Re: Suspension Lift Install Tips, Tricks, or Pointers?
 

David C. Moller did pass the time by typing:
> What Matt said.... only 'trick' I can think of would be to have a coil
> spring compressor handy if needed, and to make sure the swaybars (both
> front and rear) are disconnected.
>
> Dave
> http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

Also it can help to disconnect the track bar.

If you loosen the links remember they have to be torqued
back to spec with the vehicle down. If you tighten them
with the vehicle lifted it will look like a lift has been
put in till the rubber bushings tear.

--
DougW

Re: Suspension Lift Install Tips, Tricks, or Pointers?
 

David C. Moller did pass the time by typing:
> What Matt said.... only 'trick' I can think of would be to have a coil
> spring compressor handy if needed, and to make sure the swaybars (both
> front and rear) are disconnected.
>
> Dave
> http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

Also it can help to disconnect the track bar.

If you loosen the links remember they have to be torqued
back to spec with the vehicle down. If you tighten them
with the vehicle lifted it will look like a lift has been
put in till the rubber bushings tear.

--
DougW

Re: Suspension Lift Install Tips, Tricks, or Pointers?
 

David C. Moller did pass the time by typing:
> What Matt said.... only 'trick' I can think of would be to have a coil
> spring compressor handy if needed, and to make sure the swaybars (both
> front and rear) are disconnected.
>
> Dave
> http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

Also it can help to disconnect the track bar.

If you loosen the links remember they have to be torqued
back to spec with the vehicle down. If you tighten them
with the vehicle lifted it will look like a lift has been
put in till the rubber bushings tear.

--
DougW

Re: Suspension Lift Install Tips, Tricks, or Pointers?
 

I appreciate the tips, guys.

We ended up getting the lift on without too much trouble. The old
springs came out on the front and rear without any difficulty. The new
rear springs went in without too much trouble, as well. On the front,
we just went ahead and disconnected one lower control arm at a time in
order to get the axle to droop low enough to get the new taller
springs in. All in all, it was a very successful install day, putting
a OME 2" suspension lift on (including rear trackbar axle-mount
raising bracket), as well as new JKS quicker discos, a warn gas skid,
and a small oil pan skid.

It's so nice when things all go right (for once) and I'm not having to
frantically post to this and other newsgroups to try to get help on
rectifying a problem or crisis during an install or other work on a
Jeep ;-)


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:<Dqdrc.2540$Sx2.947@okepread01>...
> David C. Moller did pass the time by typing:
> > What Matt said.... only 'trick' I can think of would be to have a coil
> > spring compressor handy if needed, and to make sure the swaybars (both
> > front and rear) are disconnected.
> >
> > Dave
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
>
> Also it can help to disconnect the track bar.
>
> If you loosen the links remember they have to be torqued
> back to spec with the vehicle down. If you tighten them
> with the vehicle lifted it will look like a lift has been
> put in till the rubber bushings tear.

Re: Suspension Lift Install Tips, Tricks, or Pointers?
 

I appreciate the tips, guys.

We ended up getting the lift on without too much trouble. The old
springs came out on the front and rear without any difficulty. The new
rear springs went in without too much trouble, as well. On the front,
we just went ahead and disconnected one lower control arm at a time in
order to get the axle to droop low enough to get the new taller
springs in. All in all, it was a very successful install day, putting
a OME 2" suspension lift on (including rear trackbar axle-mount
raising bracket), as well as new JKS quicker discos, a warn gas skid,
and a small oil pan skid.

It's so nice when things all go right (for once) and I'm not having to
frantically post to this and other newsgroups to try to get help on
rectifying a problem or crisis during an install or other work on a
Jeep ;-)


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:<Dqdrc.2540$Sx2.947@okepread01>...
> David C. Moller did pass the time by typing:
> > What Matt said.... only 'trick' I can think of would be to have a coil
> > spring compressor handy if needed, and to make sure the swaybars (both
> > front and rear) are disconnected.
> >
> > Dave
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
>
> Also it can help to disconnect the track bar.
>
> If you loosen the links remember they have to be torqued
> back to spec with the vehicle down. If you tighten them
> with the vehicle lifted it will look like a lift has been
> put in till the rubber bushings tear.

Re: Suspension Lift Install Tips, Tricks, or Pointers?
 

I appreciate the tips, guys.

We ended up getting the lift on without too much trouble. The old
springs came out on the front and rear without any difficulty. The new
rear springs went in without too much trouble, as well. On the front,
we just went ahead and disconnected one lower control arm at a time in
order to get the axle to droop low enough to get the new taller
springs in. All in all, it was a very successful install day, putting
a OME 2" suspension lift on (including rear trackbar axle-mount
raising bracket), as well as new JKS quicker discos, a warn gas skid,
and a small oil pan skid.

