OK confused with lift stuff....

NjjeepKJ · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:18 pm

i tried the search, and cant seem to get any where

i'm puting in my Coil lift from rusty's on may 5

i hear things like Conduit nuts,

Clevis lift
and suck to level it out?

can some one plese explan to me, if there is anything i need to do with the lift thats not included with kit? i'm confused....

sidewayskj · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:23 pm

I haven't lifted yet be read up alot about the rusty's lift the route I will go when I left and the conduit washers you add to the front and you just add some to lift the front up a little more if you want. When I lift I am going to put 2 in the front on each side and then prob put 1 rear isolator pad in the back to lift it up a little more. You do these things to gain a little more lift if you want you don't have to but while you have it apart anyways might as well do it. Hope this helps a little

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:49 pm

Here you go, this should get you started.
http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?=&p=151705

Spike6901 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:22 pm

Quck and Dirty answer:

I have had Rusty's lift on for almost 40k miles and it has been great.

It sits 3/8" - 1/2" higher in the rear (similar to stock) once the front springs settle a little. The conduit nut can be placed around the base of the strut so that it sits a little higher once the clevas is clamped down. This gives you a little more lift and levels it out.

I did the clevas lift before the conduit nut was even 'invented' and it sliped back down so I gave up on that.

I then decided not to do it because I was trying to preserve my front ball joints as much as I could. 35k miles on them and they are fine so I either got lucky or it worked.

Are you installing it yourself? It is a much easier job than you might think.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:42 pm

Doing a clevis lift will not hurt the upper balljoints unless you do to much of a clevis lift and the joint hits the coil at full droop.

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:51 pm

I put my lift on over 25000 miles ago and have had no problem. I have the OME Heavy Duty coils with Rancho struts. I experimented with how many conduit nuts it would take to get the heighth I wanted but also no contact at full drop. Now with the Ranchos the conduit nut will slide up over the little lip on the bottom of the strut so I installed 5 of them per side which left 3 below the little lip. They will not go over the stock or OME struts I dont think. When at full drop I still have a little room (1/8 inch maybe) between the UBJ and the coil right where I wanted it.
So you can do a clevis and not have problems, but like any thing some moderation comes into play. Everyone wants to have the most lift but with that also comes problems later on.

raceinfan · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:58 pm

too add to this the guy's around here who have the Rusty's KIT ( including myself) & have done the conduit washer clevis lift WON'T go any higher than 3 per side roughly it will give you a more lift up front to level it off rather than have the raked affect unless you like the raked look then don't do it, I have yet to do it but will soon

I've run mine without the clevis lift & it performes flaullesly

NjjeepKJ · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:03 pm

ok so is the Rusty's coild lift alone give u 2.5 inches lift?

raceinfan · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:07 pm

I didn't take any measurements ( should have) but I would say yes it does but again I didn't measure I will say though YOU WILL BE HAPPY with it

makes a world of differance all around especialy in ride quality

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:05 pm

I had 2 5/8" lift front and rear immediately after the lift was installed. I took before and after in the same location on level ground.

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