lifted need some opinions
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JK Super Freak
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lifted need some opinions
I just lifted Jeep 4.5 inches and have a few things to ask.
Okay first off jeeps front axle shifted alot. Adjustable front TB ordered. Just waiting for it to show up.
Next I ordered some front adj LCA's to fix castor.
Now I have done alot of reading about the drag link and track bar are supposed to be paralell to help with the bad handling I am experienceing.
I have a drop pitman arm ordered but its not looking like I need it, as the TB and drag link are close to paralell maybe not close enough though?. I have a feeling a flip kit is what the general opinion will be......
So as a recap
Ordered Front TB(Center axle)
Front LCA (fix Castor)
Pitman Arm( do I need it?)
What else you guys suggest as its not driveable on the highway right now.
Oh I do have longer Sway links coming too. As the ones I have Are WAY too short. Thanks
Okay first off jeeps front axle shifted alot. Adjustable front TB ordered. Just waiting for it to show up.
Next I ordered some front adj LCA's to fix castor.
Now I have done alot of reading about the drag link and track bar are supposed to be paralell to help with the bad handling I am experienceing.
I have a drop pitman arm ordered but its not looking like I need it, as the TB and drag link are close to paralell maybe not close enough though?. I have a feeling a flip kit is what the general opinion will be......
So as a recap
Ordered Front TB(Center axle)
Front LCA (fix Castor)
Pitman Arm( do I need it?)
What else you guys suggest as its not driveable on the highway right now.
Oh I do have longer Sway links coming too. As the ones I have Are WAY too short. Thanks
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JK Super Freak
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From: Barrie Ontario, CANADA
With long travel shocks you need longer front & rear brakelines, longer front & rear swaybar links, lengthen your front & rear axle breather tubes, & you will need to lengthen/re-route your ABS lines.
What you should do is look at what comes with the Currie 4" lift & buy all the parts you are missing.
Also, at 4.5"+ you need to eventually plan on front & rear driveshafts.
What you should do is look at what comes with the Currie 4" lift & buy all the parts you are missing.
Also, at 4.5"+ you need to eventually plan on front & rear driveshafts.
JK Jedi Master
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Put the can part to the tierod, also is your stabilizer bent? may just be the angle of the pic, or you could rotate the tierod bract down, see if it still hits. You should just get a re-locate kit. Really does look bent too the more I look, you should take it off and check it.
Last edited by mkjeep; Feb 14, 2010 at 10:07 AM.
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JK Super Freak
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Yes. The side affects of 4.5" include the need for steering correction & steering stabilizer relocation. AEV, Rock Krawler, Teraflex & others have correction kits that also relocate the stabilizer. Before you start buying individual parts, look at those kits. The stress on the stock axle side trackbar bracket is probably too much with a 4" lift without reinforcements or a replacement bracket.