̆̒̔̔ͦͣ͡ḫ̴̙̳̣̳̯̙̪̟͚̦̱ͥ͆ͪ̇ͪ͊͛̅͆̿̓ͣ̐ͦ̏ͪ̒̀́á̶̧̘̹͎͕͇̑ͧͤ̓̏ͨ̒͜͢t̡̙̖̱̠͎͎̲̺̤͓̳͓̜͋ͦͨͭ͑̽͌̕͢ ̨̃̾͛̋͛̄͐͂̆͊͑͗̑͑̉͒ͪ͢͜͏̟̦͙̭̩̣͔̯̬̜i̋̀̊̓͏̨̼͚͙̙̪̻̤͇͎͖̩̘̥͕͚͖̲͢ͅ ̬̥̟̜̙̱̳̈̌́ͥ͗̂̈́̽̏͝ͅw̡̜̬̣͉̘̬̪̾̎͊͑̂̕aͪ̋ͯ́̅ͯ͠͏̡̖̰͖͇̱͍͉͇̯̮ņ̷̸̻͔̳͕̭͖̫̜̟̭͇̭̹ͧ̽́ͨ̐̚̕t̷̢̼̞̳̪̪̞̣̻̞̟̲ͤ͊̈̑̆̀̿̄͊ͧͥ̔̉̃͋ͯͬ̉̀͡͠
͖͙̹͇̗̳͇̼͓̰͇̣͇̳̣̦̍̏͗̉ͮ͛͝ỉ͐̋̽ͪ͆͊ͬ̌͢҉̻̲̬̗̺ͅͅͅņ̶̟̝̳͙̖͔͔̻͎͔̑ͧ͐ͣ̿̈́̅̅͌̋ͬ̈͂ͭ͒̽̏̚̕̕͝ͅ ̸͕̣̟̰ͩͪ̏̆̄́̄̾̓̋̑ͦͧ̓́̀͢c̶̨̛̜̹͎͍͎̗͈͎̹̦̙̗̄̽͒ͪ̈͛̐̌ͧ̉̋̿̊ͥ̋̍͂̃́̕o̴̪̟̹̳̜̦͇͚͓͈͖̳ͣͨ̌̽͐ͮ̈́̑ͫͫͩ͂̉̔͋̚ͅͅļ̰͈̩̞̬͍̜̞̭̗̪̜̰͕͊͌̓ͬͥ́̈̊o̷̲̪̗͖͎ͯ͂̽̄ͭ͆̆̆̑͋̓̇̓ͯͨ̀͞͝r̷͇̯̳̜̠̠̦̼̈̆͒ͩ̿̔͌̅̍ͫ͛́͘͝͞ ̈͛ͨ҉̡͚̱͔̘̤̳̜͈͔̲̖̀̕͜ͅͅt͉͈̯̱̪̻͖̗̮̯̤͕ͧ̒͌̈́̾̀e̢̮̯̝̦͛͑̂ͣ͛̋̐͌̀̀̚ͅx̡̡̩͎̞̗͕̥̠̤̔ͤ͌̋̊ͭ̋̄͑ͩ̽͌͐͒ͬ̐͗ͭ͊̀͠͡t̨̼̠̞̜̲̳̟͓̰̞͎̺̭̻̠̓̄͌ͣͨͧ̃͆̽͒̇͐̄̀́͝
̢̢̭͍̝͓̬̘͔͍̉ͨͭ͋̎ͨ̾ͧͮ͊̉̉̀e̵̴͎͕̪͚͓̫͎̭̟̭͎͈͍̥͈̲ͥ̎̈ͭ̒̊̿̀̑̑ͬ͒͗͒͛́̚é̲̪̖͙̺͖̟̮̠ͤ̒ͭ̋̓ͥ͞c̨̬̞̰͖̫͍͕̝̫̣̺̦̯̈͊̈́̉̍̊͑́̆̌̎̉̓̋̈́̏͒͋̀̕ͅį͍̬̮̰̅͑͋ͧ̈̅̔ͣ̒̎͒͋̄ͪ͌͊ͫͤ̀͝a̝̦̟̹͖̺͚͓̥̜͖̗͓̥̝̒̅̄̈̂̅͡ͅl̉͒ͣ̃̿ͧ̅̂ͯ͑̈ͧ͌̚҉̷̰̫̱͇̞̘̲̫͈͝͞ļ̯̝͓͙̭̦̠̦̺̻̻̖̝̊̓̇̒̆̍͢ͅy̶͔̘̖͚̬͇̝̘̮̭ͬ̉͆ͮ͌̀ ̉̌̉̇҉̴̥͓̩̫̟͓̤͚͖͎̬̥̦̲͙̀͜͡ ̶̢̡͔̱̤̯̺̜̟̪̿̐ͯ͊ͮp̸̵̟̣̬̮̥̙͖̮̻ͮ̀͊ͩ͐͂́̚͡ì̔͂͊̐͐̉̒͐͗̾̾͂̋͆ͥͣ̇҉̨͇̝͕͖͚̮̲̘͍̩͚̳͕̘̹̺̟͞n̷̡̙̣̜͖̜̙̖̰̼̖̥̓̍̊͐̽ͥ̚͡ķ̸͇͖̩̥͒̓̆̂ͥ͊̍͝ ͔͓̳͖̠͖̯̓̽ͯͦ͌̾ͤ̈́͛͊ͪ͊͑̽ͩ͊ͭ̏̚͢͝ͅg̱̮͉̘̘̣̰̭̩̯̯̺̞̳̟͎̰͋̉͊̉̒̉̆͜͡ŗ̲̖͓͎͈̹̞̫̠̯͈͉̗̩̬͈̦͐ͤ̈ͭ̿̋̂ͭ̄̓ͣͣ̉̌͌ͬ͡ǫ̶̲͎̲̣̫̠̞͉̪̹̲̯͉̩̐ͩ͆̅̿̽ͬ̽ͥ̔͐s̷̛͍̥̮͔̘͕̠̖̝̼͍͚͙͎̯̦ͣ̆ͨͭ͑̊ͥͤ̑͌̉̑̄̈́͟͢ͅs̮͕̼̳̰͎̜̥̱̱̺̲͍͙̬̩̩̺͗͌̏ͭͪ̓͟͜ͅ
 
#79 ·
I agree^ It obviously doesnt work...

̝̰̞̲̙̼͇̲ͬͦ̓ͪ̋͆̍͋ͨ̈́ͥ̆͑̌ͨ͊͆̄̀̀͠͠ḻ̢̭̰̫̫͔̮̮̪͉̲͕̲̭̻̬̞ ̒̊̄̎̐̒ͪͬ̎͛͂̄̓͆̈́́̀͟͠ͅ ̶̘̞̯̹͕͇̘͇̫̳̘̘̳̥̮̙ͤ̌̿̿͗͐͂͒ͯ́͢͠ͅd͋̉̾͒̐̉̔̍ͫ̐͆ͣ͋͑͗͋͏̸́ ҉̸̙͓͔̭͓̫̫ơ̜̬̝͚̗̥̬͕̖̣̟̏͂̄͋͒̾̅ͣ̀̔ͫ̊̆͊̚ ̸̢͎͔̞̻̻͚̣͍̮͙̑͂̄̈́ͥ̑̓́͒ͯͯ͆̈ͭͮ͌ͦ͝ẉ̶̝͎̤̝̪̲͙̿̉̀̿ͤͤ̆̒̔̔ ͦͣ͡ḫ̴̙̳̣̳̯̙̪̟͚̦̱ͥ͆ͪ̇ͪ͊͛̅͆̿̓ͣ̐ͦ̏ͪ̒̀́á̶̧̘̹͎͕͇̑ͧͤ̓̏ͨ̒ ͜͢t̡̙̖̱̠͎͎̲̺̤͓̳͓̜͋ͦͨͭ͑̽͌̕͢ ̨̃̾͛̋͛̄͐͂̆͊͑͗̑͑̉͒ͪ͢͜͏̟̦͙̭̩̣͔̯̬̜i̋̀̊̓͏̨̼͚͙̙̪̻̤͇͎͖̩̘ ̥͕͚͖̲͢ͅ ̬̥̟̜̙̱̳̈̌́ͥ͗̂̈́̽̏͝ͅw̡̜̬̣͉̘̬̪̾̎͊͑̂̕aͪ̋ͯ́̅ͯ͠͏̡̖̰͖͇̱͍ ͉͇̯̮ņ̷̸̻͔̳͕̭͖̫̜̟̭͇̭̹ͧ̽́ͨ̐̚̕t̷̢̼̞̳̪̪̞̣̻̞̟̲ͤ͊̈̑̆̀̿̄͊ ͧͥ̔̉̃͋ͯͬ̉̀͡͠
