Ezekiel97

Hey guys, I put some unlimited rubi take offs on my jeep. I did the fronts first. I have the wheels and everything back on except the control arms. Right now they are extending about 2 inches forward of where they should be. I'm afraid to move my Jeep before getting help. My guess would be to reverse a little bit and turn my wheel to the right to get the left one in and vice versa. Sorry guys this is my first time under the Jeep.

aldaman

You could use a floor jack to lift the axle to help you maneuver the arms in. Some have even used a ratchet strap to help as well....

Ezekiel97

it looks like my axle has a lean to it like if i reverse a little the axle will go back to where it should.

Ezekiel97

09SDunlimited

I wouldn't reverse the jeep to allign the control arms. I would take the wheels off. Jack the frame up. Place jack stands under the frame. Use the jack and rachet straps to lift and twist the axel to allign the control arms.

On a side note... I thought all JKs had the same length control arms on the front from the factory?

Ncb

Have a helper roll the front tire to align the control arm with the bracket. A wheel chock will take pressure off once it's close.

jadmt

just give it a hardy kick and it should/will line up. the above posts are both right on too.

Ezekiel97

thanks guys. I'm going to see what reverse will do...then jack up the frame and see if i can't then jack the front axle enough to get the sway bar end links connected then the control arms. A little freaked out on how much of an angle my drive shaft is at the transfer case..

on a happier note..the front's got 2 inches of lift(I know it will settle a little) but the rake is gone. Would it be wrong to just swap the rear shocks and leave the rear springs in?

Zpack

Don't reverse it, just have a friend push on the tire.

Ezekiel97

A little late on not reversing it..I rolled in neutral and now the control arm is behind the bracket. I'll do what you said just in reverse.