Lift question
03-16-2020 | 06:48 PM
#21
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Going forward: Keep an eye on those Cam Bolts, they have been known to slip. Keep an eye on that front driveshaft, watch for grease spitting out of the joint at the tcase. And if you decide to go for a flip/hi steer, pay attention to keeping the trackbar and draglink parallel to each other. (when you move the draglink to the top of the knuckle, the trackbar needs to be moved up with a bracket to match...)
Last edited by nthinuf; 03-16-2020 at 06:54 PM.
03-17-2020 | 09:12 AM
#22
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From: Houston, TX
No other components seem to match that 4" Rugged Ridge kit, so could be as simple as the previous owner had a lift but wanted to go taller and swapped coils.
Going forward: Keep an eye on those Cam Bolts, they have been known to slip. Keep an eye on that front driveshaft, watch for grease spitting out of the joint at the tcase. And if you decide to go for a flip/hi steer, pay attention to keeping the trackbar and draglink parallel to each other. (when you move the draglink to the top of the knuckle, the trackbar needs to be moved up with a bracket to match...)
Going forward: Keep an eye on those Cam Bolts, they have been known to slip. Keep an eye on that front driveshaft, watch for grease spitting out of the joint at the tcase. And if you decide to go for a flip/hi steer, pay attention to keeping the trackbar and draglink parallel to each other. (when you move the draglink to the top of the knuckle, the trackbar needs to be moved up with a bracket to match...)
03-17-2020 | 05:58 PM
#23
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From: Gonzales, La.
35's will fit fine right now. (what is the backspacing on your rims?) With flat flares, 37's would look better to fill some of that wheel well space.
Does this look like it might be the kit?
https://ruggedridge.com/4-inch-lift-...ription_tabbed
http://www.ruggedridge.com/instructions/18401.60.pdf
No idea of the quality, but a few items that jump out are:
Cam Bolt Kit - (it comes with a set of front and rear fixed control arms, were the cams installed also?)
Front Trackbar Drop Bracket - (which requires a Drop Pitman Arm that, as indicated in the description, is very helpfully not included in the kit...) Verify whether these are installed.
Does this look like it might be the kit?
https://ruggedridge.com/4-inch-lift-...ription_tabbed
http://www.ruggedridge.com/instructions/18401.60.pdf
No idea of the quality, but a few items that jump out are:
Cam Bolt Kit - (it comes with a set of front and rear fixed control arms, were the cams installed also?)
Front Trackbar Drop Bracket - (which requires a Drop Pitman Arm that, as indicated in the description, is very helpfully not included in the kit...) Verify whether these are installed.
03-19-2020 | 03:52 AM
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From: Gonzales, La.
03-19-2020 | 03:55 AM
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From: Gonzales, La.