It's so nice when things all go right (for once) and I'm not having to
frantically post to this and other newsgroups to try to get help on
rectifying a problem or crisis during an install or other work on a
Jeep ;-)


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:<Dqdrc.2540$Sx2.947@okepread01>...
> David C. Moller did pass the time by typing:
> > What Matt said.... only 'trick' I can think of would be to have a coil
> > spring compressor handy if needed, and to make sure the swaybars (both
> > front and rear) are disconnected.
> >
> > Dave
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
>
> Also it can help to disconnect the track bar.
>
> If you loosen the links remember they have to be torqued
> back to spec with the vehicle down. If you tighten them
> with the vehicle lifted it will look like a lift has been
> put in till the rubber bushings tear.

Re: Suspension Lift Install Tips, Tricks, or Pointers?
 

I appreciate the tips, guys.

We ended up getting the lift on without too much trouble. The old
springs came out on the front and rear without any difficulty. The new
rear springs went in without too much trouble, as well. On the front,
we just went ahead and disconnected one lower control arm at a time in
order to get the axle to droop low enough to get the new taller
springs in. All in all, it was a very successful install day, putting
a OME 2" suspension lift on (including rear trackbar axle-mount
raising bracket), as well as new JKS quicker discos, a warn gas skid,
and a small oil pan skid.

It's so nice when things all go right (for once) and I'm not having to
frantically post to this and other newsgroups to try to get help on
rectifying a problem or crisis during an install or other work on a
Jeep ;-)


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:<Dqdrc.2540$Sx2.947@okepread01>...
> David C. Moller did pass the time by typing:
> > What Matt said.... only 'trick' I can think of would be to have a coil
> > spring compressor handy if needed, and to make sure the swaybars (both
> > front and rear) are disconnected.
> >
> > Dave
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
>
> Also it can help to disconnect the track bar.
>
> If you loosen the links remember they have to be torqued
> back to spec with the vehicle down. If you tighten them
> with the vehicle lifted it will look like a lift has been
> put in till the rubber bushings tear.

Re: Suspension Lift Install Tips, Tricks, or Pointers?
 

Make sure you go back and check EVERY bolt for tightness every couple of
hundred miles or so for a while. Things WILL loosen up.

Bob wrote:

> I appreciate the tips, guys.
>
> We ended up getting the lift on without too much trouble. The old
> springs came out on the front and rear without any difficulty. The new
> rear springs went in without too much trouble, as well. On the front,
> we just went ahead and disconnected one lower control arm at a time in
> order to get the axle to droop low enough to get the new taller
> springs in. All in all, it was a very successful install day, putting
> a OME 2" suspension lift on (including rear trackbar axle-mount
> raising bracket), as well as new JKS quicker discos, a warn gas skid,
> and a small oil pan skid.
>
> It's so nice when things all go right (for once) and I'm not having to
> frantically post to this and other newsgroups to try to get help on
> rectifying a problem or crisis during an install or other work on a
> Jeep ;-)


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tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Re: Suspension Lift Install Tips, Tricks, or Pointers?
 

Make sure you go back and check EVERY bolt for tightness every couple of
hundred miles or so for a while. Things WILL loosen up.

Bob wrote:

> I appreciate the tips, guys.
>
> We ended up getting the lift on without too much trouble. The old
> springs came out on the front and rear without any difficulty. The new
> rear springs went in without too much trouble, as well. On the front,
> we just went ahead and disconnected one lower control arm at a time in
> order to get the axle to droop low enough to get the new taller
> springs in. All in all, it was a very successful install day, putting
> a OME 2" suspension lift on (including rear trackbar axle-mount
> raising bracket), as well as new JKS quicker discos, a warn gas skid,
> and a small oil pan skid.
>
> It's so nice when things all go right (for once) and I'm not having to
> frantically post to this and other newsgroups to try to get help on
> rectifying a problem or crisis during an install or other work on a
> Jeep ;-)


--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Re: Suspension Lift Install Tips, Tricks, or Pointers?
 

Make sure you go back and check EVERY bolt for tightness every couple of
hundred miles or so for a while. Things WILL loosen up.

Bob wrote:

> I appreciate the tips, guys.
>
> We ended up getting the lift on without too much trouble. The old
> springs came out on the front and rear without any difficulty. The new
> rear springs went in without too much trouble, as well. On the front,
> we just went ahead and disconnected one lower control arm at a time in
> order to get the axle to droop low enough to get the new taller
> springs in. All in all, it was a very successful install day, putting
> a OME 2" suspension lift on (including rear trackbar axle-mount
> raising bracket), as well as new JKS quicker discos, a warn gas skid,
> and a small oil pan skid.
>
> It's so nice when things all go right (for once) and I'm not having to
> frantically post to this and other newsgroups to try to get help on
> rectifying a problem or crisis during an install or other work on a
> Jeep ;-)


--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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