Suspension Lift Install Tips, Tricks, or Pointers?
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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 ;-)
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01 XJ Sport
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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,
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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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