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Spacers not installed right?

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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 03:24 PM
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Default Spacers not installed right?

I had the Jeep dealer install Tera Flex spacers to compensate for front end sag. The dealer put the spacers ontop of the isolators. Should the spacer been installed first and then the isolator? Seems like every time I take a hard turn I hear a popping noise that is caused by the spring shifting. The spring manages to reset itself after awhile.
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 03:32 PM
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I think the spacers are installed first, then the isolator. It should be the same as this write up on the TF bb:
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...ation-write-up
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 03:32 PM
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Curious to know also..... seen where folks have done it both ways

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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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The leveling kit spacer should be installed first and then the isolators.

If you want to double check go to the Teraflex website. The installation instructions are there in pdf format, so you can provide the installer a copy.
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 03:36 PM
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ECHO
YES SIR... Spacer-Isolator-Spring.. Everytime..
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 04:40 PM
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Just curious...did the dealer make you bend over and take it in the A$$ while you were paying

Must have been an arm and a leg
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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I didnt pay for it, but it was $290. I was going to tell them to put the spacer first then the isolator, but figured they probably knew that. Wrong. I'm going to go back and have them do it right. Something tells me they wont correct it and Ill be stuck doing what I did not want to do with all that wrenching and curse words when I bang my fingers on something. It just proves if you want something done right do it yourself.
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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I went and did my check of the torque as I'm around 400km and I noticed that my rear spacers aren't sitting flat? drivers is up 3/4" at the front and pass is 1/2" up ...should they sit flat?
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 09:10 PM
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Just curious, do you ever get in the mud and stuff? I'm not sure whether to shirk your honesty or admire it? Then again I've been at work for 17 hours and am a little punchy. I don't even let the dealer change my oil. I've blead on every vehicle I've owned.
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