gonna install my AEV 2.5 DS with geometry correction brackets over the weekend and have a question. what comes first, install lift and then correction brackets, or brackets first?

i assume install lift, then brackets so i dont have to wrestle the bolts into the proper hole for lift size, AND it says to install correction brackets with wheels on the ground. just looking for verification of what is easiest and best route

of course ANY advise is welcome from those who have been there already

 

Something I read from AEV made me put the brackets in first with the wheels on the ground. It was a PITA. If I did it again I'd install the brackets while the Jeep is on jack stands with the wheels off and the axle is easy to move around.

Somebody here snapped the U-bolt on the rear track bar bracket trying to get to 80 ft lbs. I tightened it to about 40-50 lbs and then went in and torqued it down gradually each time I double-checked the rest of the suspension for tightness.

Couple other notes:
- Seems that almost nobody removes the front drive shaft to install this kit.
- A floor jack and some decent sized jack stands are hard to live without for this job.
- The lift will not affect the toe-in but the steering wheel will need to be re-centered.
- Don't tighten ANYTHING until the Jeep is back on its own wheels.

 

thanks, i will probably do the lift first then and brackets second, but jeep not TOTALLY on the ground, tires kissing the ground but not full weighted.

seems like a good way to go anyway--unless my jack stands give me flack about the "perfect height" ha