sirhk100

Okay sorry man... It's been one hell of a week around here. I got the PM and read through the whole thing. Actually have it printed out for the issues I need to address regarding the instructions. You're experience will pay off for future installers so don't think the pain in the ass was for nothing by any means.

Regarding some of the notes here in this thread...


PLEASE TELL ME YOU GOT THE BUSHINGS IN BY NOW!!!!


LOL, here's one to live and learn with. Next time you're pushing a bushing similar to that into a sleeve or rod end or something you're going to laugh at yourself!!! Trust me!!! Next time, try pushing the rubber part in first. Then once it's in, push the metal sleeve through the center... The way you're trying to do it doesn't allow for the bushing to compress/colapse to push in and yeah... It's a MOFO!!!!

Make sure your front axle is centered side to side under the vehicle. You can spin the heim joint in or out to center it. Once the axle is 100% centered, have the jeep aligned and that should fix you're problem. The computer is pissed right now cause your tires aren't facing the way the computer thinks they should be when the steering wheel is positioned where it's at. 100% just an alignment issue...

You obviously got it on but for anyone else that may read this in the future... In general... Put the vehicle back on the ground without the vehicle installed. Unlock your steering wheel but keep your engine off. Crawl under there with the bolt in hand and kinda position it where it "should go". At the same time have a friend or kid or homeless dude turn your steering wheel one way or another and you'll see it moves the track bar either into position or away from where it should go. When you do this it'll be REALLY obvious what i'm talking about and make lining up the trackbar about a million times easier.

On the rear same thing, on the ground, get it lined up as best you can and have that homeless dude push on the side of the jeep one way or another...

Big jeeps = big jacks and jackstands... Be lucky you weren't dealing with the rear suspension on my truck, you would've really been compaining about not being able to get it to droop out far enough!!! LOL

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...ta/racked2.jpg

(yeah I know it's not a jeep... Sue me!!! LOL, but I bet I can go faster in the desert then you can!!! LOL)

Noted to self for my instructions fix...


I never run boots on shocks on any of my vehicles...

lv jk

First Take the metal sleeves out of the bushings, press the bushings into the swaybar end using a vice and then put the metal sleeves back in.

As far as the BAS ESP goes, it is related to your steering wheel being crooked. Do a search under the write up section for alignment and you will find a step by step. Piece of cake..

sirhk100

You come across as having a sense of humor so I'm assuming you're joking but just in case... LOL, I really would stay clear of 40" tires. IMO 37" tires are over kill for these things. I'm a HUGE fan of 35" tires but hey, that's just me...

deconstructionist

LOL! yeah: most of the time I'm a pretty lighthearted guy-- when I aint or if a posting sounds anything but funny/laughable/smartalicky its probably due to me NOT sleeping-- and then I'm a grumppy curmudgeon

But yes-- I was (at least for now) joking about the forty's....... I'd love 'em...but then again after throwing even the stockers aoround for this install I was bemoaning even the thought of going to 35's LOL! We'll see after I burn the stockers down and see where the funds are.... As I said yo ya' in the PM-- my wife is ALREADY having trouble gettin' in/out at this height; She did NOT think it was funny that I mentioned bigger tires ((AND)) possibly putting on a Body Lift.

Thank you Sooooooooooo much for your input on all this

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Now some might be wondering what became of things:
Well... I put on the lift...looked at it and said WTF...sold it and now I'm riding a Scooter.................... NOTTTTTTTTTTTT


I hit up TWO different shops trying to get them to press in the bushings-- both said the poly ones love to tear so they preffered not to: both said to cut the bushing in half and instal. Well, on the way home I called up Trailmaster and spoke to another guy there (They have all been sooooooooo helpful and cool to deal with I might have to smack myself next time at the dealer just to remember there ARE good peeps out there...

But I digress:
Called trailmaster and they said pretty much what the shops said: 50/50 on a press in (and would be looking at thier kits and the techs and engineers all thought that the bearing WERE in before they left for the customer). Told me to go ahead and cut. Said if ANY problems arose to contact them and they'd have new part(s) out to me.........


I DID follow the directions off the link to correct the steering wheel; ALL IS GOOD....So thank you Bodo! I have some off-beat questions I'll probably ask on another thread-- no problems- just questions but for now the wheel's centered, the ESP/BAS light is off, no wierd pulling, no wierd braking....its all good.

Bracket was JUST welded up by a local shop today: had them run a second bead where I couldn't get the drill in to drill. 4 days of riding around with only the bolts holding it-- and OMG! They held!!!!! and 'nar a smidgen of movement.

I'd readily say PM me with any questions-- but if you're like me then you'll want everybody to be able to see the questions/answers for those following in furture footsteps. Also I REALLLLLLLLLLLLLY wanna thank Sirhk100!!!!!!!!!! His input and time has been extroidinary!!!!!!

So over all-- The Kit= A+, the Cutomer Service= A+++, the price....well, For what I got I think that's A+ too for in comparison to what you get for other kits (or dont get)............. ANYBODY looking for a off-beat/non-standard lift...dont wanna be like the rest at 2, 3, 3.5 or 4....and dont have the 3K to do a long arm kit--- I'd tell ya' in a hearbeat to consider this kit. At 5" I dont think I'll be having any clearence issues anytime soon!!!!!!

deconstructionist

UPDATE 7/8/08

Now THAT is what I call service!

I came back from an outting to Tahoe and checked my e-mail: found one from Trailmaster asking for feedback. I filled out the min questionaire and hit submit................. I dont think it was even a hour Later I had Dale from Trailmaster calling to find out m' address to get the parts that were missing (hey....NO biggie- a grease fitting and a tube of locktite) as thier automated/online thingy dont give the techs my address. Anyway Dale took down the info and the missing parts should be here within a couple of days! Now THAt is what I call service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!