I am FINALLY Frankenlifted W\Pictures. Might sell rims now

Jeep Dawg · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:39 pm

UPDATE!
I bought a set of moabs. Thinking about selling my stock sport wheels with tires. Spare has never touched the ground. The rest have about half life in em. Front tires are starting to show inside wear. probally get the summer out of em.
Just want to see if there is any intrest in my stock sport rims.

First off, I want to thank my Brother In-law for all of his help yesterday. We ran into problems and over came them all.

The day started COLD and @ 9am and went rite though 8:30PM last night. I never got the chance to take any before, during pictures. I did get the day after pictures. We were too frustrated to stop and take pictures. At one point we though my CONTROL ARMS were hosed, but we did not know that you needed a hex tool to hold the UBJ shaft to spin off the stop nut. Also The ratchet strap idea for the CLEVIS and strut fork was THE BEST IDEA! Highly recomend using that for the next person who does their lift. With out further delay, here are the pictures:

Here is a before Frankenlift Picture, but it was months ago. so you get the point.

Before Frankenlifted

After Frankenlifted

Here is a picture of a 2 hour ordeal. This is or now WAS the UBJ nut:
We used an air CHIZZEL to get it off. what a pain that was.

Jeep Dawg

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:50 pm

sweet, can't wait to see the pics....

you should have told us NJ people you were going to lift it, i would have helped out.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:02 pm

12 hours

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:02 pm

12 hours? Wow.

Guest · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:16 pm

did you compress the springs with your teeth? 12 hours! yow!

it was all worth it though. go get it aligned tomorrow!

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:19 pm

he got a Frankenlift so no coil compressing was needed, just un bolt and rebolt in.

Glad you got it done though too bad it took so long!

Guest · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:21 pm

12 hours for that?

yow.

Hmm...i wonder how mitch and jason made out on that LJ's locker, speaking of taking a while.

dloc_jeep_KJ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:26 pm

dang a half a day for one lift :shock:

glad u got it finished. cant wait to see some pics

fdems · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:36 pm

Hey JD had this Frankenlift sitting in his garage for a few months, A 12 hour install seems pretty good to me,

Can't wait to check it out..

scarletbegonias · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:19 am

can't wait to see pics!

PCT 1981 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:40 am

If you have any tips, please let me know. I'll be doing mine in about 2 weeks.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:46 am

Easy and very straight forward install, there are little tricks with everything with most posted on here or PM me. :wink:

Tpm

CD · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:51 am

Nice work Dawg, looking forward to seeing the pics.

hyedipin · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:20 am **Posts:** 1667

about time brain. finally.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:20 am

WOW! 12hrs thats how long it took me do do my OME, your gonna love it though

congrats!!

InCommando · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:55 am

Pics! Pics! Pics! Pics! Attica, er, Pics! :lol:

Jeep Dawg · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:53 pm

Ok guys the pictures are up.

I know some of you are happy to finally hear that I did the install.
I figured since the Frankenlift sat in my work shop for 4 months, We were peneilized 2 hours per month it sat doing nothing. That is how we ended up working for almost 12 hours. LOL

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:12 pm

so how much did you gain?

Jeep Dawg · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:49 pm

The measurment before the lift was done on the front was sitting at 31 1/2" After lift install I am now sitting at 36 1/4"
I am using HD springs.

It seems like I gained 4 new inches.

Remember this, I have an 03 sport with 115K on it. I already had sagging issues from the stock strut tower. So I regained my 1 1/2 " back and added the 3" frankenlift II

I feel like I am driving a monster truck now. I love the new ride. It is soft and I have bounce again. I no longer feel like I am busting a kidney every time I hit a crack in the road or even a twig.

jelohead · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:14 pm

atta boy, Brian! lookin good, wish i coulda helped, but, like i told ya....kiddies all day....now you need the alignment and 31"s dude! that'll get you ANOTHER flippin inch...under the pumpkins where it really counts!

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