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 Post subject: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 1:11 am 
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So as some of you guys know, I moved out to Southern California with both my Jeeps and started a new life.

I have been doing a lot of AWESOME wheeling adventures and hanging out with LOST Jeeps SoCal people all the time. One of the founders of LOST and the moderator of the SoCal section is someone I hangout with all the time! They are a great group of people as all LOST Jeeples are! :BANANA:

I have been to Moab and going to Black Bear Pass next year. I love it out here, but I do have to say I miss my Northeasterners, especially my Long Island Jeep family. I keep in contact with some of you on Facebook, but I barely go on the forum anymore. Been too busy with my move.

BUT ANYWAY, I have great news! I don't know if any of you guy heard but All J Products here in Big Bear Lake, Southern California and I have decided to bring in my Libby to their shop and have them build their FIRST EVER Franken lift for a KK! They were more than happy to use mine for the guinea pig! They will be lifting her, (my old lift has had it's time and the ride with my lift that Luigi gave me has been killing me), and they will be taking pictures of Libby and possibly putting them on their website! Soon enough, the Franken lift that will be installed on my Jeep will be ready for all you KK'ers! :POPCORN:

I will update pix when I get my Jeep all done. They are taking it on July 16th 2014.

I hope you guys respond so I can update all ya'll on my travels and adventures!

Happy Jeeping guys!!!! :JEEPIN: :JEEPIN: :JEEPIN:

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:37 pm 
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You see Frankenlift all over this forum for KJ's, so I'm excited to see it for the KK!

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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I saw the FB status the other day. I think it was when I was still sick so I probably saw it and passed out lol. Keep us posted!! P.S when are you coming back to visit?

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:00 pm 
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Gageraid wrote:
You see Frankenlift all over this forum for KJ's, so I'm excited to see it for the KK!


Yes! And I am excited to see it too!

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I saw the FB status the other day. I think it was when I was still sick so I probably saw it and passed out lol. Keep us posted!! P.S when are you coming back to visit?


I will definitely keep ya'll posted! I don't know when I will visit next, my $$ is being spent on my Jeeps lol

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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Any idea of how many inches the lift is going to be?

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 2:39 pm 
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Gageraid wrote:
Any idea of how many inches the lift is going to be?


Probably about 3.5-4" like the KJ's.

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Bmxer524 wrote:
I saw the FB status the other day. I think it was when I was still sick so I probably saw it and passed out lol. Keep us posted!! P.S when are you coming back to visit?


I will definitely keep ya'll posted! I don't know when I will visit next, my $$ is being spent on my Jeeps lol


Yea I saw. New 4.5-5" long arm on the TJ lol. Just empty every pocket...

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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Its actually not going to be 3.5-4" Jimmy, it's going to be a little bit above 2".

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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Bmxer524 wrote:
Gageraid wrote:
Any idea of how many inches the lift is going to be?


Probably about 3.5-4" like the KJ's.

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Bmxer524 wrote:
I saw the FB status the other day. I think it was when I was still sick so I probably saw it and passed out lol. Keep us posted!! P.S when are you coming back to visit?


I will definitely keep ya'll posted! I don't know when I will visit next, my $$ is being spent on my Jeeps lol


Yea I saw. New 4.5-5" long arm on the TJ lol. Just empty every pocket...


Yup! New long arm will cost me an arm and a leg lol

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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So what are the benefits of the Frankenlift over a normal OME lift?

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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DoubleK wrote:
Its actually not going to be 3.5-4" Jimmy, it's going to be a little bit above 2".


Gotta get at least 3". OME 927 and 731 springs alone get 2.5". Doesn't the Frankenlift come with a custom top plate for an extra bit of lift over just the springs?

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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Bmxer524 wrote:
DoubleK wrote:
Its actually not going to be 3.5-4" Jimmy, it's going to be a little bit above 2".


Gotta get at least 3". OME 927 and 731 springs alone get 2.5". Doesn't the Frankenlift come with a custom top plate for an extra bit of lift over just the springs?


Honestly, I don't know much about it, but what I do know is that it is just above 2" and it uses a lot of OME parts but will ride a lot nicer.

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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I do not live in either the Northeast or California, and I drive a KJ. Nevertheless, I am very, very happy for you guys. Looking forward to the results of the experiment! :JEEPIN:

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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profdlp wrote:
I do not live in either the Northeast or California, and I drive a KJ. Nevertheless, I am very, very happy for you guys. Looking forward to the results of the experiment! :JEEPIN:


Thank you so much! I am excited too!

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:58 am 
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So here are the picture of my Libby all done....

Here are the before pictures: Image
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Now here are the process pictures:

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We had some difficulty getting the old bushing out on the passenger side.

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Rust much?
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Ended up getting a new bump stop!
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The had to cut my old clevis fork from the RK lift down to 8.25"
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New bushing!
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AND THE AFTER FINISHED PRODUCT!!
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It sits around 2.5" - 3.0".

Any other questions, don't hesitate to ask!

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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What do you measure from the center of the hub to the fender? It looks about 3" of lift. Might be slightly less.

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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I didn't measure actually lol but i guesstimated from what it was to was it is now. It's about 3" of lift. OME seems to sit higher.

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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Rachel, this is no longer? I heard you got into something a bit more.... Capable!!! :JEEPIN:

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 Post subject: Re: Long time no talk! I have great news!!
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Rachel, this is no longer? I heard you got into something a bit more.... Capable!!! :JEEPIN:


Yeah, I ended up selling both my Jeeps for a brand new 2015 JKU sport. I'm lifting it this week!!


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