Guys.
Could any one who had his KK lifted tell me if he had any problem with his steering rack.

I have lifted my KK up to 6". 2 days ago I had a failure on my steering rack, the dealer is claiming it is because the high angle on the steering tie rods which is because of the lift.

Thanks alot.

Adam SA.

Jeep KK. 2009.
lifted 6".33" BF tyres.

Some have come close, i think 5 inches. But being up that high, especially 6 inches definatly puts stress on the steering rack. And 33" tires will also put alot of stress on it

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2008 KK Liberty
Inferno Red
Daystar 2" Spacer Lift With SkyJacker Hydro Shocks
JBA Gen 5.5 Upper Control Arms
Rokmen Riddler 8.25 Differential Cover
2 KC Slimlite 100 Watt Driving Lights on JK Light Bar
245/75/16 All Terrains
Mopar Front Tow Hooks
Mopar Rear Tow Hook
Mopar Skids

first we need to see some pics of this beast you speak of! in all honesty though you are putting enormous amounts of strain on every component of the front end at 6" of lift, mine sits at 22.5-23" (i forget specifically) front center of wheel to bottom of fender flare and the angles arent very good to say the least. clacker has his KK lifted ~5" in the front on 255/85/16s (lil over 33) and his steering rack went out on his rig.

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2008 Jeep Liberty (KK) Ltd

No Pics, Didn't Happen

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Out - 2008 Jeep Liberty Limited 4x4
In - 2011 Jeep Liberty Carbon Edition http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3972889/2 ... ed-edition

my steering rack also died and i only have 3.5" in front + i have blocks that lift the tierods 1.5" to keep the angle almost straight. I think the KK steering rack is just very weak

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08 KK north, select track
custom skids , sliders and steel bumpers
12k titan winch
4.56 gears, arb locker front and rear.
3'' fox lift, Jba A arms
33'' Bfg KM2 with 1 1/4'' wheel spacers

Apparently the 08 KKs rack is the weakest and was upgraded or beefed up for 09 and newer. Clacker had his replaced with a new model.

Ditto

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3.5in RK lift
245/75/16 firestone destination MT
16in cragar soft 8s
black horse grill guard
2 hella 500s

I agree lets see this beast!!

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LIFTED 2008 Liberty Sport 4x4 - Automatic - Select Trac - Skid Plates - Tow Package - Sirius Radio - Popular Group Package
4" JBA Lift v2.1 with 265/75r16, a Dual Band 144 / 440 Mobile Ham Radio with SBB-5 antenna. KD6TAV
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First off, if you really do have 6" up front, you must have a serious caster/camber issue cuz those outter CV joints will not pivot beyond 5". Also, i dont think the the UCAs will allow for that much droop, even with the pockets opened up all the way. I would suggest that you lower it a couple of inches, and wait for a trans-drop and a cradle-drop so you can actually reach 6" and not completely destroy the front end. Ive actually back mine down from the 5" point down to about 4.25". In time i more than likely will also step down a size in tire to either a shorter 33 or a 32.5

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08' KK
modded JBA 4"
255/85 (33s) Maxxis MTs on E.A. 137s
K&N intake, Thrush Turbo, NGK irridium plugs
Surco basket w/ full spare, 4 KCs & Hi-Lift
Cobra CB radio w/ 4' Firestik
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90 Renix XJ
Black, 2Door, 4.0, AW4, Np231
d44/d60 swap, detroit rear, spooled front
5.38s with 108" WB on 37" Iroks