lifting it up

[phatyaspen]

so im ordering my new lift and im not gonna pay the stealership $800 to install it. My friend and i are gonna tackle it, hes a mechanic so he knows his way around a garage. But how hard is it to install a lift?A weekend project? We have all the right tools, any advice from people who have installed lifts themselves? any advice or tips are wanted thanks...by the way im going w/ the 4.5" SuperFlex kit from Rubicon Express

 

[L33TJ33P]

After my rooting around under my TJ and with the Suspension, I don't see why you would not be able to do it yourself with even Limited mech knowledge. it is all pretty sefl Explanitory. I wouldn't see much of a hassle other than the Brakes but, you should have the Extended Brake lines with the Kit. all in all, if I ever decide to go with a lift like that I figure I will do it myself.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

painless wiring harness

Buy a few cans of PB Blaster and start spraying things down several days before the lift. Most importantly is the upper shock bolts in the rear. Also hit all the other shock mounts and the control arm bolts. This will make dissassembly smoother.

It's pretty straightforward, I can't imagine you having any problems. I'd leave a drop pitman arm off until you're sure you need it. Consider redrilling the front track bar lower mount a little to the driver's side, once the axle is centered with the weight on the suspension. This will better keep the track bar and drag link parallel to each other, better than the track bar drop bracket.

That track bar bracket never made since to me, you lift the jeep, yet you drop the lower track bar mount? That's the opposite direction that would compensate for the lift. That bracket caused bumpsteer in our XJ, so out it came.

 

[Snitty]

best advice that can be given is like bounty said... get them soaking in blaster now

 

[phatyaspen]

ok so my tips are use a lot fo pb blaster prior to the install and make sure everything is torqued down right and bleed teh brakes...thats it eh? not seeming to be that hard...i hope that it ends up being that easy....i guess well see because they just ordered my lift and sye kit today

 

[Robert_Strausberg]

SYE kit

Hey,

You'll enjoy working on your own Jeep. Its always great to see the outcome and knowing it was done with your own two hands. You'll run into some challenges, we all do, but do not fear. You have a group of amazing people here who are willing to help ya out with questions or problems!

Just thought I'd like to say I'm SHOCKED the Dealership would even do a lift kit on a Jeep. I wouldn't think they'd be willing to do it (even for the right amount of money)! Anyone else kinda shocked by that? I know I wouldn't trust half of 'em to install a lift kit lol!

-Rob

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Most kits recommend retorqueing all suspension bolts after about 100mi on the new suspension.

 

[TwistedCU]

That's a good kit you chose, We'll have to hit Cedar Lane when you're done! I was a little leary of doing mine myself, but other than being a good workout, it was pretty simple. Take your time and you'll do fine. Good advice on soaking everything down. You might want to get a chiltons or haynes manual to get all the torque specs, my kit didn't give them, the instructions just said "torque to spec" or something to that effect.

Doing it youself has got to be better than letting those monkeys that left your transfer case skid plate loose! :wink:

 

[Tug-n-pull]

Bounty and snitty said it and what they said is so importaint that I will say it again and add a little bit. I would carry the PB blaster in the jeep. Every time I got in or out of the jeep I would hit every bolt under the jeep that I thought I might even come close to turning with the blaster. I would do this for at least a week prior to the job. tug