Digger's JBA 4" lift Ver 2.0 *UPDATED WITH V1.0 FAIL PI

Inc · **Posted:** Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:49 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

Inc wrote:

Diggerfreek wrote:

I'm alive

Ok, the best measurement I could get of the roof line is ~74.5 inches

Average specs:

Rear 18 1/4"
Front 17 1/2"

My specs BEFORE:

Rear 21"
Front 21.5" on the passenger side and 21" on the driver

My specs AFTER:

Rear 22.5" on the passenger and 22.25" on the driver
Front 22.25"

I will get measurements off of how the FACTORY measures them when it warms up a little........

Looks great Digger. Those measurements are just about exactly where my KJ sat with the Franky. At least with your new setup you can easily adjust the height if it eventually sags in the front too. The top of your roof rack measure about where my roof sits by the way.

If I were making those top shock mounts I'd add some side gussets to the mount tabs for more strength. We cut a piece of steel and welded the tabs together and then on the inner corners of the mount tabs we added side gussets, overkill really. I doubt you'll ever have any issues with it like it is now, but it wouldn't hurt. Then you'll be good to go with a top plate for a Coilover SFA KK.

So what kind of extras did you have with your lift? Top plates, clevis lift?

I may add gussets but it won't be for a while.... Nothing is open trail wise in Colorado.....

Yeah, If I ever SFA, that part of the design process will already be taken care of.

In the front, I had no extra parts, just the Frankenlift that came boxed up. The rear I was running 2 extra iso pads on each side.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:04 pm

hmmmmm..... Looks like I need to measure the factory way to get the true amount of lift

Inc · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:55 am

Diggerfreek wrote:

hmmmmm..... Looks like I need to measure the factory way to get the true amount of lift

How does the factory measure it anyway? I was curious to see what my measurements were and I found them in an old thread on here. 22.75 rear, 23 front. That was with the front bumper and winch plate.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:06 am

4. Front – On each side of the vehicle, measure the distance from the center of the front lower control arm bushing bolt (1) to the ground (3) Record the measurement. Next measure the distance from the spindle center (2) to the ground (3) Record the measurement.
5. Take the two measurements and subtract them to get the curb height specification.

Rear curb height is defined by the relative vertical distance between the top of the lower spring seat strike surface and the bottom of the jounce cup (true metal to metal jounce travel). This is to be measured vertically inside the coil from the point intersecting the inboard edge and the for/aft center of the jounce cup (1) down to the strike surface (2).

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:20 am

Elt31987 wrote:

Very Nice, So Bilstein makes the shocks right? And what about the Coils? I wonder what pricing will be and if they will still sell V1, maybe even at a cheaper price, this would make it a lot more affordable for others to upgrade

I forgot to answer this post :oops:

V1.0 will never be sold because of the clearance issues between the UCA's and the Coils. You will understand once I post pictures. Basically a $2K was trashed out in less then 5000 miles because of the underlying clearance issues that both marlin and I were unaware of in tell I was able to get out and test the lift.

RRiveraKK · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:28 am

I was just looking @ the 08 Jeep Liberator II (red) on trucktrend.com SEMA Auto Show, it looked awesome. Then I read this thread, saw the pic of your KK, and liberator looks good, but your KK is certainly one of a kind. Jeep should take your LIBERTY to their next SEMA Auto show.
Again looks great.
Oh, I'm also planning to paint the Headlight housing, I got the paint but I'm not sure on which silicone type to use and it looks like it is going to be time consuming so I'll probably have to wait till after the holidays.

Elt31987 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:13 am

Diggerfreek wrote:

Elt31987 wrote:

Very Nice, So Bilstein makes the shocks right? And what about the Coils? I wonder what pricing will be and if they will still sell V1, maybe even at a cheaper price, this would make it a lot more affordable for others to upgrade

I forgot to answer this post :oops:

V1.0 will never be sold because of the clearance issues between the UCA's and the Coils. You will understand once I post pictures. Basically a $2K was trashed out in less then 5000 miles because of the underlying clearance issues that both marlin and I were unaware of in tell I was able to get out and test the lift.

OOOOO, Which version consist of http://jeepinbyal.com/prod-Skyjacker_fr ... t-588.aspx and http://jeepinbyal.com/prod-Rear_coil_sp ... K-612.aspx ?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:08 am

Remember, I'm playing around the 4 to 5 inch lift mark:wink:

The rear coils should stay the same with the 2.5 inch lift. As far as the fronts, I think he will still offer the skyjacker setup in the 2.5 inch lift only, since at the 4 inch mark, you have contact issues. To my knowledge, there have been no failures with the 2.5 inch lift

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:10 am

RRiveraKK wrote:

I was just looking @ the 08 Jeep Liberator II (red) on trucktrend.com SEMA Auto Show, it looked awesome. Then I read this thread, saw the pic of your KK, and liberator looks good, but your KK is certainly one of a kind. Jeep should take your LIBERTY to their next SEMA Auto show.
Again looks great.
Oh, I'm also planning to paint the Headlight housing, I got the paint but I'm not sure on which silicone type to use and it looks like it is going to be time consuming so I'll probably have to wait till after the holidays.

Yeah, I was looking at the SEMA KK, and it looks like they just tinted the outside of the light housing............. I'm still working on seeing if I can find the OEM light covers sold over seas :wink:

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:14 pm

Inc · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:26 pm

Its going to look like a beast with bigger meats under there.

JEEPIN36COKK · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:36 pm

So ah, yeah got some height up in them thar wheel wells now. Hows it ride? Are all the suspension angles cool? I ask cuz I don't know what lifted right is supposed to look like. Too bad you can't lin-x springs

Looks like it was a bit of work.

BrendonR · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:42 pm

Lookin great digger!

how tall are you (to give us an idea between you/KK's height)?

http://jeepinbyal.com/detail.aspx?ID=685 .... uhhh... 6"?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:25 pm

BrendonR wrote:

Lookin great digger!

how tall are you (to give us an idea between you/KK's height)?

http://jeepinbyal.com/detail.aspx?ID=685 .... uhhh... 6"?

I'm about 6'1" and the total height in the KK is 80.25"

The 6 inch rear coils are crazy

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:27 pm

JEEPIN36COKK wrote:

:shock:

So ah, yeah got some height up in them thar wheel wells now. Hows it ride? Are all the suspension angles cool? I ask cuz I don't know what lifted right is supposed to look like. Too bad you can't lin-x springs

Looks like it was a bit of work.

The ride is like

all of the angles are good with me

Not to much work.... I have now played with this lift so much that i can do the lift in my sleep :roll: