Lift install problems to be aware of?
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 191
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From: Shelby Twp., MI
I agree with the others: read the threads. There is one titled "notes on a teraflex 2.5" coil lift" that will answer all of your questions.
Putting the front coils in can be tough by yourself so I used the factory scissor jack to push the axle down enough to slide the coils in.
With time and patience that lift will be easy. The Teraflex kit is well engineered and put together nicely.
Putting the front coils in can be tough by yourself so I used the factory scissor jack to push the axle down enough to slide the coils in.
With time and patience that lift will be easy. The Teraflex kit is well engineered and put together nicely.
JK Jedi Master
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 11,463
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From: Austin <--> Colorado Springs
I'm also thinking of this lift kit. How "bad" is the shift in caster and the body shift? $500 for a coil lift kit, but then adding adj. lower control arms plus the adj track bar runs up the initial cost fast. Is it better to wait and install all items at the same time rather than just the lift?
The higher you go, the more noticeable the flightyness and axle shift become, so a lot depends on your setup and which particular coils you get. (a 2door manual soft top using the 4door 2.5" coils will end up at a much different height than a 4door auto hard top with bumpers/winch/armor)
JK Newbie
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 87
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From: Maryland
If your doing it at the hobby shop you should have access to a lift and all the tools so it should go pretty quick.
Double check, check again, and re-measure for the rear track bar bracket. I checked three times and still ended up drilling in the wrong place.
Watch the brake lines! Don't stretch them too much! The instructions don't say to do it but unbolt the front brake lines from the frame.
I wish I could have done mine at the hobby shop but its my only car and didn't want to get stranded so I did it in my driveway. PITA with jacks!
Double check, check again, and re-measure for the rear track bar bracket. I checked three times and still ended up drilling in the wrong place.
Watch the brake lines! Don't stretch them too much! The instructions don't say to do it but unbolt the front brake lines from the frame.
I wish I could have done mine at the hobby shop but its my only car and didn't want to get stranded so I did it in my driveway. PITA with jacks!
