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Old 10-06-2010, 01:35 PM   #6
Schralper
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Re: Lift it 4" or 6"?

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Originally Posted by 70 beast View Post
i hear that a lot with the 52/shack flip with hauling but i dont see why that would be an issue. (ideas as to why it would?)
i know a few guys that run that set up and they haul with no problems.
Articulation = flex
Towing = stiff
I just don't see a lotta rock crawlers towin.
Are ya crawlin or towing?
52's aren't such a problem, just lotsa work to install.
http://coloradok5.com/52inchspringswap.shtml
great if ya REALLY need the flex
If just wheelin, flip, but the added stress on rear hangers when towing....
You could reinforce hangers w/ some .125" plate.
Now if you're just towing a lil load to the dump, no problems but what if ya gotta swerve or some other evasive maneuver.....
soft tire sidewalls are bad enough.

I see peeps driving w/ a load of wood w/ the rear bumper draggin & the headlights angled for squirrel hunting. They seem to haul fine until something happens. I sure the heck don't wanna be around it when an overloaded p/u starts fishtailing.

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