Can anyone tell me if I have to have the special tool listed in the in the install instructions on Als's arms to remove the oem parts? Thanks.

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L.O.S.T. #174455, 04 Renegade, Full Mopar Skids, Trac-Loc, All J Interior Rack,
Frankenlift II Premium, ARB Bumper, Surco safari rack, 265/70/16 BFG AT KO, K&N, Sirius
Al's Arms, Garmin GPS, Machined CV'S

what special tool does it list , can't think of one that you would need???

Tom

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

A 3/8" drive flex head ratchet,15" extension,3/8" impact swival(normal swival will not work),and a 18mm deepwell socket is what I use.With this set-up I do not need to remove anything else from the engine bay to get the 2 bolts out of the UCA mounts.The balljoint nut is to easy,a cresent wrench and a 10mm socket and 3/8" ratchet,then give the knuckle a few good wacks from a 3lb hammer next to where the UBJ stud goes through the knuckle to release it.Takes about 30 min each side,better if engine is cold to prevent burning yourself.

I didn't think or couldn't think of any special tools it would take.....
but looks like I need to get an impact swival, have everything else as soon as mine get here.

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

Yep that impact swival is a life saver for doing the JBA UCA's,the back bolts at least since you don't need it for the front bolts.You can get a Stanley version for less then $10 that works really good,also Sears has them for for not a bad price either.I use my 3/8" impact swival alot and has been worth every penny($30 MAC version) in the last 8 years.

You forgot to add time to fish the nut out of the frame rail after your drop it and it falls in the perfectly placed hole that you can see, but can't get your hands to. You only have to do it on the driver's side, takes about 30 minutes. It's in the fine print on the instructions, you must have over looked it

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'03 Liberty w/3.7L & 45FRE Tranny
Revetek 2" Lift & JBA Gen 5 A-arms
Maxxis Buckshot XMT Mudders 31x10.5 on Soft 8's
Jet Stage 2 Chip : '07 Air Intake
Relocated IAT Sensor : '05 HVAC Controls
Front Hitch : EVIC from '01 GC : Custom Rock Rails
Transgo Shift Reprogramming Kit
KC Driving Lights & Aux Backup Lights
.......all GONE!

Holy cow! I did the exact same thing! Only I never got mine out. It's still in there now. Fortunately the nut was the same size as the strut plate nuts. Now one of my strut plate nuts is the garden variety from the local home depot with a healthy portion of blue loctite for added protection.

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2005 Flame Red CRD Sport
ASFIR Skids
245/75-16 KL71's
Al's Gen4 A-arms
Rubicon MOABs
Frankenlift II
2 ring clevis w/ rear spacer
Super Nerfs

oh yeah, i never got mine out either. i also lost a piece of copper wire down there trying to fish it out.

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'03 Liberty w/3.7L & 45FRE Tranny
Revetek 2" Lift & JBA Gen 5 A-arms
Maxxis Buckshot XMT Mudders 31x10.5 on Soft 8's
Jet Stage 2 Chip : '07 Air Intake
Relocated IAT Sensor : '05 HVAC Controls
Front Hitch : EVIC from '01 GC : Custom Rock Rails
Transgo Shift Reprogramming Kit
KC Driving Lights & Aux Backup Lights
.......all GONE!