Notices
Modified JK Tech Tech related bulletin board forum regarding subjects such as suspension, tires & wheels, steering, bumpers, skid plates, drive train, cages, on-board air and other useful modifications that will help improve the performance and protection of your Jeep JK Wrangler (Rubicon, Sahara, Unlimited and X) on the trail.

PLEASE DO NOT START SHOW & TELL TYPE THREADS IN THIS FORUM

TF Leveling kit issue

Thread Tools
 
Old Mar 30, 2010 | 05:52 PM
  #1  
CLOTAGAMES's Avatar
Thread Starter
JK Enthusiast
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 386
Likes: 0
From: ILLINOIS
Default TF Leveling kit issue

Have had the TF leveling kit on for about 1000 miles. Have been hearing a noise when I hit a bump from the rear left shock area. Crawled underneath tonight and see my MBRP exhaust pipe is hitting my rear stock spring. Looked up and saw the rear spring is not seated in the center of the upper spring mount? Any ideas-running stock springs and shocks with TF leveling kit.
Reply
Old Mar 30, 2010 | 05:57 PM
  #2  
nthinuf's Avatar
JK Jedi Master
FJOTM Winner
 
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 11,463
Likes: 165
From: Austin <--> Colorado Springs
Default

Originally Posted by CLOTAGAMES
Have had the TF leveling kit on for about 1000 miles. Have been hearing a noise when I hit a bump from the rear left shock area. Crawled underneath tonight and see my MBRP exhaust pipe is hitting my rear stock spring. Looked up and saw the rear spring is not seated in the center of the upper spring mount? Any ideas-running stock springs and shocks with TF leveling kit.
Installer error.

Or you somehow over-extended while offroad and it unseated. If you are using stock shocks, not sure how you could have done it. Usually only hear of that with longer shocks and no limiting straps
Reply
Old Mar 30, 2010 | 06:29 PM
  #3  
JKRINGO's Avatar
JK Freak
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 923
Likes: 0
From: SPACE
Default

My guess would also be that it has to do with the installation. I have this lift and I had to drop the whole rear axle at the same time in order to remove the springs. When raising the axle back up I had to check two or three times to make sure everything was lined up correctly.Sorry to say, but sounds like you may have to re-do that rear spring.
Reply
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 06:06 PM
  #4  
CLOTAGAMES's Avatar
Thread Starter
JK Enthusiast
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 386
Likes: 0
From: ILLINOIS
Default Error

Install error was right on. I had to hold the teraflex spacers up in place while I jacked the back axle up to put pressure on then to get them to seat. Thanks guys. Did learn even with the shocks and rear links and brake line unbolted-I had to take the park brake cable loose from the holder up under the tub to get enough flex to get the springs and spacers back out-I had a couple of inches that way.
Reply
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 06:11 PM
  #5  
JKRINGO's Avatar
JK Freak
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 923
Likes: 0
From: SPACE
Default

Glad to see you got it taken care of.
Reply




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 06:42 AM.