͖͙̹͇̗̳͇̼͓̰͇̣͇̳̣̦̍̏͗̉ͮ͛͝ỉ͐̋̽ͪ͆͊ͬ̌͢҉̻̲̬̗̺ͅͅͅņ̶̟̝̳͙̖͔ ͔̻͎͔̑ͧ͐ͣ̿̈́̅̅͌̋ͬ̈͂ͭ͒̽̏̚̕̕͝ͅ ̸͕̣̟̰ͩͪ̏̆̄́̄̾̓̋̑ͦͧ̓́̀͢c̶̨̛̜̹͎͍͎̗͈͎̹̦̙̗̄̽͒ͪ̈͛̐̌ͧ̉̋̿ ̊ͥ̋̍͂̃́̕o̴̪̟̹̳̜̦͇͚͓͈͖̳ͣͨ̌̽͐ͮ̈́̑ͫͫͩ͂̉̔͋̚ͅͅļ̰͈̩̞̬͍̜̞ ̭̗̪̜̰͕͊͌̓ͬͥ́̈̊o̷̲̪̗͖͎ͯ͂̽̄ͭ͆̆̆̑͋̓̇̓ͯͨ̀͞͝r̷͇̯̳̜̠̠̦̼̈ ̆͒ͩ̿̔͌̅̍ͫ͛́͘͝͞ ̈͛ͨ҉̡͚̱͔̘̤̳̜͈͔̲̖̀̕͜ͅͅt͉͈̯̱̪̻͖̗̮̯̤͕ͧ̒͌̈́̾̀e̢̮̯̝̦͛͑̂ ͣ͛̋̐͌̀̀̚ͅx̡̡̩͎̞̗͕̥̠̤̔ͤ͌̋̊ͭ̋̄͑ͩ̽͌͐͒ͬ̐͗ͭ͊̀͠͡t̨̼̠̞̜̲̳ ̟͓̰̞͎̺̭̻̠̓̄͌ͣͨͧ̃͆̽͒̇͐̄̀́͝
̢̢̭͍̝͓̬̘͔͍̉ͨͭ͋̎ͨ̾ͧͮ͊̉̉̀e̵̴͎͕̪͚͓̫͎̭̟̭͎͈͍̥͈̲ͥ̎̈ͭ̒̊̿̀ ̑̑ͬ͒͗͒͛́̚é̲̪̖͙̺͖̟̮̠ͤ̒ͭ̋̓ͥ͞c̨̬̞̰͖̫͍͕̝̫̣̺̦̯̈͊̈́̉̍̊͑́ ̆̌̎̉̓̋̈́̏͒͋̀̕ͅį͍̬̮̰̅͑͋ͧ̈̅̔ͣ̒̎͒͋̄ͪ͌͊ͫͤ̀͝a̝̦̟̹͖̺͚͓̥̜ ͖̗͓̥̝̒̅̄̈̂̅͡ͅl̉͒ͣ̃̿ͧ̅̂ͯ͑̈ͧ͌̚҉̷̰̫̱͇̞̘̲̫͈͝͞ļ̯̝͓͙̭̦̠̦ ̺̻̻̖̝̊̓̇̒̆̍͢ͅy̶͔̘̖͚̬͇̝̘̮̭ͬ̉͆ͮ͌̀ ̉̌̉̇҉̴̥͓̩̫̟͓̤͚͖͎̬̥̦̲͙̀͜͡ ̶̢̡͔̱̤̯̺̜̟̪̿̐ͯ͊ͮp̸̵̟̣̬̮̥̙͖̮̻ͮ̀͊ͩ͐͂́̚͡ì̔͂͊̐͐̉̒͐͗̾̾͂ ̋͆ͥͣ̇҉̨͇̝͕͖͚̮̲̘͍̩͚̳͕̘̹̺̟͞n̷̡̙̣̜͖̜̙̖̰̼̖̥̓̍̊͐̽ͥ̚͡ķ̸͇ ͖̩̥͒̓̆̂ͥ͊̍͝ ͔͓̳͖̠͖̯̓̽ͯͦ͌̾ͤ̈́͛͊ͪ͊͑̽ͩ͊ͭ̏̚͢͝ͅg̱̮͉̘̘̣̰̭̩̯̯̺̞̳̟͎̰͋̉ ͊̉̒̉̆͜͡ŗ̲̖͓͎͈̹̞̫̠̯͈͉̗̩̬͈̦͐ͤ̈ͭ̿̋̂ͭ̄̓ͣͣ̉̌͌ͬ͡ǫ̶̲͎̲̣̫̠ ̞͉̪̹̲̯͉̩̐ͩ͆̅̿̽ͬ̽ͥ̔͐s̷̛͍̥̮͔̘͕̠̖̝̼͍͚͙͎̯̦ͣ̆ͨͭ͑̊ͥͤ̑͌̉̑ ̄̈́͟͢ͅs̮͕̼̳̰͎̜̥̱̱̺̲͍͙̬̩̩̺͗͌̏ͭͪ̓͟͜ͅ
 
#80 ·
TOMORROW WE OCCUPY PIRATE


 
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