TF 2.5" Coil Lift and other Mods
08-20-2008, 05:58 AM
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if you only knew...this drove me freaking nuts...I pulled my rig about 6" up beside his and we gawked and gawked and yes they are the same height, even with his 40 lbs of air the shop put in em, but damn they look freaking huge compared to mine 
....talk about frustrating, well he does have 8.5 Vs. my 7.5 rims so his definitely look and are wider....Here's the bottom line, after seeing these in person, riding in his rig after we installed everything I decided these were next on my list, only in 37s not 35s of course...and 13.5 not 12.5 wide....otherwise same tire. I like the noise they make, like the monster claw design in-between the lugs, like the gator-back sidewall tread option or plain....just an awesome tire
08-20-2008, 09:50 AM
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[QUOTE=JK-Rubi;647883]Wow! Nice looking JK RubiRascal. 
1) Sounds like you went with the TF shocks - newbie here, but are they upside down in this pic? Did they come with the red covers?
The shocks are Shyjacker Nitro 8000's and yes they came with the red boot.
2) Did you take any before and after measurements?
No measurements, really wish I had though.
3) What's the function of this wire? Grounding? Theft deterrent?
The wire is a lanyard that attaches the Rocdog Fab fairlead liscense plate bracket to the bumper so it dosen't get left behind if it comes loose on the trail. I will post a close up pic of the bracket tonight or tomorrow!
1) Sounds like you went with the TF shocks - newbie here, but are they upside down in this pic? Did they come with the red covers?
The shocks are Shyjacker Nitro 8000's and yes they came with the red boot.
2) Did you take any before and after measurements?
No measurements, really wish I had though.
3) What's the function of this wire? Grounding? Theft deterrent?
The wire is a lanyard that attaches the Rocdog Fab fairlead liscense plate bracket to the bumper so it dosen't get left behind if it comes loose on the trail. I will post a close up pic of the bracket tonight or tomorrow!
08-23-2008, 07:19 PM
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So to sum things up, you didn't use any adjustable track bars, your alignment is still good. How does it track on the road? Does it go straight, pull to either side, any flighty steering? I have the OME now, and have had issues with the flighty steering, and it pulls to the right, even after several alignments and upper control arms 
08-23-2008, 07:49 PM
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So to sum things up, you didn't use any adjustable track bars, your alignment is still good. How does it track on the road? Does it go straight, pull to either side, any flighty steering? I have the OME now, and have had issues with the flighty steering, and it pulls to the right, even after several alignments and upper control arms
08-23-2008, 08:03 PM
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Thanks for the quick response. Great information.
One more question, it's kinda hard to tell in the picture, but does the Jeep sit level now, or is there still a bit of front rake?
Edit: I just re read all 3 pages and see you also used a front spacer.
So it leveled it out than? Any more pictures?
One more question, it's kinda hard to tell in the picture, but does the Jeep sit level now, or is there still a bit of front rake?
Edit: I just re read all 3 pages and see you also used a front spacer.
Well we gambled a little and installed Teraflex 1" spacers on the front. With the bumper and winch added it has the stance I was looking for!
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08-23-2008, 08:43 PM
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Thanks for the quick response. Great information.
One more question, it's kinda hard to tell in the picture, but does the Jeep sit level now, or is there still a bit of front rake?
Edit: I just re read all 3 pages and see you also used a front spacer.
So it leveled it out than? Any more pictures?
One more question, it's kinda hard to tell in the picture, but does the Jeep sit level now, or is there still a bit of front rake?
Edit: I just re read all 3 pages and see you also used a front spacer.
So it leveled it out than? Any more pictures?
I don't have any pics on flat level ground, here are two in Sasquatch's driveway, which has quite a bit of slope, notice my rock rails are parallel to the edge of the grass.
It sits pretty level with the 1" spacers in place. If it will help, I can shoot a pic tomorrow on flat ground and post it.
08-23-2008, 10:24 PM
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I went with the 2.5" because I wanted to avoid having to do any drive line mods like track bar, control arms..... I like to keep things simple! The original plan was to do the TF budget boost, but when this came out I figured the coils would be a better option.