Don't know if a-framing the rear shocks will help you or not. It depends on what you want and how high quality your shocks are. I use cheap Monroe shocks, l3.5" travel truck shocks, I didn't want too much dampening and end up with a stiff ride so I a-framed and ended up with a nice soft flexy ride. Generally speaking, with cheap shocks the further away from 90 degrees you get the less they dampen, so I experimented and like what I ended up with.

With a 2" stretch it's doubtful that your stock shafts will work, they may fit into place, but they may pull apart when ya get flexed out. Whether or not 37's or 38's will be big enough is something only you can answer, what kind of wheelin do ya do, what kind of wheelin do ya want to do, how much stability do ya want, the list goes on and on. IMHO, that's alot of tire for a 85" wheelbase(83" stock 5 + 2" stretch), personally, I would stretch out to the 93"+ range. HTH.

i do trails and rocks very little mud. and i was gonna run billstein 5150s all the way around but definitely in the front with shock hoops. should i do the same in the rear or use cheap shocks and a-frame it? and im stretching it 2"front and 2"rear. eventually im doing XJ springs which will be about 7".

any pics yet??

not yet, but I haven't forgotten, work has been a PITA lately, leave in the dark, get home in the dark, startin' to feel like a freakin' vampire I'll work on getting them this weekend.

I feel your pain with the work thing. 50+ hrs/wk suks a$$

Here's the pic of my rear spring perch, nothing fancy, just longer than stock, it measures right at 8" long-

you guys ahve a lot of information i really love reading what everyone else is doing. i am in the middle of doing an soa and my 77 cj7. i am using ranchos 2.5in lift rear spring packs on front and rear with a shackle reveerse on the front. i am also putting a chevy 350 in it which i am picking up tomarrow and a 700r4 transmition w/ a dana 300 and a dana 44 rearend. i can't wait to get it done but it will take some time because i like to do things rite the first time. keep up the chating i love to reat it. thanks adam

i bought a 76 waggy for the springs and 44s but the front springs are 2 leaf and the rear are 5 leaf will theay work or would i be beter off to just put a set a 4" springs on it

For what its worth here is my jeep on stock springs on 35's

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you think you culd run 36/13.50 iroks

Ol gus what axles are you going to use for your on your SOA?

dana 44 front and eather a 44 8.8 or 14boalt rear