Flex OIIIO
CoreyYoungCj577
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- 1977 cj7 232 inline 6,Dana 20 Tc,T-150 Trans, stock diffs.
Corey - I had the same idea and it seem logical that you would get more flex from a SOA kit. I was going to do a SOA as well. I found out that you can get crazy flex from softer springs, longer shocks and fender flares. Sometimes people don't realize that a soft, worn-in leaf spring with a non-prohibiting shock length (ie - not hitting bumpstops or full length) will flex just as good as any other jeep.
The biggest reason I was going to do a SOA kit was for clearance. My thinking was that I would have much less to worry about, as everything was above the axle. I bet Old Dog can speak to this, but if you know how to drive you're jeep, you shouldn't be even close to your leaf springs...
Well Chevy i just like the looks they give to, my main reason was the same as yours and plus i havent seen a 6.5 lifted jeep around town so i would probably have the only one, so i am most likely gonna go SOA just to have a big bad A** jeep around town, because when its done it will be most likely a weekend driver/mud bogger/rock crawler unless if its getting better gas mileage then my truck, then it will be a daily driver lol.
But your CJ7 has a 350, i want to do that what are some of the specs on your CJ7 ?