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Yeah thats what I was reading and like you, not sure what determines that. With my sport lower fenders and 35's, I wonder how much gap I will have from fender to wheel. Your Glad looks great.
Thanks. The MC stuff really is first-rate; my JTR drives, handles, and does everything else I could want better than I ever imagined it would.
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I ended up calling MC today and was told that the HD drag link is not vehicle specific.
That’s great. The drag link is definitely worth it.
 

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Sorry to bother you again. The fox shocks you purchased. I looked up the part number for the rear and it states that it does not fit the gladiator. This is of course from the 4WP website. You obviously have them on yours but I wonder if this was covered somewhere.
 
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Think I could have the rear model wrong; might be 181 front and 182 rear. Either way, the site says they do not fit. Guessing the sites are not accounting for the lift. Recommend calling Jonathan or Kyle at American Off-Road Customs in Vegas to check which they used and whether they did anything special to fit, which I doubt.
 

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Think I could have the rear model wrong; might be 181 front and 182 rear. Either way, the site says they do not fit. Guessing the sites are not accounting for the lift. Recommend calling Jonathan or Kyle at American Off-Road Customs in Vegas to check which they used and whether they did anything special to fit, which I doubt.
I looked up the fox shocks and there is no 182 rear for the JT. The 181 is a front shock for 4.5"-6" lifts but falls within the 17 collapsed 30 extended that they use for their front shock as it comes in at 18.45 and 30.05 . I am going out on a limb here and guessing it was a 221 rear which is for lifts 3.5"-4" and is 19 and 30.6 extended. The 182 you listed is 19.65" collapsed and 31.75" extended. Obviously your set up is going to be different than mine.Just saying this is what I just ordered. I will double check with MC Monday to make sure everything is ok. If not I can return the shocks to my local 4WP store and order the correct one. Now the waiting game begins.
 
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I looked up the fox shocks and there is no 182 rear for the JT. The 181 is a front shock for 4.5"-6" lifts but falls within the 17 collapsed 30 extended that they use for their front shock as it comes in at 18.45 and 30.05 . I am going out on a limb here and guessing it was a 221 rear which is for lifts 3.5"-4" and is 19 and 30.6 extended. This is what I just ordered. I will double check with MC Monday to make sure everything is ok. If not I can return the shocks to my local 4WP store and order the correct one. Now the waiting game begins.
You're probably correct. I will call Jonathan tomorrow and ask, just to be sure. Thanks for the information.
 

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You're probably correct. I will call Jonathan tomorrow and ask, just to be sure. Thanks for the information.
Yeah I edited my post to point out our needs are obviously different and there is only about a difference of .5" and 1" between the two different shock models.
 

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This is definitely my favorite build so far. I just saw that you put the fenders on too. This is what I want my JT to be!
 

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Have you swapped the RK rear springs to MC once they released them? If so, did it change the rake or driving characteristics?
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