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03-12-2013, 05:20 PM
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Control arms
Just removed my 2" leveling lift and had a Teraflex 2 1/2" coil lift installed. It drives ok, but it wonders a bit. What do I add next? Trac bar to bring the axle back to center. I measured and its off a little. Control arms? Lower or upper fronts? Do I need to do the rears at the same time? After that's done do I need to realign?
03-12-2013, 06:08 PM
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Yes adj front track bar, and adj front lower control arms
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03-12-2013, 06:10 PM
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Just removed my 2" leveling lift and had a Teraflex 2 1/2" coil lift installed. It drives ok, but it wonders a bit. What do I add next? Trac bar to bring the axle back to center. I measured and its off a little. Control arms? Lower or upper fronts? Do I need to do the rears at the same time? After that's done do I need to realign?
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03-12-2013, 06:20 PM
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Upper and lower control arms do basically the same thing, just backwards from each other. Front lowers will push the bottom of the housing out a bit, raising caster and lowering the pinion. Front uppers will pull the top of the housing back a bit, raising the caster and lowering the pinion. Either will work, but lowers are generally considered to be the better choice as they give a better range of adjustability.
You don't need to do the rear at the same time, just replace as your needs/budget allows. At 2.5", there shouldn't be a huge hurry to get the rear done unless you notice a problem.
There is a Basic Do It Yourself alignment writeup in the writeups area. None of it is difficult. If you can handle installing trackbars and control arms, it'll be easy stuff.
You don't need to do the rear at the same time, just replace as your needs/budget allows. At 2.5", there shouldn't be a huge hurry to get the rear done unless you notice a problem.
There is a Basic Do It Yourself alignment writeup in the writeups area. None of it is difficult. If you can handle installing trackbars and control arms, it'll be easy stuff.
03-12-2013, 06:24 PM
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03-12-2013, 06:53 PM
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I have the same lift and added Rock Krawler Front Adjustable Lower Control Arms and Adjustable Track Bar... drives straight as an arrow.
I bought mine from Chris at JeepAddOns on of our forum sponsors and he gave me a lot of great advice!!
I bought mine from Chris at JeepAddOns on of our forum sponsors and he gave me a lot of great advice!!
