AwesomeXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Vancouver WA.
I got it.
Yeah my upper control arm hits the underbody when the driver side flexes up, no big deal I'm planning on pounding out the tranny tunnel a little bit where it hits. If you are seriously considering claytons 3 link, dont let that scare you away. All in all I'm very impressed with it
The 3link is a little less money than the longarm upgrade. And looks fairly stout.
I emailed back and forth with Adam at Clayton about their new 3 link and the told me they recommend at 6.5" + for use with the 3 link. He was saying under 6.5" there isnt enough clearance for the arms. There is a kid on JF running the 3 link at around 5.5" and he says it does come in contact but it hasnt been an issue for him. Adam told me they recommend the radius style arms for lifts under 6.5".
my buddy has ~5" of lift on his XJ with the clayton 3 link with no issues.
ok we need to get something straight here... ANY arms that are 28+ inches ARE long arms, weather is be Radius(y link), 3 link or even 4 link...
20-28 is mid arm range, I have seen them in 3 and 4 link... I have read of one guy building a Radius arm setup at around 28"
anything under anything 18-20" long means you have WAY too much lift on short arms
anything that is 18" or LESS is short arms... short arms can be 4 link or 3 link (but I have never seen a short am 3 link setup...)
ok we need to get something straight here... ANY arms that are 28+ inches ARE long arms, weather is be Radius(y link), 3 link or even 4 link...
20-28 is mid arm range, I have seen them in 3 and 4 link... I have read of one guy building a Radius arm setup at around 28"
anything under anything 18-20" long means you have WAY too much lift on short arms
anything that is 18" or LESS is short arms... short arms can be 4 link or 3 link (but I have never seen a short am 3 link setup...)
You WILL notice it when one of the upper 9/16 bolts sheer off at the axle side or you buckle your stock UCA mount the passenger side simply because of the stress caused by the binding. Happened to I believe 3 guys last year at NWFEST. Lucky for them Torx carried spare bolts just for that purpose.
what upper 9/16" bolts?
and the stock passenger side uca mounts always buckle. imo that should always be reinforced/replaced
They mount to the stock UCA axle end mounts. The pass side mount is nothing but sheet metal...
are there some aftermarket mounts that are stronger that i can get?