My wheel base is still standard and I have custom bumpers. Check out www.maniac4x4.com. they making bumpers sets to ship out to the States right now.
My wheel base is still standard and I have custom bumpers. Check out www.maniac4x4.com. they making bumpers sets to ship out to the States right now.
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I work off shore so that I can play Off road..lol
I understand that but when the rear axle gets pushed back its going to change the area of the bumper where it meets the rear flares. So the flares will have to come off and 2 inches of the rear bumper will be taken off. Later ill send a pic of what im refering to if you dont understand. Its hard to explain.
I understand what you mean but with the 4" superlitf we did not find that problem and as you see in this photo the flares where also modified.
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I work off shore so that I can play Off road..lol
a 4" lift is not the same as a 4" stretch. higher is not the same as longer. i have a 5" lift. as you lift a vehicle with a solid axle it shortens the wheel base as the suspension moves away from the chassis. to correct the wheel base, drive line angles and caster/steering the arms must be lengthened. once all issues have been corrected you will find that when the suspension is fully compressed the wheel base increases necessitating trimming panels.
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2007 4.7 Liter XK | Front Modified OME HD Lift | Rear 4" Superlift | JBA UCA's | Rusty's Rear Adjustable Track Bar | Rysty’s Adjustable Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms w/Heim Joints | Mickey Thompson Classic III 17x9 Wheels | 315/70R17 Goodyear Duratracs | Airflow Snorkel | Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler | Superchips Flashpaq | Mopar Skids | 4xGuard Belly Guard | American Rebel Rear Diff Cover | Rear Powertrax No-Slip | Front Electronic Locker | Rear Heat/AC Delete
Once I extend the wheel base on the XK, I'll still be 4.5 inches shorter then a 4 door JK. I think thats pretty reasonable. The 4 door JK's seem to do extremely well off road once lifted and have the ground clearance.
2007 4.7 Liter XK | Front Modified OME HD Lift | Rear 4" Superlift | JBA UCA's | Rusty's Rear Adjustable Track Bar | Rysty’s Adjustable Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms w/Heim Joints | Mickey Thompson Classic III 17x9 Wheels | 315/70R17 Goodyear Duratracs | Airflow Snorkel | Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler | Superchips Flashpaq | Mopar Skids | 4xGuard Belly Guard | American Rebel Rear Diff Cover | Rear Powertrax No-Slip | Front Electronic Locker | Rear Heat/AC Delete
Sorry guys here is the right link to the site: http://www.maniacmanufacturing.com/
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I work off shore so that I can play Off road..lol
Those bumper are sick! I wish i was rich.
the 4 door JK's (aka "the limo") do pretty well as long as they don't need to make tight turns. i see them all the time bound up in the switch-backs. what i can easily negotiate they will end up doing 2 point turns to go through.
you don't have to be rich to get a plate bumper
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Is that due to the JK's wheel base being so long or due to the steering?
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