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2" shackel qquestion samurai
« on: January 23, 2009, 09:38:51 AM »
If I add  2" shackels to my samurai to get a extra inch of lift do I need longer shocks or any steering mods.Thanks Mike

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Re: 2" shackel qquestion samurai
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2009, 05:49:09 PM »
You should be OK, I assume you are replacing front and rear. I did this long ago and the only "problem" I had was the steering wheel was off center, I simply set the front wheels straight and disconnected the steering shaft at the fire wall and centered the steering wheel.
As for the shocks, I would replace them if you want to gain any travel from your new lift, I ran a set of used Rancho 5000s up front and some Monroe's out back. Hope this helps.
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Re: 2" shackel qquestion samurai
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2009, 07:25:39 AM »
Thanks for the info.

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Re: 2" shackel qquestion samurai
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2009, 09:30:37 AM »
You should be OK, I assume you are replacing front and rear. I did this long ago and the only "problem" I had was the steering wheel was off center, I simply set the front wheels straight and disconnected the steering shaft at the fire wall and centered the steering wheel.
As for the shocks, I would replace them if you want to gain any travel from your new lift, I ran a set of used Rancho 5000s up front and some Monroe's out back. Hope this helps.
Norcal

Yep I agree, I ran 2 inch longer shackles and had to do longer shocks, but that was because I was also going SPOA.
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Re: 2" shackel qquestion samurai
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2009, 08:47:09 PM »
 You don't have to touch anything to make it driveable. It is a good idea for slightly longer shocks if you want a little more downtravel.
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