Can anyone post a tool list that tells all the tools and the sizes of the tools needed to install a spring lift and shocks on an '04 KJ?

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go to autozone or checker and get a spring compressor for the rear (free loaner tools kick but). i would not try the fronts. i took mine and then a local shop install the lift. just make darn sure they put it back together correctly.

If you bought the front struts already assembled then you do not need a spring compressor. Later...clint


5/16 nutdriver air box tube clamp
10 mm deep socket 1/4"drive cruse control mod
13 mm socket 1/4" drive battery tray nuts (3)
3/4 deep socket 1/2" drive wheels
15mm socket 1/2" drive top rear shocks
18 mm deep 1/2" drive sway bar end links and top plate nuts
21 mm deep 1/2" drive upper ball joint nut, upper and lower clevis bolt
15 mm and 18 mm wrench lower rear shock mount
BIG pry bar
hammer
long pointed punch or pry bar with punch end
torque wrench

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Get a spring compressor for sure, they sound more intimidating then they are. Checker or Autozone rents them for free with a deposit. Autozone charge me $40 for the rent, got it all back.

Try to get one that has a pin you can push in/out to lock over the spring.

It's not really necessary for the rear, but it can help.

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you need no spring compressor for rear.

All I do is lift one side of rear, and they come right out. Took me all of 5 minutes to put new springs in on Monday night.

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i would have to disagree ...

there was no way i could get the back end low enough to remove or install the new springs by hand. i didnt want to jack one end of the axle in fear of twisting something the wrong way.

on my crd there is a 'v' shaped mount that only lets the rear end go so far down. i would say get the spring compressor just in case. its not like it will cost you anything. autozone is the way to go cuz checker will start to charge you for the tool if you keep it for more then 24 hours

It took less then 5 min for mine all I did was lift the libby, took the tires off, unhook the shocks and stand on the rotor while one guy was taking the spring out. After the springs were out did the same thing to put the new ones on. (Put Al in place of I and Als son in place of one guy)

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I'll be helping Edwin install the lift and we'll be using a car lift to get it all the way off the ground, so will a spring compressor still be needed or a good idea to have?

i guess it all depends if you want to stand on side of the axle .....

i guess i might be a purest but i would feel beter using tools to remove the springs. it will take more time with the spring compressors but i'm the kind of person that likes to take my time a cars (no short cuts). putting that much stress on the rear end just doesnt sit well with me. i'm sure it would be fine but for me thats a little much.

my 2 cents.