Terraflex 2.5 lift
08-06-2011, 10:31 AM
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What kit did you guy end up getting? long arm, flex arm etc.I have a 2 door and am looking at adding the terraflex 2-3" kit with some sweet fox shocks. Just looking for opinions and reviews. THanks.
08-06-2011, 11:10 AM
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08-06-2011, 11:17 AM
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yea the installs pretty simply i did it myself with a floor jack, and 2 jack stands in my drive way, so yea that tells u how easy it is, the only hard part is taking out the front shock cause the bolts are like welded on lol and installing the front coils is a bitch to
08-06-2011, 12:02 PM
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I have a Teraflex 2.5 coil lift Fox shocks and it does great off road. I did however lose my driveshaft boot the first time I really wheeled it with the lift.
08-06-2011, 07:36 PM
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Gotcha. I'll be sure to check the steering wheel centering before I leave the dealership. Some things I will do myself, installing this lift is not one of them. This is my daily driver, not a toy. No Jeep, No Job, No Money. 
I used to work on my old VW Bug all the time, but I had another car to drive back then.
BTW, I do have an AEV Procal. What does that have to do with steering wheel centering?
I used to work on my old VW Bug all the time, but I had another car to drive back then.BTW, I do have an AEV Procal. What does that have to do with steering wheel centering?
08-06-2011, 08:24 PM
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I would add an adj front trackbar to your rig. The body was shifted about 1/2 inch when I installed the lift. The lift kit is pretty easy to install (I hadn't touched a wrench in years and I did just fine).
08-07-2011, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by pcmasten
I would add an adj front trackbar to your rig. The body was shifted about 1/2 inch when I installed the lift. The lift kit is pretty easy to install (I hadn't touched a wrench in years and I did just fine).
08-11-2011, 02:25 AM
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Update:
Took the Jeep early Monday morning to have the lift installed. It's STILL in the shop.
About 3:30pm Monday received a call from the shop. Rear Trackbar Bracket WAS MISSING from the box. This is Teraflex' fault. Note to self (and everyone reading this): ALWAYS check the contents of the box before starting an install. Quadratec was kind enough to overnight a rear trackbar bracket, but it was too late Monday to get it shipped out. Shop received part Wednesday, finished the install and did an alignment. Picked Jeep up after work yesterday. Lift looks good. Start to drive home and don't even get half a mile down the road before the steering wheel and the whole vehicle all of a sudden starts shaking and vibrating so bad I have to come to a stop in the middle of the road. DEATH WOBBLE. I turn around and drive back to shop, and it does it again on the way back, even though I never got over 40mph.
So here it is Thursday morning and I still don't have a driveable Jeep. Down to one vehicle, I've been taking my wife to work two hours early all week, which she is no doubt getting sick of. Need a third vehicle, even if just a piece of shit beater car, as long as it runs.
Hopefully the shop can fix the problem and I can have my Jeep back this week.
Took the Jeep early Monday morning to have the lift installed. It's STILL in the shop.
About 3:30pm Monday received a call from the shop. Rear Trackbar Bracket WAS MISSING from the box. This is Teraflex' fault. Note to self (and everyone reading this): ALWAYS check the contents of the box before starting an install. Quadratec was kind enough to overnight a rear trackbar bracket, but it was too late Monday to get it shipped out. Shop received part Wednesday, finished the install and did an alignment. Picked Jeep up after work yesterday. Lift looks good. Start to drive home and don't even get half a mile down the road before the steering wheel and the whole vehicle all of a sudden starts shaking and vibrating so bad I have to come to a stop in the middle of the road. DEATH WOBBLE. I turn around and drive back to shop, and it does it again on the way back, even though I never got over 40mph.
So here it is Thursday morning and I still don't have a driveable Jeep. Down to one vehicle, I've been taking my wife to work two hours early all week, which she is no doubt getting sick of. Need a third vehicle, even if just a piece of shit beater car, as long as it runs.
Hopefully the shop can fix the problem and I can have my Jeep back this week.
08-11-2011, 04:36 AM
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Damn Dude! Sorry to hear that! That sucks! I hope they fix whatever is causing the death wobble and you get your jeep back before the weekend! Good luck! 