Got the new grade 10.9 bolts in today and went at today. I also wire wheeled and painted the KJ clevises I got as it looked like they spent most of their life in the sea.
The parts:
Assembled:
Installed:
I also acquired some of Ricky's HD 4" springs from another member who sold his KK before getting a chance to install them. After a test drive and flex they are right on the money at 4" (23" hub-fender) BOTH left and right side. One was marked 'fuel side' so I'll assume the rate is 25ish lbs heavier. Right now the oem sway bar and links is my droop limit. I'm on the fence as to whether I should build extended or adjustable links or just remove the sway bar entirely. I'm also rocking the oem brake hoses which have plenty of slack as it sits right now. I'm not looking forward to replacing them from what I've seen in LF's how-to. I'll also get on building an adjustable track bar here real quick. It looks like the rear axle is offset roughly 3/4" to the left.
The ride quality from the coilovers is excellent, far better than the OME/Bilstein setup I've been running for five years now. I do think there is a little room for improvement in the valving but I'll tackle that later down the road. I'd have to get a tank of nitrogen and a >200 psi regulator if I want to charge them myself upon reassembly. It took a bit of work adjusting them to hit 4" on both sides with shakedown drives in between each adjustment but I finally got it dialed in at 22" both sides. Well, 22.25 but I expect it to settle some more.
Baby flex: (stock sway bar is limiting)