I've searched extensively, keyway lining up question

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

Hey everyone. I'm doing my lift and brakes this weekend and about to get to putting the top strut plates back on. What is the trick for making sure they are lined up correctly with the keyway? Do they have to be perfectly at a certain point? I feel like I should have marked something before I took it apart.

Thanks!

Oh we like pics don't we?

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:24 am

Keyway?
On the lift?
If you are talking about the raised portion on the front shocks then yes has to be installed the right way or it won't fit back in
Yes whoever installed them should of paid attention to how they came apart and when they compressd the new springs installed the shock the same way

audiboy86 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:57 am

Please get a picture of what you mean by the keyway? Hopefully that will help some with everyone figuring out what you are talking about.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

It the raised line Tom is talking about. I'm the one that took it off. I just had the biggest fail moment ever....

I was loosening the top shock bolt and accidentally tightened it and over torqued the shock. Now the shaft just spins around when I try to loosen it. khbsajhkdfglkjbds

audiboy86 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:39 pm

You should be able to grab the bolt itself with a pair of vise grips and turn the nut with a wrench. Or if you have access to air tools you can hit it just for a second with a impact wrench. I would suggest trying the wrench and vise grip first.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

Got it with a vice and wrench. I am using air tools though.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

It's incredibly stripped. I got a new KYB shock and its totally different. This lift is not going well.

RED_KJ_666 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:54 pm

So did you get it done?

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

Got 2 more new shocks and got it built. Going to put them in today. The biggest problem is going to be getting the brakes off as they are rusted on to the hub.

audiboy86 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:12 pm

Spray them heavily with some wd40 and hit ti right around the hub with a dead blow hammer or rubber mallet. It should loosen right up if not then take a real hammer to it and hit it in and alternating pattern on the edge then hub and so on so on.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

The current problem. Why is this so off? With the uca pried all the way down to touching the springs, and the lca jacked up to the point where my jeep is starting to come off the jackstands, it just barely get through the hole. Not even enough that the threads are showing.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

Got the passenger side control arm reconnected. Do not know the torque specs though.

audiboy86 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:36 pm

Just torque it until it feels rather tight but i think it is like 65 ft-lbs. And jack placement is everything when it comes to doing a lift. I use a 20 ton bottle jack when i do mine and i put it as close to the lower ball joint as possible.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

Done with new brakes front and rear.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

Couldn't have done it without searching on these forums!

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

looks really good!

Ive noticed some of the aftermarket shocks dont have the "keyway"......my KYB's dont have it.

thats if you mean the spline RC has you remove here: http://www.roughcountry.com/install/692S.pdf

kskj · **Posted:** Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:26 pm

Nice jeep, jeep green.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

j-rod wrote:

looks really good!

Ive noticed some of the aftermarket shocks dont have the "keyway"......my KYB's dont have it.

thats if you mean the spline RC has you remove here: http://www.roughcountry.com/install/692S.pdf

I bought a KYB (excel-g) and returned it. I was excited that it didn't have the keyway, but I didn't like that it had slightly less travel.

kskj: I searched hard for this color. I wanted a diesel in jeep green and actually found one. I opted for the gas though because it was optioned better.

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

oh...mine are GR2's.....Im having them assembled right now.

Which lift did you just install?

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

j-rod wrote:

oh...mine are GR2's.....Im having them assembled right now.

Which lift did you just install?

I did the daystar. My plan is to get as much out of the stock springs as possible. I really just wanted to try this lift out too. I hear so much back and forth about it. Another reason I did this lift is I wanted some practice taking everything apart and learning the car. If I like it, I'll recommend it to people that post on here asking about budget lifts. Eventually I'm going to replace with with a diy franky.

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