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#23 ·
I sincerely hope no one lowered a 4X4 vehicle. Just saying...
 
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Big willis' is 4x4 and he's slammed.

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yep, mine is a 4x4, and its slammed.
It wont go much lower than this, unless you have smaller rim & tyre combination which would give you more fender gap or you would need to tub it, which would be a large job.
I was going to bag it, but i just bought a house and the money i had for the bags furnished the whole house with all new furniture.

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#29 ·
Not that they don't look good, but why lower a four wheel drive? Why didn't you just get a 2WD and save a few grand and MPG's? Don't mistake me asking as bashing, i'm not. You have every right to do what you want, i'm just wondering why. LOL Kind of like putting a 4 banger in a corvette, doesn't make sense in my mind.




big_willis said:
yep, mine is a 4x4, and its slammed.
It wont go much lower than this, unless you have smaller rim & tyre combination which would give you more fender gap or you would need to tub it, which would be a large job.
I was going to bag it, but i just bought a house and the money i had for the bags furnished the whole house with all new furniture.

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tarpon4me said:
Not that they don't look good, but why lower a four wheel drive? Why didn't you just get a 2WD and save a few grand and MPG's? Don't mistake me asking as bashing, i'm not. You have every right to do what you want, i'm just wondering why. LOL Kind of like putting a 4 banger in a corvette, doesn't make sense in my mind.
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tarpon4me said:
Not that they don't look good, but why lower a four wheel drive? Why didn't you just get a 2WD and save a few grand and MPG's? Don't mistake me asking as bashing, i'm not. You have every right to do what you want, i'm just wondering why. LOL Kind of like putting a 4 banger in a corvette, doesn't make sense in my mind.
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Because i still use it as a 4x4, kinda, even though there not "real" 4x4's, if i wanted a 4x4 i would have bought a Wrangler.

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#34 ·
I suppose I can go with that. I guess lowering it makes it kind of like an AWD station wagon or subaru. While, I do disagree with it not being a capable off road vehicle. I've been hunting in the slop my entire life, and i've owned nothing but trucks, 2 and 4 wheel drive. My little Patriot is better in mud than ANY of my trucks ever wished they would be. All I did was swap out the tires. Will it go through 2 feet of mud? Of course not, as it's limited by it's ground clearance. But apples to apples, stock vehicle to stock vehicle, it will run circles around a big heavy pick up. They are light, they have good power to weight ratio, and with good tires, they will most certainly perform exceptionally well in the more common off road scenarios.



Farmertom390 said:
Even being lowered the 4wd will benefit in bad weather and the sand he is in. While there are several members that take their patriots off-road it's hardly an off-road vehicle.
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#36 ·
My Pat is a 4x4 and i have lowered it as well with the HR springs.I did so for better handling and fuel economy.Like said before,alot of us dont take our Pats offroad but still want to make it through the snow.I just want my Pat to drive like a car,but be able to handle the weather like a Subaru.
 
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#38 ·
Got my hr springs off ebay for $229 shipped. Yes you ABSOLUTELY DO NEED camber bolts for the front and adjustable camber arms for the rear.
 
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