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Long arms for a DD and street, vs brackets

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The front geo brackets made a big difference in bump absorption. Potholes at aired are soaked up easy. In the rear the triangulated 4 link uppers made the biggest difference of any mod I've ever done for under $1k and this is Jeep number 20. None stayed stock. The rear lowers are already very long. The problem is the stock uppers are very short. That's what causes the nasty pinion angle changes in the back. The head toss from the opposing front and rear track bars was pretty bad stock too. Both of those issues are gone thanks to the 4 link. The rear stays planted even accelerating hard on loose surfaces. It's so good I would never own a JT without it. Those 2 mods for right around $1k total transform the thing. Probably not as good as long arms but 90-95% for 10% of the cost.
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They do offer more flex, but they also offer a smoother ride.

Clickbait aside, Nate at Dirtlifestyle did a great video on this where you can see the difference between long arm and the super-shorty arms on a TJ. He shows you the math and a real-world demonstration.
With LASERS!

As informative as 9th grade geometry. Needs real world application and custom suspension builds to back it up.
 

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Watch his other videos, he fabs his own suspension and shows his math.
 

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The front geo brackets made a big difference in bump absorption. Potholes at aired are soaked up easy. In the rear the triangulated 4 link uppers made the biggest difference of any mod I've ever done for under $1k and this is Jeep number 20. None stayed stock. The rear lowers are already very long. The problem is the stock uppers are very short. That's what causes the nasty pinion angle changes in the back. The head toss from the opposing front and rear track bars was pretty bad stock too. Both of those issues are gone thanks to the 4 link. The rear stays planted even accelerating hard on loose surfaces. It's so good I would never own a JT without it. Those 2 mods for right around $1k total transform the thing. Probably not as good as long arms but 90-95% for 10% of the cost.
Who does a four link for the JT?
 

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