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the total height in the KK is 80.25"
Only about 10" more to go :wink:


:( I don't think 33's are going to help me :lol: :lol: :lol:
I'm telling you a HP60 front and C14 and some 42" MT/R's would be sweet under that KK 8)


Oh I know 8) One day maybe :twisted:

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So the failure was caused by the UCA contacting the spring?

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wow you sure are hard on parts :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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So the failure was caused by the UCA contacting the spring?


Yes. That is basically the jest of it....... I'll do a little write up later.....

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wow you sure are hard on parts :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


I told you I'm hard on the KK 8)

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pictures explain a lot more now as to what the real problem was, I can imagine the racket that it must of been making!
Got an email from Marlin this morning. :wink: :wink:

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Dang Digger, makes all the little squeaks and rattles i hear seam rather insignificant, must have sounded like doodoo under there :shock: :shock:

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So, the spring hitting the UCA did all that? :shock:

Seems like there may have been more wrong with that design than just the contact between spring and UCA.

That looked downright dangerous. :?

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You have no idea how bad the sound was :shock:

Now for me not to make scene....


The primary cause was the UCA hitting the coil which set off a chain reaction. However the primary cause of failure was due to a bad batch of strut bushing which the lead to the rubbing on the strut plate and finally the failure of the driver side unit.

Yes, it was a design issue- However it was because the limits of the lift were unknown. Marlin designed this lift off of a KJ front end which we now know is different from the KJ. The front end of the KK allows for more travel/flex then the KJ lift does because of the CV's...........

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guess ill be upgrading before jan 2 :twisted:
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guess ill be upgrading before jan 2 :twisted:


:P Yeah! I had a nice long talk with him this morning.... there might be a few extra "choices" available to the V2.0 lift so it can be customized 8)

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Diggerfreek wrote:
You have no idea how bad the sound was :shock:

Now for me not to make scene....


The primary cause was the UCA hitting the coil which set off a chain reaction. However the primary cause of failure was due to a bad batch of strut bushing which the lead to the rubbing on the strut plate and finally the failure of the driver side unit.

Yes, it was a design issue- However it was because the limits of the lift were unknown. Marlin designed this lift off of a KJ front end which we now know is different from the KJ. The front end of the KK allows for more travel/flex then the KJ lift does because of the CV's...........


so will the current skyjacker 2.5" have this issue if I get the gen 5.5 arms?

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Nope. There haven't been any problems with the 2.5 lifts at ALL......


On a side note, he has 2 sets of UCA's in stock......

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guess ill be upgrading before jan 2 :twisted:


:P Yeah! I had a nice long talk with him this morning.... there might be a few extra "choices" available to the V2.0 lift so it can be customized 8)


choices being?
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guess ill be upgrading before jan 2 :twisted:


:P Yeah! I had a nice long talk with him this morning.... there might be a few extra "choices" available to the V2.0 lift so it can be customized 8)


choices being?


Well, as far as I know, there will be a choice in rear springs :wink:

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Nope. There haven't been any problems with the 2.5 lifts at ALL......


On a side note, he has 2 sets of UCA's in stock......


Correction, He now has 1 set left 8)

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Nope. There haven't been any problems with the 2.5 lifts at ALL......


On a side note, he has 2 sets of UCA's in stock......


Correction, He now has 1 set left 8)


I see :twisted: :twisted:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Diggerfreek wrote:
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Nope. There haven't been any problems with the 2.5 lifts at ALL......


On a side note, he has 2 sets of UCA's in stock......


Correction, He now has 1 set left 8)


I see :twisted: :twisted:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Just got done paying off the tires and now the card has some UCAs on it lol. D*mnit you Jeep Addiction

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