Getting bump stops in with 2.5" Teraflex kit
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Getting bump stops in with 2.5" Teraflex kit
I've read how hard getting the bump stops in the front can be with the Teraflex (and maybe other) kits can be. But holy hell, it's almost impossible!! At first we tried to put them in first before the springs like the instructions said. No way we could get the angle right to do that. Then, we tried to put them in at the same time as the shock. And I must say that while I **think** maybe they're in, it's hard to tell. Both ways seem just about impossible.
Are there any secrets or things that can make this much easier?
Are there any secrets or things that can make this much easier?
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Some where on here I think I posted some pictures of my install and I know their are instructions over on Project-jk on a technique someone used. I used block of wood and my jack.... It is no doubt hard to do and the drivers side was most difficult. I kept checking the drivers side periodically to see if it had fallen out... never did. I figured once I went off-road and fully compressed it would be pushed in nice and tight.
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Some where on here I think I posted some pictures of my install and I know their are instructions over on Project-jk on a technique someone used. I used block of wood and my jack.... It is no doubt hard to do and the drivers side was most difficult. I kept checking the drivers side periodically to see if it had fallen out... never did. I figured once I went off-road and fully compressed it would be pushed in nice and tight.
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I saw that post and honestly, I didn't have a problem getting the stop in without the spring. The problem was that when that was in, there was no way we could get the spring in. The block would be fine for doing it before the spring. Maybe I just needed to disconnect brake lines, etc. to get the axle WAY down. The instructions have you do the stops then springs, we just could not get anywhere close to being able to get that spring in when the stop was installed.
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Hmmm, maybe I will check into the spring compressor. It's in there but I'm not 100% sure the bump stop is seated all the way. Do you know if you can borrow one from an auto parts store?
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There is no reason to touch the calipers to install this lift. You need to disconnect your brake line holders (simple screw), remove the track bar bolts, and loosen your UCA and LCA control arm bolts to lower the axles. Once lowered you can install the bump stops and use a floor jack to raise the axles back up and use them to push the bump stops in place. Once this is done, you can put on your new longer coils.
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There is no reason to touch the calipers to install this lift. You need to disconnect your brake line holders (simple screw), remove the track bar bolts, and loosen your UCA and LCA control arm bolts to lower the axles. Once lowered you can install the bump stops and use a floor jack to raise the axles back up and use them to push the bump stops in place. Once this is done, you can put on your new longer coils.
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There is no reason to touch the calipers to install this lift. You need to disconnect your brake line holders (simple screw), remove the track bar bolts, and loosen your UCA and LCA control arm bolts to lower the axles. Once lowered you can install the bump stops and use a floor jack to raise the axles back up and use them to push the bump stops in place. Once this is done, you can put on your new longer coils.
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I just put my Terraflex lift on this weekend and the passenger side is the worst. I used a floor jack and a short piece of 2x4 to press the bumpstop in. On the spring it will go with some pressure, It's a tight fit but it will go in. All I did was take the bracket off on the brake line.