Rough Country 2.5 BB
JK Enthusiast
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From: Kansas City home-town/ in Germany right now
You may have overtorqued the shock and swaybar bolts. If you did, you risk destroying the bushings.
You need to loosen all the swaybar link, control arm, and trackbar bolts.
Then, vigorously rock the jeep side-to-side and forward-and-back in order to make sure the bushings are not binding/pre-loaded/twisted.
Then, torque everything to spec. If you under-torque, you risk DW and damaging components. If you severely over-torque, you will damage bushings and end up with problems.
Torque specs here:
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...orque-settings
You do not need an alignment after a 2.5" lift. All you need to do is center the steering wheel. How to do this is included in this write-up:
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...-end-alignment
You need to loosen all the swaybar link, control arm, and trackbar bolts.
Then, vigorously rock the jeep side-to-side and forward-and-back in order to make sure the bushings are not binding/pre-loaded/twisted.
Then, torque everything to spec. If you under-torque, you risk DW and damaging components. If you severely over-torque, you will damage bushings and end up with problems.
Torque specs here:
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...orque-settings
You do not need an alignment after a 2.5" lift. All you need to do is center the steering wheel. How to do this is included in this write-up:
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...-end-alignment
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JK Newbie
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Maplewood, MN
Originally Posted by jrhouse24
this is what it'll look like
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=119177"/>
but keep in mind that this one has an aev bumper and that will make it look more aggressive. with a stock bumper it'll look even more strange
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=119177"/>
but keep in mind that this one has an aev bumper and that will make it look more aggressive. with a stock bumper it'll look even more strange
JK Enthusiast
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From: Washington State
As you can see the front bumper took a beating on the trails, so I cut the ends off and used the Rough Country Bumper Caps to give it a finished look. Here's what it looks like with stock tires, 2.5" lift and bumper caps:
An unexpected side effect of the lift was mud on my door handles
I added some inexpensive mud flaps to keep the mud down and make it street legal.
JK Enthusiast
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From: Lagrange, OH
I didnt loosen any of my control arms or the trackbar when i installed my bb...wasn't necessary to do so. Everything went on with ease. I would retorque your trackbar tho...dunno about every oilchange but atleast once a year wouldnt hurt. Wouldnt hurt to check your control arms too once a year.
JK Newbie
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From: Winnipeg
I realize I'm a bit late to the party but I would suggest looking at how the upper portion of the rear spring is located on the rc spacer. On mine, the isolator was moving toward the back as time went on. It cannot slide completely off as there is the tube in the center preventing this. However, the isolator is still able to slide enough that the rear of the coil is no longer sitting against the spacer.
It bothered me enough that I replaced the spacer with a Teraflex unit that has the cone shape built into it just like the stock jk spring mount. Look at a tf spacer and an rc spacer side by side and you will see what I mean. as an added benefit, the tf spacer has isolating properties that will absorb some hard hits and make the ride a little more comfortable.
I imagine that trail use will definitely cause the isolator to move on the rc spacer.
Just my 2 cents from running the rc bb. I run a black 2dr Rubicon as well. Very nice looking jk!
It bothered me enough that I replaced the spacer with a Teraflex unit that has the cone shape built into it just like the stock jk spring mount. Look at a tf spacer and an rc spacer side by side and you will see what I mean. as an added benefit, the tf spacer has isolating properties that will absorb some hard hits and make the ride a little more comfortable.
I imagine that trail use will definitely cause the isolator to move on the rc spacer.
Just my 2 cents from running the rc bb. I run a black 2dr Rubicon as well. Very nice looking jk!
JK Enthusiast
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From: Kansas City home-town/ in Germany right now
I realize I'm a bit late to the party but I would suggest looking at how the upper portion of the rear spring is located on the rc spacer. On mine, the isolator was moving toward the back as time went on. It cannot slide completely off as there is the tube in the center preventing this. However, the isolator is still able to slide enough that the rear of the coil is no longer sitting against the spacer.
It bothered me enough that I replaced the spacer with a Teraflex unit that has the cone shape built into it just like the stock jk spring mount. Look at a tf spacer and an rc spacer side by side and you will see what I mean. as an added benefit, the tf spacer has isolating properties that will absorb some hard hits and make the ride a little more comfortable.
I imagine that trail use will definitely cause the isolator to move on the rc spacer.
Just my 2 cents from running the rc bb. I run a black 2dr Rubicon as well. Very nice looking jk!
It bothered me enough that I replaced the spacer with a Teraflex unit that has the cone shape built into it just like the stock jk spring mount. Look at a tf spacer and an rc spacer side by side and you will see what I mean. as an added benefit, the tf spacer has isolating properties that will absorb some hard hits and make the ride a little more comfortable.
I imagine that trail use will definitely cause the isolator to move on the rc spacer.
Just my 2 cents from running the rc bb. I run a black 2dr Rubicon as well. Very nice looking jk!
Also has anyone put on the Dual Steering Stabilizer kit from Rough Country? or any other companies? Just wanted to see how it turned out and if it made much of a difference?
JK Enthusiast
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From: Kansas City home-town/ in Germany right now
Here is a link to what I am talking about. Most kits only retain the bottom but some are for top and bottom.
http://www.autopartsoffers.com/p/6299343/
Also you can find the top only retainers that are cheap if you are looking for the top only. Here are some on Ebay....http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...#ht_1571wt_940
http://www.autopartsoffers.com/p/6299343/
Also you can find the top only retainers that are cheap if you are looking for the top only. Here are some on Ebay....http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...#ht_1571wt_940