Arctic_Libby's build thread

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2013 8:36 pm

Think I figured it out without using cheap parts. Tommudds front springs, JBA 4" rear springs, then the .5" clevis spacer on top of the .25" clevis spacer.

John3:17 · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2013 8:44 pm

Double check with the experts, but i think I read on here somewhere that .5" is the max for a clevis lift unless thats just for KJ's?

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2013 8:51 pm

John3:17 wrote:

Double check with the experts, but i think I read on here somewhere that .5" is the max for a clevis lift unless thats just for KJ's?

If it is then when I get Tommudd's front springs (which I believe are 3") then I can take out the other .25" clevis spacer. It's kind of gonna be a "do it and see what happens"

John3:17 · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2013 8:55 pm

Arctic_Libby wrote:

John3:17 wrote:

Double check with the experts, but i think I read on here somewhere that .5" is the max for a clevis lift unless thats just for KJ's?

If it is then when I get Tommudd's front springs (which I believe are 3") then I can take out the other .25" clevis spacer. It's kind of gonna be a "do it and see what happens"

Tom Mudds springs? Do you mean the ironman springs sold as part of the Tom Mudd lift kit or do you mean the 790 ome springs he runs on the front of his?

TheBlueKJ · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2013 8:59 pm

John3:17 wrote:

Arctic_Libby wrote:

John3:17 wrote:

Double check with the experts, but i think I read on here somewhere that .5" is the max for a clevis lift unless thats just for KJ's?

If it is then when I get Tommudd's front springs (which I believe are 3") then I can take out the other .25" clevis spacer. It's kind of gonna be a "do it and see what happens"

Tom Mudds springs? Do you mean the ironman springs sold as part of the Tom Mudd lift kit or do you mean the 790 ome springs he runs on the front of his?

I'm pretty sure he means the Ironman's

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2013 9:00 pm

Ya the Ironmans...sorry.

John3:17 · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2013 9:04 pm

I dont know that they will give you any more lift than what you have. Do you have the 927's. A 1/4" top plate and .5"" spacer should get you close with the speings you have.

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Thu May 23, 2013 12:32 pm

So here's where I'm at. I put the .5" Clevis spacer in and 3/8" top plate then the 4" JBA springs in the rear. With just the OME lift I was sitting at 21" all around. Now after all that I'm sitting at 23" in the rear and 21.25" in the front. Anyone know why those spacers only gave me .25" and what I have to do now to bring the front up? I also wasn't thinking and need to order some new rear shocks as mine arnt long enough now.

Thanks for the help in advance

CoopaTroopa · **Posted:** Thu May 23, 2013 1:12 pm

It could be that the OMEs were rated for more weight than the ironman springs.

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Thu May 23, 2013 7:15 pm

I never put the Ironmans in. I was told they are the same length as the OME. However...I now have a solution to the problem and it will hopefully be fixed this weekend.

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Fri May 24, 2013 7:09 pm

Well...I didn't figure out the problem as to why the front struts weren't sitting any higher...however, I did find a solution....

CoopaTroopa · **Posted:** Fri May 24, 2013 7:52 pm

and a good one at that!

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Sat May 25, 2013 9:29 pm

JBA Adjust-a-Struts installed. Now just need an alignment and settle a little bit so I can really tune in and make sure everything is even. Got a few pictures before it got dark...

OK....so I just realized I don't actually have any pictures of the struts. But this weekend I added 4" rear springs, the front struts, and bilsteins in the rear.

TIJKK1220 · **Posted:** Sun May 26, 2013 8:48 am

Arctic_Libby wrote:

JBA Adjust-a-Struts installed. Now just need an alignment and settle a little bit so I can really tune in and make sure everything is even. Got a few pictures before it got dark...

OK....so I just realized I don't actually have any pictures of the struts. But this weekend I added 4" rear springs, the front struts, and bilsteins in the rear.

Any word on whether or not you'll be selling your OME kit?

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Sun May 26, 2013 9:26 am

Yes. The OME kit will be getting sold.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Sun May 26, 2013 12:46 pm

Such a nice white KK.

TheBlueKJ · **Posted:** Mon May 27, 2013 9:55 pm

Looking good!

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2013 5:20 pm

So the clunking noise is being narrowed down. It's not the upper control arms hitting the pockets. When the front end is lifted up there is still a nice little gap between the pockets and UCA's (which is good, I really didn't feel like grinding those down).

So now the next theory is that the shocks are topping out

TheBlueKJ · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2013 7:33 pm

How are you going to go about fixing that problem?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2013 8:37 pm

When you jack up the front, how much down travel do you have?

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