I only need 2" to clear 33x10.5 for mud clay climbing. Doesnt need to much flex but want softer ride than my stock with an addtional leaf.if i go ruf that move the axle forward can i still use the stock gearbox?

 

Its been done, but most people say high steer and a ifs steering box are required.

 

The stock steering is push-pull and very sensitive to axle location, that's why these trucks get brake steer and bump steer when you take the dogbone off. If you move the axle forward, you'll directly and drastically affect the steering. You could recenter the steering wheel, but you'll still lose steering range in one direction and get too much in the other.

You could shorten the draglink between the gearbox and the J arm, or push the stock steering box up into the core support, but if you're going to go to that effort you might as well just throw crossover steering on and be done with it. You really don't want to be wheeling a lifted truck with the stock J arm anyway, they're known to break when you stress them.

 

Thank, much clear now.seems to much hassle and no benefits.no substitut to ifs steering

 

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CAdot i remove the torque rod,sway bar? my truck came without swaybar. how many leaves you have in the front? i went back to stock 4 leaves ,cut the fender and hammer a little here and there and is ok for my 33x10.5 ride is smooth now and height ok cause my leaves are still healthy,but wonder what you guys run under the stock main leaves or jeep leaves stuff

 

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Cadot, you should drive that truck a little more.... Geez, that thing is clean....

 

very clean Cadot, did you re-paint and put new bolts and nuts in ? can you post pics of the outside and inside please , thats just amazing.. I would like to get mine up to those standards

 

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