Need Lift Advice - Done - Pics pg2

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 8:39 pm

tommudd wrote:

tjkj2002 wrote:

superj wrote:

i use the pickle fork as a wedge to seperate the strut and clevis. you don't need it but it is alot easier to have.

there is no way in hell that ror 2.5 taller springs were going into the rear uncompressed. maybe is you unhook other things it might work but all i unhooked was the shock. so i had to compress the springs to get them back in place.

i have no air tools so i try to disconnect as few things as possible to save my wrists

i was just telling how i did my lift today. since i just did it, it is still fresh in my mind. i have never done a lift on a liberty and no one was here to help me so i figured it out as i went along. its not like lifting the grand cherokee, regular cherokee, or comanche i used to have and is not at all like lowering my bmws. so i just told him how i did mine with common tools all by myself. why don't you guys tell him how you did yours and then he can pick the easiest out of all out ways to make it easy for him.

Unbolt the rear swaybar from the LCA's(only 4 bolts,2 per side) and you can install the coils without any aid at all.Also install the extended bumpstop after installing the new coils(drill the mount hole 1st),also makes it easier.

That works great unbolting the sway bar unless you you live in the midwest/ norteast where salt is a daily thing it seems, seen a lot that you can not even touch without a hot wrench :lol:

That's why mine is in some trash pile in South Dakota for the last 6 years :wink:

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2006 KJ · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 8:51 pm

tommudd wrote:

tjkj2002 wrote:

superj wrote:

i use the pickle fork as a wedge to seperate the strut and clevis. you don't need it but it is alot easier to have.

there is no way in hell that ror 2.5 taller springs were going into the rear uncompressed. maybe is you unhook other things it might work but all i unhooked was the shock. so i had to compress the springs to get them back in place.

i have no air tools so i try to disconnect as few things as possible to save my wrists

i was just telling how i did my lift today. since i just did it, it is still fresh in my mind. i have never done a lift on a liberty and no one was here to help me so i figured it out as i went along. its not like lifting the grand cherokee, regular cherokee, or comanche i used to have and is not at all like lowering my bmws. so i just told him how i did mine with common tools all by myself. why don't you guys tell him how you did yours and then he can pick the easiest out of all out ways to make it easy for him.

Unbolt the rear swaybar from the LCA's(only 4 bolts,2 per side) and you can install the coils without any aid at all.Also install the extended bumpstop after installing the new coils(drill the mount hole 1st),also makes it easier.

That works great unbolting the sway bar unless you you live in the midwest/ norteast where salt is a daily thing it seems, seen a lot that you can not even touch without a hot wrench :lol:

hahahaha... i know what you mean. those who dont get the salt/rust we do just dont understand

... the bolts either break or you gotta get'em glowing before you crank them. nothing a torch cant fix!

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 9:47 pm

2006 KJ wrote:

tommudd wrote:

tjkj2002 wrote:

superj wrote:

i use the pickle fork as a wedge to seperate the strut and clevis. you don't need it but it is alot easier to have.

there is no way in hell that ror 2.5 taller springs were going into the rear uncompressed. maybe is you unhook other things it might work but all i unhooked was the shock. so i had to compress the springs to get them back in place.

i have no air tools so i try to disconnect as few things as possible to save my wrists

i was just telling how i did my lift today. since i just did it, it is still fresh in my mind. i have never done a lift on a liberty and no one was here to help me so i figured it out as i went along. its not like lifting the grand cherokee, regular cherokee, or comanche i used to have and is not at all like lowering my bmws. so i just told him how i did mine with common tools all by myself. why don't you guys tell him how you did yours and then he can pick the easiest out of all out ways to make it easy for him.

Unbolt the rear swaybar from the LCA's(only 4 bolts,2 per side) and you can install the coils without any aid at all.Also install the extended bumpstop after installing the new coils(drill the mount hole 1st),also makes it easier.

That works great unbolting the sway bar unless you you live in the midwest/ norteast where salt is a daily thing it seems, seen a lot that you can not even touch without a hot wrench :lol:

hahahaha... i know what you mean. those who dont get the salt/rust we do just dont understand

... the bolts either break or you gotta get'em glowing before you crank them. nothing a torch cant fix!

Washing the under carriage once a week really good works better then the blue wrench :wink:

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 10:03 pm

Thats why I have a power washer in the garage :wink:

tumanator · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:03 pm

Got the first part of the lift today :lol:

Yea I know just a trip to the hardware store and back.... but I should be ordering the rest in the next couple weeks. And I guess their on back order for 4-6 weeks, so by August? Maybe September? At least it's before the snow "usually" flies.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:24 pm

Slick little trick taping them together :shock:

tumanator · **Posted:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:17 pm

Ok guys I finally worked out all the little bugs, clunks (slightly tightened the bolt on the driver rear shock and poof gone.) I wanna throw a shout out to Rock Lizard and All J's for their support. And to everyone that helped me through this. For being a complete novice on the mechanical parts of a vehicle I was actually able to do this, but not without your help. Pics are below

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After

tonycrd · **Posted:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:43 pm

Impressive! Looks very nice.

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