Hey guys! Well i finally Frankenlifted her about 3 weeks ago. i was suprised how much dif it looked, as i'm sure most of us are, and the difference in ride quality is amazing! Both me & my mechanic friend thought it would be a rough ride due to the heavier springs but, as you all know, the ride is MUCHO SMOOTHO (limit of my Spanish ) and it just absorbs the bumps & rough terrain.

SO.. . . to make a long story long, we broke the d. side clevis trying to get the strut seated. Yep, you heard me. Fortunately his neighbor's an excellent welder and superglued it back for me. Got the replacement strut mount but won't install til' next weekend.That being said i haven't hammered her yet to break the front end in as so many of you have suggested. So the front is still pretty high, which brings me to the question.

Just yesterday it started squeaking pretty loudly when i turn the wheel a good bit. Don't hear it on long slow turns but definately when making 90o corners. i am wondering if this is bc it's still sitting pretty high and therefore putting too much additional stress on LBJ's? Anyone else had this happen? Thoughts

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For me it's not really a squeek..more a slight metal-on-metal feedback I can feel through the steering wheel. It only happens when I'm fully turned and I just chalked it up to the change in geometry probably affecting the CV.

Another thing I notice (I just lifted a few weeks ago too) is tire barking when going over bumps. Speed bumps or even small bumps in the pavement will cause the tires to bark a bit. I figure it's the much stiffer struts and springs doing their damndest to get those tires on the ground. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has that happening.

How does a lifted rig handle washboard road? Especially washboard turns?

might be the tires and needs an alignment?

Mine kinda 'slides' around on washboards, unless I air down.

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2005 Liberty Renegade Patriot Blue Pearl - 3.7L 4x4 - Offroad Package - Full Skids - Rock Lizard Skink Sliders - Frankenlifted - Spidertrax Wheel Spacers - Firestone Destination A/T's 265/75/16 - Sony Xplod w/ iPod setup - Trac Loc (coming soon)!!