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    SAS!!!!!!! The ONLY choice if you plan on anything that size in tires.
    Even if you could figure out a way to lift the IFS enough to fit the tires the VXs 10inch front end would be breaking axle shafts every other day trying to turn tires that big (39s). Most people running tires that size are running Dana 60s with heavy duty parts (if they plan on "using" it)
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    ok that is a good point mabee i should think smaller but i do want to lif the vehicle another two inches so i can fit atleast 34" tires under it. It just doesnt feel tall enough when i go over rocks n' stuff there have been a couple of times where i have actually scraped my under carriage. So like i said I need to raise it off the ground so I can get alittle better clearance. If anyone has any better suggestions on how to do this please let me know. Oh by the way what about the shackle extenders that calmini makes? They are two inch shackles but they only actually raise the vehichle about an inch.

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    We don't have leaf springs so shackles are a non-issue here... Get some more skidplates and don't worry about scraping as much... I scrape all the time.. but it's on the plates....

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    o stupid me i knew that... Yeah I have skid plates that I made in my autoshop at school out of 1/4" aluminum but i wanted alittle more clearance. I am currently tryin to fabricate new skid plates for the front and rear based off the plastic ones. Wheight is my biggest factor here because aluminum is rather pricey and very hard to weld.

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    You think 1/4 inch aluminum is going to hold up under there? I would go with steel for the strength and the price.... you're already screwing your gas mileage as it is so who cares about more weight... you're going to have to change your gear ratios as well or you won't be going anywhere with all the tire and lift changes

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    Mabee I will switch to steel, thats what the original templates where made of but my aluminum ones have been holding up fine for now. Ive scraped them on all kinds of junk and they havent bent yet. I might go back to the steel ones I get better gas milage with the aluminum ones tho.

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