I'm fed up.....almost with my Frankenlift install

BjBnet · **Posted:** Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:12 pm

I'm going on 4 hours ON ONE SIDE so far!!!!!!!
What a witch. Now I'm stuck with tightening the nut for the upper control arm and the tie rod nut won't go on either. The shaft just spins as I try to tighten the nuts. Any special tools I should know about?? The nuts came off easily because everything is kinda seized into place.....
Thanks
I might have to do the other side tomorrow if I can't finish this one tonight

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:30 pm

3 hour job, why so long?? :lol:

Also why did you take the tie rods off, don't need to do that.

As far as the upper ball joint take a long bar, or what ever stick it back into the spring and pry down on the upper control arm ( a lot) also you may have to tap on top of it with a hammer to seat it down in and that will help :wink:

install the nut and tighten. I will keep checking back, if you were in the USof A I would say call me but...may be an expensive call :lol:

BjBnet · **Posted:** Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:54 pm

I was going by some instructions from this site....that part might not even be called a tie rod for all I know hahahahahaha
Anyhow, I figured it out.
The end of the shaft the nut goes onto is kinda like a hex....a 10mm socket fits on it but I couldn't figure out how to hold that and turn the nut too since I didn't have a 21mm wrench.
I just threw some good ole vice grips on the nut and used a ratchet wrench on the end of the ball joint and bingo it's done.
The main reason why it took so long is because at the beginning I was trying to keep and eye on my 3 year old son who wanted to play outside and check out what I was doing.....finally I told my wife to take him in the house so I could concentrate on what I was doing....I also didn't follow some instructions to the T :oops:

The other side shouldn't take me long tomorrow....
Thanks for the reply Tom, very much appreciated!!!
Man she's sitting high now....even the side with stick spring and shock is higher
Have a good night guys!!

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:56 pm

The bottom of the shaft has a place for a wrench to go on. Its made for that.

Or you can use tommuds method.

TAHOE · **Posted:** Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:09 pm

I used a ratchet strap wrapped around lower and upper arms to pull the upper control arm down tight...seats the ball joint shaft so it won't turn, worked great.

BjBnet · **Posted:** Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:31 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

The bottom of the shaft has a place for a wrench to go on. Its made for that.

I knew that, I just didn't know how to hold it and turn the nut at the same time.....ok ok ok, no more talk about shafts and nuts please. lol

I also found out the hard way that jack position on the LCA is crucial when re-assembling everything....a couple times I was lifting the whole Jeep off the stands....thought the shock wasn't working properly or the spring was too stiff :oops:

If it wasn't so cool out I'd go do the other side right now but I'm allergic to cold.
Thanks for the replies guys.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:56 pm

BjBnet wrote:

Jeepjeepster wrote:

The bottom of the shaft has a place for a wrench to go on. Its made for that.

I knew that, I just didn't know how to hold it and turn the nut at the same time.....ok ok ok, no more talk about shafts and nuts please. lol

I also found out the hard way that jack position on the LCA is crucial when re-assembling everything....a couple times I was lifting the whole Jeep off the stands....thought the shock wasn't working properly or the spring was too stiff :oops:

If it wasn't so cool out I'd go do the other side right now but I'm allergic to cold.
Thanks for the replies guys.

Thats what we try to do, help out!
You were not the only one having some first time installation lift problems, spent some time on the phone with another member on here trying to help him out long distance! He got his done though :wink:

BjBnet · **Posted:** Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:30 am

I'll git'r'done tomorrow now that's it's being rubbed in my face :lol:

Guest · **Posted:** Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:29 am

That's what she said :shock:

DryBones · **Posted:** Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:41 am

tommudd wrote:

BjBnet wrote:

Jeepjeepster wrote:

The bottom of the shaft has a place for a wrench to go on. Its made for that.

I knew that, I just didn't know how to hold it and turn the nut at the same time.....ok ok ok, no more talk about shafts and nuts please. lol

I also found out the hard way that jack position on the LCA is crucial when re-assembling everything....a couple times I was lifting the whole Jeep off the stands....thought the shock wasn't working properly or the spring was too stiff :oops:

If it wasn't so cool out I'd go do the other side right now but I'm allergic to cold.
Thanks for the replies guys.

Thats what we try to do, help out!
You were not the only one having some first time installation lift problems, spent some time on the phone with another member on here trying to help him out long distance! He got his done though :wink:

That would have been me! You can name names, I don't mind. :lol:

Pics will be in the pic section shortly! Thanks again for all the help, Tom!

BjBnet · **Posted:** Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:15 pm

Finally done!!! Took me a little over an hour to finish the other side. Makes a big difference knowing where to pound and what to remove DOH!
While I was at it I took the horns out and put in the trumpet style horns :twisted:

All I need now is an alignment and I'm all set...except for the rattle coming from the exhaust somewhere below the driver's seat area....yes it was there before I lifted :roll:

I hope the front will settle a bit because it looks alot higher than the back....but the back springs and shocks have been on for about a month.

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:28 pm

it will settle some, just hit some speedbumps a bit hard :twisted:

BjBnet · **Posted:** Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:38 pm

USAFCOP wrote:

it will settle some, just hit some speedbumps a bit hard :twisted:

well I can now cause I know it won't bottom out like the stocks did... both shocks were leaking and the springs were......well..... stock :lol:

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:06 pm

Congrats..... another happy customer
Pat yourself on the back for doing a great job!

tom

BjBnet · **Posted:** Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:05 pm

I'm getting alot of creaking and such when I apply the brakes though. I'm assuming that will go away once the coils sit well in the rubber right??
BTW it feels like I'm riding 10 feet higher and it turns ALOT of heads

DryBones · **Posted:** Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:34 pm

any extra isolators in the rear? easy fix for bringing that rear up to match the front! oh and where are the pics? :wink:

BjBnet · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:29 pm

no extra isolators.
I'll wait till the front settles a bit and see.
I'll try to get pics up this week

BjBnet · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:46 pm

extra rear isolators I get from the dealer right?

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:23 pm

BjBnet · **Posted:** Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:18 pm

see!! I CAN learn stuff from time to time....not that old yet lol
Thanks

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