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Old 02-22-2014, 01:10 AM
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can i get away from buying aftermarket control arms...1997 2x4 4.6 stock..can i get close to a perfect alignment
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anyone?
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Nope, you need aftermarket control arms to align with any spacer over 2"
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Originally Posted by greenheadkiller98
Nope, you need aftermarket control arms to align with any spacer over 2"
I see people all the time running 2.5 with stock control arms.
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Honestly dude if you want 3" of lift in the front, get 3" spindles, your factory control arms and everything will be at stock specs, the ride will be 10000x smoother, (coil spring spacers remove down travel in the suspension - you will notice quite a negative in the ride department)
And they are way easier to install



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