suspension lift

[josue estrada]

the time is now 9:42 AM. Finally got a day off from work. Time to put in the new 4inch pro comp suspension lift. Lets see how much I can get done by the end of the day.

 

[josue estrada]

12:30. found out all the bolts are a lot harder to take off than expected.

 

[josue estrada]

alright. has anyone ever bought the pro comp 4 inch suspension kit? I am not sure what I am doing wrong but the u bolts wont fit. I'm not sure if I received the wrong fit or if I am doing something wrong.

 

[RR14]

Is this the pro comp coil conversion lift your doing?

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

A day or two soaking in PB Blaster really helps stubborn bolts.

Have you tried all the u-bolts? I've installed many RC kits and the parts are generally accurate.

 

[josue estrada]

Minor error on my part. Figured iy out

 

[josue estrada]

I was trying to use the bump stoppers as blocks to lift it. That was real stupid of me. Finally I looked online and found out what they were. Front end is finished now. Everything is a lot more smooth now

 

[southtj]

Be sure and post some pics when you're done.

 

[1ATony]

how are you making out with the lift?

 

[josue estrada]

its going well. I can't work on it often because of work and school so its on pause right now. I did get the front end finished except for missing the mount where the shocks sit. so im looking for a way to mount the shocks

 

[Brian Z]

Before I can even start mine, I need to pop the body off and do some welding..

 

[josue estrada]

So I couldn't find the mount where the shocks go to on the yj so I simply bought some plates for the cj. Once I found out that they aren't wide enought to fit on the yj I cut off the male ends from the cj plates and welded them onto the missing yj part. I then sanded and repainted the yj plates. Here is the finished product. Lets hope its an ok mount for the shocks. It was welded pretty good.

 

[josue estrada]

At what angle is the rear drive shaft supposed to be at on a 4in lift?

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

There's no set angle for any given lift, you just have to ensure the ujoint angles are correct for your type of driveshaft.

 

[josue estrada]

is this good?

 

[josue estrada]

found out the rear diff is broken. opened it up and the gears are in pieces. Rebuild or swap? what would be better

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Unable to make the pic large enough to see anything.

Good time to upgrade to the Ford 8.8 rear axle.

 

[steady.foot]

^^^Yup. Upgrade.

 

[69jeepcj]

If you up grade to a new axle, make sure that the gear ratios match the front.

 

[josue estrada]

i will probably get one out of the scrap yard. What do you guys think the best rear end to look for would be?