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There is a reason I preach bumpstops, for the rear drill a hole through and bolt them on and then no worries :wink:

tommudd wrote:

There is a reason I preach bumpstops, for the rear drill a hole through and bolt them on and then no worries :wink:

Someone told me that when you drill them on, it makes it harder to get the springs on. That's why I opted to glue them on after the springs were on. But I may just drill it. And I completely agree with you on bumpstops now. They're essential.

Murphyman wrote:

tommudd wrote:

There is a reason I preach bumpstops, for the rear drill a hole through and bolt them on and then no worries :wink:

X2 on bolting the bump stops in. Installing the springs is no harder either way. Bolting them on takes more effort than glueing, but A) they won't fall off, and B) when it is time to change the coils out you just undo the bolt, remove/install spring, redo the bolt, no scraping off glue etc etc.

I put 2.5" spacers in on mine last saturday and pushed down on the brake rotor, with my back against the inner fender and got them in myself. With the sway bar off of course. But I am 6' tall, 290lbs, with a 55 inch chest. Weight and leverage! :lol:

looks good dude come break it in at Uwharrie with us tommorow

Author:	Murphyman [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:31 pm ]
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Well I've had two busy days this past week. My buddy and I went and installed our lifts, his is for a Wrangler. My Liberty got treated with a bunch of stuff, we kept busy. I installed the following... BDS 2" Lift (Rear and Front springs, Rear shocks) Rear Bumpstops (Rubber Mallets) Front and Rear Towhooks All 4 Mopar Skids Cragar 8 Wheels Treadwright MT/R A Lot of Bumper Trimming Pinchweld Pounding One thing I learned the hard way, which everyone on his forum has said, is that I definately need some front bumpstops. Ripped my fender flare off last night, and can't find it . I guess I deserve that... Also, my rear bumpstops fell off. We used some sort of glue, and I thought they were on there tight, but after I wheeled it last night, both of them came off. So as of now they're just kind of rolling around in there, any suggestions for a type of glue to use and technique? All in all, I'm extremely happy with the lift. Putting everything on was a bunch of fun, despite the language used and moments of bloodshed. I couldn't get identical before/after shots, this is the best I have... Sorry for the cell phone pics. Before Shot And After

Author:	Zack A [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:48 pm ]
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Looks great!

Author:	Sport [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:32 pm ]
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Sweet Jeep!

Author:	JMSMN [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:23 pm ]
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Looks awesome!

Author:	nosnorb_808 [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:25 pm ]
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Lookin good!

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Author:	tommudd [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:24 pm ]
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There is a reason I preach bumpstops, for the rear drill a hole through and bolt them on and then no worries

Author:	Murphyman [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:06 pm ]
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tommudd wrote: There is a reason I preach bumpstops, for the rear drill a hole through and bolt them on and then no worries Someone told me that when you drill them on, it makes it harder to get the springs on. That's why I opted to glue them on after the springs were on. But I may just drill it. And I completely agree with you on bumpstops now. They're essential.

Author:	SweepnChoke [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:14 pm ]
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Murphyman wrote: tommudd wrote: There is a reason I preach bumpstops, for the rear drill a hole through and bolt them on and then no worries Someone told me that when you drill them on, it makes it harder to get the springs on. That's why I opted to glue them on after the springs were on. But I may just drill it. And I completely agree with you on bumpstops now. They're essential. X2 on bolting the bump stops in. Installing the springs is no harder either way. Bolting them on takes more effort than glueing, but A) they won't fall off, and B) when it is time to change the coils out you just undo the bolt, remove/install spring, redo the bolt, no scraping off glue etc etc.

Author:	SweepnChoke [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:16 pm ]
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Oh and it looks great BTW!

Author:	Murphyman [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:17 pm ]
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SweepnChoke wrote: Murphyman wrote: tommudd wrote: There is a reason I preach bumpstops, for the rear drill a hole through and bolt them on and then no worries Someone told me that when you drill them on, it makes it harder to get the springs on. That's why I opted to glue them on after the springs were on. But I may just drill it. And I completely agree with you on bumpstops now. They're essential. X2 on bolting the bump stops in. Installing the springs is no harder either way. Bolting them on takes more effort than glueing, but A) they won't fall off, and B) when it is time to change the coils out you just undo the bolt, remove/install spring, redo the bolt, no scraping off glue etc etc. I'm guessing there's no way to bolt it on with the rubber mallet inside the spring, is there? I just have some basic tools at my house. I know I could rent a spring compressor, but I'd like to do it without messing with the springs. But that seems unlikely.

Author:	tommudd [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:27 pm ]
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Don't need a spring compressor to remove, Jack up the rear like you did for the lift Remove bottom shock bolt let the axle down, now two ways to do long 2X4 against the frame and pry down on the rotor or what I do place the stock jack in between the frame and rotor/brake drum, and crank away to spread and have room to take out the spring now drill through the hammer / bumpstop and also down through the spring pad/ 1/4 inch bolt will hold it in I use carriage bolts To install put the spring part way on, put the bumpstop up in and put the spring where it will sit now reach in and put the bolt through the spring perch and install a nut on the bottom, do the other side and DONE!!!! hope the above makes sense cooking and typing do not go well

Author:	nosnorb_808 [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:53 pm ]
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Yeah what Tom said

Author:	Murphyman [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:37 pm ]
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Seems like it's time to do some work.

Author:	tjkj2002 [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:23 pm ]
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No Need to use a small bottle jack between the LCA and unibody if you remove the swaybar,or have a heavyset friend.

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Author:	htkrph [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:56 pm ]
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veeeeeeery nice. cant wait to get mine!

Author:	JMSMN [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:57 pm ]
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I put 2.5" spacers in on mine last saturday and pushed down on the brake rotor, with my back against the inner fender and got them in myself. With the sway bar off of course. But I am 6' tall, 290lbs, with a 55 inch chest. Weight and leverage!

Author:	Murphyman [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:11 pm ]
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And that TJ in the background, my friend's that got lifted... We rolled it last night . Had to flip it back with my KJ, tug it down a hill, and it still worked! But I was in the TJ when it happened, fell off about an 8ft drop. Talk about scary .

Author:	beforedawn [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:33 pm ]
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looks good dude come break it in at Uwharrie with us tommorow

Author:	tommudd [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:35 pm ]
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JMSMN wrote: I put 2.5" spacers in on mine last saturday and pushed down on the brake rotor, with my back against the inner fender and got them in myself. With the sway bar off of course. But I am 6' tall, 290lbs, with a 55 inch chest. Weight and leverage! That and Troys ideas work great, but see I am old..... and lazy....... so I have to use other ways , plus all these younguns in Ohio are weaker than I am

Author:	Murphyman [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:46 pm ]
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beforedawn wrote: looks good dude come break it in at Uwharrie with us tommorow Without these bumpstops, I'd prob have to take it easy. But I'm planning on going as of now.