I purchased a Daystar 2.5" kit last week for my prelowered 2002. I have since been warned by my local shop that many people have reported a very rough ride from this kit on the prelowered kj's. Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks

Michael

I know of many 02's that used the Daystar for a long time and some that still run it and I don't recall any real problems with theirs. Did your kit come with the molded in bumpstop on the lower part of the front spacer? If so, that will help keep the steering knuckle/ball joint boot from hitting the spring when the suspension droops.

Curious, did they suggest an alternative lift?

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Yes, I installed the 2.5" Daystar on a prelowered 02 and removed it after a couple of weeks. The ride was too stiff and harsh for my tastes. I installed a Rusty's spring kit instead and have been pleased ever since. I would not recommend the Daystar on a prelowered 02.

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2002 Liberty Sport
3.7 V6, Tow Package, 2.5" Rusty's Coil Lift, Rancho RSX struts and shocks, 265/75R16 ATs,

No, they did not suggest anything else but just kept insisting that many had complained of a very stiff and harsh ride.

Thanks for your replies

I wheeled my Daystar lift pretty hard for 14 months and have no complaints on or off road. Ranchos were on there at the same time and I think the ride was far better than stock.

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Matt Townsend
Sebastopol CA

02 Red Libby w/Frankenlift, Full armor incl AllJ stuff, 245 MTRs on Cragars, ARB locker, custom rack, K&N FIPK, 8000lb winch, RE rear LCAs, Optima Yellow Top, RL Rear Bumper, Custom Front Bumper
98 TJ w/5.5" RE Long arm lift, ARB front/rear, 35x12.5, Borla, Warn winch, Teralow, etc., etc..

I had my 2 1/2" daystar on my prelowered 2002 for about 2 years...I had no problems and the ride was alot better than stock. You should switch your struts out to ranchos or something equal if you want a good ride

so, are the struts what cause the bad ride? Or is there even a bad ride with it?

I have had the Daystar on six mounths after I got it it has 117,161 had the
struts and shocks replaced and it rides better than new. if I put 35 psi in my 265/75 Coopers ATR
it rides like a wagon without shocks.Down to 31/32 it makes all the difrence.
Anyone use lower tire presure without bad tireware.

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2002 liberty, Daystar 2.5 Lift, 265/75/16
2005 Unlimited, , 9.5 , BB , 33x12.5 15 , 7" fender flares
2000 S10 PU

I have an early '02 and have been running Daystars for years now through some pretty tough trails with no problems. I am running them with the Rancho struts. The KJ is my wife's daily driver & she has never complained about the ride quality.

I recently installed Skyjacker springs in the rear and felt the ride a bit softer than before. From what I hear, the Frankenlift gives you a good combination of lift & ride quality. That's what I'm planning on switching to when my struts give out.

Ed

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I have an 02' Limited and I installed the 2.5 Daystar on it. When the shop finished with it they told me "good luck with that lift." I guess i recieved the old style kit the front puc spacer is 3" and the rear is 2.5. The front springs are so compressed that every bump feels like i am hitting a brick wall. After 2 months now i am having drive train and transfer case problems because the front has the pitch off and the ball joints are shot now. Ordering a Frankenlift TODAY!

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If you guys are feeling bumps "brick wall" just because of a spacer, what is your tire pressure at???

Supposed to be about 33lbs no matter what kinda tire it is.

No problems here, but I'm running only 1.5" in the front. I can see where going over that could cause some anomilies based on the front end setup.

Maybe one major problem is that the shop could not get the strut spacers to fit or they didn't understand why I needed them. so they were not installed. I don't get it.

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That is your problem. When you space the spring 3" longer, you are not magically making your strut 3" longer, so the strut spacer pushes the strut rod back down. Your rough ride is likely the struts topping out internally.
Any shop that doesn't install a major part because they don't know how to install them or why shouldn't get paid for the install.

I put the old style daystar with the 3" spacers on my '02 last year about this time. It had 65000 miles on it when i bought it. I put an additional 18000 miles on with the lift and have not had any unusual problems.