Problem solved. i did not remove the shock adaptors that were left over from my previous OE shocks. (really stupid mistake)

Just wanted to add a comment about teraflex and northridg's great service. There are few companies that you can contact on a weekend or in the evening via Facebook and get almost instant replies. Joe at teraflex responded to all of my question very quickly and even went as far a MMSing me pictures of how his were installed.

Dave at northride was also super helpful. i ordered my elkas and he did not realize that the mounting now requires frame brackets. He called teraflex and added them to my order free of charge!

Thanks Guys i appreciate the great service!

 

to me it looks a lot more compressed than it does on project-jk
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...servoir-shocks

but I dont know the lift differences to say.

 

Umm, those look too long, should have twice as much shaft exposed.

 

maybe an extra inch or two of compression on yours, but you could have a shorter lift then on the install they did and I dont exactly know what it is supposed to be like but im just going off of pictures. how is the ride?

 

Also, there are separate elkas for 2.5 lift,
3-4in lift, 6in lift.

 

before i ordered i called teraflex to find out what shocks would work. They said they used to offer 2.5 3-4 & 6+ kits. Now its 2.5-4 and 6+. they said that these should work find with my 2.5 coil lift. but it does seem that double the amount of shaft should be showing.

 

Measure the gap between your bump stop and the bump stop pad. if that distance exceeds the available compression of your shock then you have a problem. Your bump stop is supposed to compress, so you should have the gap and then some available or your shocks will bottom out.

 

i think i have problem then. i have not measure but just by eyeing it you can tell the bumpstop gap is larger. very very frustrating!

 

Are they really the 2.5-4 model, or were they supposed to be the 2.5-4?

Its not that strange for the wrong item to get shipped.

 

im not sure if there is a way for me to check. the order sheet that came with said 2.5 to 4. beyond that i guess i can use the serial number to check with teraflex on monday