need help asap problem lifting with Rock krawler

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:15 pm

I dont know whats going on... i undid the rear shock and took out the spring.... do i need a rear spring compressor?

i undid the rear sway bar also... ... i cant get a big enough gap for the spacer and the spring ot fit ( brake lines look rear tight too when doing this)

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:35 pm

Maybe try unbolting one side of the trackbar???? With my sway bar removed, if I just remove my shock I get plenty of sway to remove the 4" springs so idk why its bein a pain.....

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2010 9:47 pm

i didnt get to finish unbolting both side of the sway bar... any idea how to limit the travel as to not kill the brake lines?

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2010 9:52 pm

did you use a spring compressor?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:52 pm

Jeepin_it_real wrote:

i didnt get to finish unbolting both side of the sway bar... any idea how to limit the travel as to not kill the brake lines?

There is no way,you need longer brake lines with the lift.

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 1:00 am

i didnt use a spring compressor. also with the rear sway bar still on i think the rear brake lines are fine.

luigi1285 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 1:45 am

If u undo both sides of the swaybar and control the rear diff high with a jack you should be fine ......the lines may be a little tight but it is more than enough play to get it all in

Scar0 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:49 am

If you need an extra inch or 2 you can loosen the brake line retaining brackets.
Pic # 7 here. Part 2

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:26 am

I'm not worried about the brake lines when I have the lift in... i understand there would be no problem with them... but right now i cant get enough articulation to get the spring and the put to fit back in without making the brake lines stress...

i have taken out the shocks on both sides as well as the rear coil spring.

i have jacked up one of the rear axle to give me articulation but i cant fit the spring and puck back in

LI_KJ · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:17 am

It's not just the spring we could not get in, there is a spacer and isos that also clog up the space we have. It was near impossible to get the spring on the perch with the isos and spacer in place even with the swaybar disconnected, a bottle jack on the one side to spread open the space as much as possible, and the spring compressor on! It was so much easier on the KJ, but I was wondering how it is done on the KK as well. We ran into a lot of problems, but when I left you the front looked great! And tall! :BANANA:

Hope you can get the rear together today...

luigi1285 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 12:44 pm

dont just jack up one end... put the jack in the middle on the diff... lower it. let the differential float above the jack then put the stuff in... whent u lift one side youare compressing the other side as well

luigi1285 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 12:46 pm

wa problems you guys run into ? my install went really smooth they not thatttt diff from the kjs

Mike08Liberty · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:20 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

Jeepin_it_real wrote:

i didnt get to finish unbolting both side of the sway bar... any idea how to limit the travel as to not kill the brake lines?

There is no way,you need longer brake lines with the lift.

No you don't ... I've been running the RK lift for quite sometime now and I've done a lot of off-roading with the kit also. No issues with the brake lines.

I got the rear spring and RK spacer in without any major issues. I'm trying to remember the exact details of how I got them in and I don't recall doing anything out of the ordinary.

luigi1285 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:46 pm

i think scar is right undo the the bracket also ... its starten to come back to me :ROTFL:

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:27 pm

without the rear shocks and sway bar on mine it will free hang a long way. dunno whats goin on here though. make sure you get measurements when all said and done though! hope this is working out better then installing a lift on my buddies XJ for the past 2 days. :shock:

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:49 pm

hey i got it all done... i used the how to that scar gave me and got it done... had to puts around with the jacks a lil to make sure no brake lines were tight etc but it looks good now.. if it stops raining i'll post some pics and get out the tap measure... what measurements should i take?

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:29 pm

Center of wheel straight up to the bottom of fender flare on each corner.

Scar0 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:36 am

Very cool! :BANANA:

Looking forward to the Pics!

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:57 am

Mike08Liberty wrote:

tjkj2002 wrote:

Jeepin_it_real wrote:

i didnt get to finish unbolting both side of the sway bar... any idea how to limit the travel as to not kill the brake lines?

There is no way,you need longer brake lines with the lift.

No you don't ... I've been running the RK lift for quite sometime now and I've done a lot of off-roading with the kit also. No issues with the brake lines.

I got the rear spring and RK spacer in without any major issues. I'm trying to remember the exact details of how I got them in and I don't recall doing anything out of the ordinary.

I've seen how tight the rear brakes lines are with OME 948's installed on the rear of a KK,talk about scary,you could play Stairway To Heaven on them for how tight they were.

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:48 am

Something must be different between some KKs then cause I can show you pics of mine with the 4" JBA lift with the rear axle free hanging and there is still slack on the rear lines.

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