Rubicon Express installed
10-02-2009, 08:59 PM
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Rubicon Express installed
Just installed a Rubicon Express 3.5" superflex kit. Just me and my dad in the backyard. Started at around 9 and wrapped everything up around 7. We took our time and just enjoyed ourselves. Everything wen tin very well, we only had 2 problems. The front sway bar link didn't fit, more specifically the bolts would not go through the sway bar. So we had to drill out the sway bar, which actually would have went fast if we had decent drill bits but we fought it for awhile. Then one of the brake lines kept leaking. But that was my fault for not seating the washers correctly. Over all i am very happy with the kit and the install. I went with the measurement from the instructions. It rides great, no vibrations, or death wobble. Just though I would share my experience.
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10-03-2009, 01:45 AM
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Just installed a Rubicon Express 3.5" superflex kit. Just me and my dad in the backyard. Started at around 9 and wrapped everything up around 7. We took our time and just enjoyed ourselves. Everything wen tin very well, we only had 2 problems. The front sway bar link didn't fit, more specifically the bolts would not go through the sway bar. So we had to drill out the sway bar, which actually would have went fast if we had decent drill bits but we fought it for awhile. Then one of the brake lines kept leaking. But that was my fault for not seating the washers correctly. Over all i am very happy with the kit and the install. I went with the measurement from the instructions. It rides great, no vibrations, or death wobble. Just though I would share my experience.
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1) I am unable to get under my jeep,with that being said,I know the kit comes with new rear adjustable sawbar links and the rears should be moved to the front.now that it lifted i can see new offset adjustable swaybar links in the front and straight links in the rear, is this correct?
2) I take it back next week to have them check all the torque setting. the shop put everything that was took off in the box my lift came in,but its really heavy and have not looked in it, do you or anyone else know how long the stock rubi 4 door rear links are?
3)The front offset adjustable sawbar links look like they belong there, and i know for a fact they are new, thay still have some kind of paper marking around them, the rear straight ones look new too.but i cant be sure as i never really saw them before the lift
can you give me more info on your lift compaired to what i see? thanks 
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10-03-2009, 03:14 PM
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Yes the sway bars links in the rear are straight, the front are a new offset link. The old ones do not get used. I plan on keeping the stock ones, I understand when you install evo rear rockstar skids you can utilize them. I compared the stock lower arms and they are jut slightly shorter than the new arms, but I don't have the exact measurement.
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Yes the sway bars links in the rear are straight, the front are a new offset link. The old ones do not get used. I plan on keeping the stock ones, I understand when you install evo rear rockstar skids you can utilize them. I compared the stock lower arms and they are jut slightly shorter than the new arms, but I don't have the exact measurement.