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 Post subject: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:04 pm 
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First, thank you very much to all you hard-working Americans who paid your taxes... This is what i did with my extra combat pay this last year:

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The great folks at Allen's Automotive (Mike and Dennis) in Dunnville, Ontario took their time (not in a negative way) and really did a class job of making sure they studied all the paperwork and info to result in a bang-up job of installing. Lloyd's tire, also in Dunnville, Ontario did a great quick job of installing the new tires.

The lift comprises the following parts:

Jeepin' By Al (JBA) 2 1/2" Adjust-A-Struts
JBA Upper Control Arms
JBA front sway-bar quick-disconnects
Teraflex 3" front extended bump-stops
Skyjacker 2 1/2" extended rear springs
Skyjacker rear shocks
extended brake lines (front and rear)
extra rear upper spring isolators (1 each side)
hockey puck rear bumpstops
Hankook Dynapro MT 245/75R16

Also I included a Aussie Locker in the rear protected by a Riddler Brand armored diff cover.

When I get home to California, I will be installing a Warn M8000 winch, an ARB front bumper and (TJ)Rubicon 16" alloys

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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:06 pm 
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Nice, looking good. I'm also running the JBA lift but have Bilstein rear shocks.

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245/70/16 Destination A/T's
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Jeepin' By Al 2.5 inch Adjust-A-Strut Lift, JBA Gen 4.5 UCA's (6/5/10)

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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:15 pm 
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Looks good man

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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:28 pm 
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linewarbr wrote:
Nice, looking good. I'm also running the JBA lift but have Bilstein rear shocks.


Thanks guys.

Linewarbr, how do you like the Bilsteins? I'm keeping a plan in the back of my mind to replace the Skyjacker rear end suspension if they don't meet my desires.


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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:04 am 
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I like the ride of the Bilsteins; I have the remote-reservoir 7100's in the back. I have questions long-term about the Skyjacker coils as well, but they seem fine for now.

The only problem I'm having is an annoying squeak from the top shock mount on the rear passenger side that no amount of silicone spray seems to help. (And I'm getting a creak from a bushing up front, not sure which one. . . :x )

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2006 Deep Beryl Green CRD Sport *SOLD 1/22/12*
Provent, V6 Airbox, Fumoto, Samcos, GDE ECO & TCM Tune, Euro JK TC, Magnaflow Catback
245/70/16 Destination A/T's
Boiler's Radiator Skid Plate
Jeepin' By Al 2.5 inch Adjust-A-Strut Lift, JBA Gen 4.5 UCA's (6/5/10)

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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:59 pm 
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That's a whole lotta JBA

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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:07 am 
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JL Rockies wrote:
That's a whole lotta JBA


heh! you have no idea! :ROTFL: In fact, here's a pic of the front suspension my wife took yesterday:
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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:10 am 
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Looks very nice ,i like it.

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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:11 am 
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if your bushings up front are creaking (which they always do after a lift) pop the clams off your swaybar, get some soapy water and clean the sway bushings, give them some white lith and reinstall, it'll help them "re-break-in" at a different stress angle as the swaybars rotated a bit

btw, great lookin beast :)

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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:23 am 
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JeepinJarhead03 wrote:
if your bushings up front are creaking (which they always do after a lift) pop the clams off your swaybar, get some soapy water and clean the sway bushings, give them some white lith and reinstall, it'll help them "re-break-in" at a different stress angle as the swaybars rotated a bit

btw, great lookin beast :)


Great advice, I'll have to remember that!

Thanks for all the comments folks! Now, I can't wait home to get to drive it! :JEEPIN:


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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:26 am 
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mine have creaked for years,. if anyone asks i say it is sposed to do that its a jeep, its by design so you can hear me coming and get outa the way lol

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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:34 am 
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Beautiful Jeep!

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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:55 pm 
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Slightly longer sway bar lings with flex joints help too, especially if you get the POP noises, like I had.

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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:44 pm 
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ugh so jealous, love those tires, I WANT THOSE, have you had a chance to run them? How do they do in rain? Offroad?
Was going to buy these before I got my MTRs on a steal

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 Post subject: Re: Combat Truck Monkey's Newly Lifted '07 KJ
PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:02 pm 
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looks great!!! i wanted to go with that lift, but it was a little pricey for me... so i went the OME/RANCHO and have yet to finish the install... got the rear done... but lost the key for three wheels and had to fanaggle the right rear shock/spring into place without removing the tire... lol but let me know how those coils do over the long run... b/c that 6" could be in my future if they are worth while... well... provided i dont do a sfa first...

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