Installing a lift for the first time
01-13-2011, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by nthinuf
It is normal. As you lift higher, the rear axle is pulled forward. If you want to move the axle back, you will need both sets of rear ca's.
Until then, you can just do a little trimming if you need to.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ght=pinch+seam
If they are straight, a small will be needed to level you...
Take a look at the rear coils and see if they are 'bowed'. If so, you might consider something like this:
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...-Degree-Wedges
01-13-2011, 10:28 AM
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I think if you add additional weight to the rear bumper or tire carrier etc, the weight may push the axel back too. The Aev is supposed to ride better if you add weight... But I don't have first hand experience with aev.
01-13-2011, 12:45 PM
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What am I supposed to do about torquing a bolt in an area that a torque wrench won't fit? For example the upper nut on the front stabilizer link is only reachable by a small wrench.
01-13-2011, 12:49 PM
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you can disconnect the lower links on both sides, lower your sway bar and then you will have plenty of room to access the upper nuts. of course, they just need to be tightend to 75 ft lbs and you should be able to get it there using brute force and your 18mm/19mm box wrenches.
01-13-2011, 05:09 PM
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Completely finished with the lift. 35s are going on tomorrow. The steering wheel is a bit off from center but supposedly the ProCal that came with the lift can fix that. Is there anything else we need to check before we test it out on the road? The rear drive shaft still needs to be replaced but we probably won't be doing that ourselves.
01-13-2011, 05:29 PM
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That is a nice feature on the ProCal, but you will want this also.
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...-end-alignment
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...-end-alignment