3/4" OR 1" Coil spacers?
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1) Find a flat place on the truck, a slider, the roof, whatever....put a level on it....the bubble should float to the rear end of the truck if the front is low.
2) Measure the front of the truck's distance from the ground...any where that is reproducible, say the bottom of the bumper to the ground, etc.
3) Lift the front end with a jack, a couple of patient friends, etc....UNTIL the bubble is centered in the level (The level is level...)
4) Measure the new height at the same point as the first time (In step #2)
5) Compare the two heights...the DIFFERENCE between them, is the thickness of the spacer you need.
6) Consider that the JK is DESIGNED to run with a nose down attitude, and the that steering geometry, braking, load handling, ability to climb hills, etc...will be compromised by making an aesthetic albeit non-mechanically sound, change.
2) Measure the front of the truck's distance from the ground...any where that is reproducible, say the bottom of the bumper to the ground, etc.
3) Lift the front end with a jack, a couple of patient friends, etc....UNTIL the bubble is centered in the level (The level is level...)
4) Measure the new height at the same point as the first time (In step #2)
5) Compare the two heights...the DIFFERENCE between them, is the thickness of the spacer you need.
6) Consider that the JK is DESIGNED to run with a nose down attitude, and the that steering geometry, braking, load handling, ability to climb hills, etc...will be compromised by making an aesthetic albeit non-mechanically sound, change.
Be very careful doing this. Driveways slope toward the street. If you are parked front-first in your driveway, the front-end could actually be higher, making it look like you need spacers in the rear.
Last edited by kockroach; Oct 6, 2008 at 04:24 AM.
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This would require your Jeep to be sitting on a level surface....both front to back, and left to right. If I did this right now with my Jeep, I would probably need a 2" spacer, as it is sitting on a street that slopes downward in the direction of travel (it is a one-way street).
Be very careful doing this. Driveways slope toward the street. If you are parked front-first in your driveway, the front-end could actually be higher, making it look like you need spacers in the rear.
Be very careful doing this. Driveways slope toward the street. If you are parked front-first in your driveway, the front-end could actually be higher, making it look like you need spacers in the rear.
The best way would be to use the level to FIND a level spot to park, THEN proceed.
Some people would just read that and go do it, without thinking about the ground itself.