rear spring shifted out of place - is this common?
01-16-2009, 03:16 PM
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Teraflex 2.5" Coil Lift
01-16-2009, 07:46 PM
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Yes, the rear is a factory trackbar with the the TereFlex trackbar relocation bracket on the passenger side.
This just goes against all common sense, maybe the people @ TF or the people who installed the lift are aliens and our
laws of physics do not apply
01-16-2009, 08:00 PM
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???? I've seen the rear brackets on the drivers side (tube) busted off. The brackets on the passenger side (frame) typically hold up.
01-16-2009, 08:02 PM
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TF has a bracket for the trackbar that attaches to the frame on the passenger side and is designed to help
keep the TB more level or horizontal.
But, talking with TF, it is really not needed if an adjustable TB is used.
keep the TB more level or horizontal.
But, talking with TF, it is really not needed if an adjustable TB is used.
01-16-2009, 08:15 PM
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Images of TF "passenger/right side" relocation bracket can be found here ---> https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...920#post695920
01-17-2009, 06:20 AM
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that's surprising you've never heard of it as several manufactures make it...TeraFlex, BDS, Rough Country for this lift and bigger lifts.TeraFlex:
BDS:
Rough Country:
01-17-2009, 11:41 AM
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I didn't see that info (trackbar relocation kit) on the first posts and it would definitely correct any angle distortion probs as long as it was specific to the lift.
Hope I didn't confuse the whole matter, just trying to help from a different angle.
Good luck.
Hope I didn't confuse the whole matter, just trying to help from a different angle.
Good luck.
01-23-2009, 05:17 AM
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I'm really leaning towards shorter rear shocks as a solution... I just saw first hand with the Jeep up on a lift how much space there is between the factory isolator and the spring bucket and it's much more than 1/2". I just think these 28" extended 9550 shocks are too long for this application and I could still see the potential for that spring to move around even with the 1/2" spacer. As far as using the Currie spring retainer I think you be asking too much of it on both the top and bottom to keep that spring in tact. It would be "stretching" that rear spring at least a few inches under full extension and that's a lot of pressure on both ends of the spring retainers.
Here's what the rear coils look like with the Jeep up on a lift and also what we had to do to keep the coils straight as we lowered the Jeep off the lift since the coils were not contacting the spring buckets...
Here's what the rear coils look like with the Jeep up on a lift and also what we had to do to keep the coils straight as we lowered the Jeep off the lift since the coils were not contacting the spring buckets...
10-08-2009, 06:52 PM
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Currie Rear Coil Retainer Update
Only kit #1251000 (2.5"-4 coils and 4 TeraFlex shocks) will need/have the 1/2" spacers that have coil guide (about 4" long). The coil guides are used to guide the coil back to their seated position. The TeraFlex shocks are 2.59" (rear) and 1.89" (front) longer than stock shocks with 2.5" extensions.
So if you have a 2.5" coil kit with shock extensions, your fine.
So if you have a 2.5" coil kit with shock extensions, your fine.
These were needed to address the issue noted in this thread - extra long TeraFlex 9550 shocks (for the 4" coil kits) being packaged with the TF 2.5" coil kit thereby allowing greater droop than the 2.5" coil could handle, occasionally resulting in dislocation of the coil. All is good now.
10-09-2009, 04:26 AM
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Have had my Currie Rear Coil Retainers installed for some time now, but never posted a pic or an update. Basically, they have performed as intended. No coils flopping out while flexing on the trails with my long Teraflex 9550 shocks.
These were needed to address the issue noted in this thread - extra long TeraFlex 9550 shocks (for the 4" coil kits) being packaged with the TF 2.5" coil kit thereby allowing greater droop than the 2.5" coil could handle, occasionally resulting in dislocation of the coil. All is good now.
These were needed to address the issue noted in this thread - extra long TeraFlex 9550 shocks (for the 4" coil kits) being packaged with the TF 2.5" coil kit thereby allowing greater droop than the 2.5" coil could handle, occasionally resulting in dislocation of the coil. All is good now.
Good to know JK-Rubi. Thanks for posting your solution. I opted for shorter shocks to avoid adding that spacer/coil retainer that now comes with the kit.