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    No, you would need new spindles as well to maintain the uca/lca kinematic relationship and essentially have all of the parts as the 4" superlift, just with less height.

    It'd be cheaper and better to just get the superlift.

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    I wish it were that simple, slapping an RC lift on top of the OME
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt View Post
    No, you would need new spindles as well to maintain the uca/lca kinematic relationship and essentially have all of the parts as the 4" superlift, just with less height.

    It'd be cheaper and better to just get the superlift.
    With what I'm proposing, I would be maintaining the kinematic relationship of the upper and lower control arm and no spindles would be required. Just taking care of the added distance in a different location, no in a new spindle. As long as the vectors are working in the same angular relationship, the distance between the control arms doesn't matter.
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    How are you lowering the LCA and maintaining the angular relationship without utilizing a longer spindle? You can't increase the distance between the control arm mounts without also increasing the distance between the balljoints by the same exact amount without messing up the relationship. It's not a "one or the other" type of thing, both are required.
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    Even if you could double stack the suspension would be horrible I would think with almost no down travel.

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