I was planning on putting a lift w/ A-arms on this weekend but had to stop because I could not reach the rear bolt on the driver side a-arm. I see in the manual it mentions going around the steering shaft, but there is no way I can fit both my hands and a socket in there to get the bolt. For those of you that have done it before, what is the trick? I'm planning on getting swivel sockets and extensions, so let me know which kind/how many you used and where you fed them through to get to the bolt. The other questions is how to torque it down once I'm done? I'm going to try again in a few weeks when I can have my Jeep torn apart for a few days.

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2008 Liberty Sport
OME Lift, JBA A-Arms + Track Bar
245/75/16 Nokian Rotiiva AT Plus
Numerous junkyard upgrades

One good tight swivel ( some use two someone) and enough extensions so that you can have the ratchet out near the radiator. Its doable just a tight fit back in there. Also I always tape the socket as well, have had a them slip off and then you're trying to get to it besides getting the bolt out.
And remember once it comes out 3 minutes later it has to go back in
remember just to tighten enough ( just a little snug) to hold until the full weight is on them before fully tightening them

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

I got my hand up there with a1/4 fine toothed drive.

Like Tom said... I used two 1/2" drive extensions from the radiator/battery tray area.
Breaker bar to get them loose, then an air ratchet to get them off.
The threads are really long at 1/16 turn at a time using a standard ratchet. But it can be done with a standard ratchet... That is what I used the first time.
On the bolt head is a flag, so you do not need a socket/wrench on that side once the nut is broken loose. But as you are removing the nut, you will need to hold the flag with a finger to keep the bolt from turning backward, if you use a standard ratchet.

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07 KA Light Khaki, Manual trany.
2.5" Adjust-A-Strut JBA lift, Euro taillights,
Home made; Front Tilt Hood, Roof Rack, RAM Air, & CAI.
ESP Off Switch
Take a ride on the Trō side!

Took me forever. Two extensions and a swivel. Had to climb under the jeep to get the socket on the bolt and them come back to the top to start ratcheting on it. Needed a breaker bar to get it loose. It's the worst but I'm glad I did it

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'08, OME HD/MD coils, Ironman shocks, Al's A-arms, Top plates, ATH front recovery, V-Tec Offroad wheels 17x8.5, Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac's 265/65R17, Jasper Offroad 12" Dual LED lightbar, Mopar hitch and harness, RRO roof rails and cross bars, Viper throttle body, K&N FIPK, Hypertech Max Energy