dont let everybody scare you the rear shocks arent that bad. the bolts will most likely snap, then you drill them out, and continue drilling through the floor. holes will come up behind the rear seat. then from the cargo area drill the holes in the floor larger with a 9/16" bit (dont go through the shock mounting holes though) the 9/16" hole will allow you to put nuts through the floor and hold onto them with a socket. whoever cut a 4x6 hole in the floor way overkill!! ratchet straps make a decent redneck spring compressor just be careful when u release them

 

mmmm I like your idea with the tie down straps to compress the springs

 

The bolts will snap?
I haven't gotten the lift yet but im going to buy a PB blaster today and start spraying everything to make it easier since everyone here is suggesting the pb blaster.
This a 2001 with 150,000 miles that was owned by a girl who im sure never took it wheeling and im sure it's been in Los Angeles all its life so not salt roads, do you guys still think i'll have lots of trouble with the bolts?
also, i haven't gotten the kit so no instructions, where should i be spraying the pb blaster the most? Thanks.

 

Took me 2 days to do my lift. all i needed was a spring compresor and a grinder. rest were just regular garage tools. i say attempt it yourself

 

I got quoted $200 by a local shop to put mine on, I bought the Rough Country 3" with control arms.

 

i'd say the biggest troubles i had with ever putting a lift in were the bolts that mount the front end of the leaf springs (mount to the body), and the shocks, course mine came from NY where the roads are nice and salty.

Dunno bout that redneck spring compressor though.... usually an autopart store will rent one to you....use a strut compressor...tried a spring compressor once (that has the bolt in the middle of the pring, and it spun out on me, nearly breaking a couple of my fingers.....) the strut compressor goes on the outside of the spring and will work too....plus no spin out

 

if you het a tie rod end puller, and disconnect ur steering and trac bar, then disconnect ur brake brackets, you might be able to squeeze the coils in

 

Spray it on any bolt you think you might take off. And MAP gas can be a really good friend. I had some bolts that the PB Blaster would'nt get out but the MAP gas did. If the rear bolts break then dont cut the floor.Drill a hole through the floor like the one guy said. Good luck.

 

I was planning on doing it myself but i price it at a local shop the guy did it for 150 bucks with a front end alinement and greased everything for me it took him about 2 hours to do everything i just did AAL i know everyone on here talks about sag sag sag with AAL but i wanted mine to drop a little in the rear i have pulled a few heavy trailers trying to help it along and its right at level now.

 

For now. Its gonna sag alot with a little time though.

 

I couldn't put my own 3 inch in due to health reasons so I put an ad on Craigslist and wound up paying someone $300 to do it and it came out fine...Tj

 

I prob won't own it long enough to see that day. I change cars every time i get the chance. I have had about 25 cars since i was 15 and i am about to be 23. I am addicted to trading!!!

 

I DID IT!!! lol so i actually did install my 3 inch lift this saturday, the front part wasn't too bad but that back was a pain in the ***. Took me about 8 hrs (never done anything like it before). Anyways just wanted to say thanks to you all for encouraging me to do it myself, i feel like i learned a lot from it most importantly.

I had a question though, i got my tires installed at a tire shop (since i had to keep my original rims and swap out tires) and then i took it on the freeway. I get a slight/medium wobble but only between like 45-50 mph, i would go slower and it went away and while driving around 60-70 it also went away.
I did a search and found a lot on a death wobble but im not sure if it is cause it wasn't really violently shaking just mildly.
One thing to note, one of the front tires is slightly but noticeable more worn out than the other. Should i swap it with a rear one thats similar thread as the other front one?

 

id say keep the tires with the most tread on the back, and my jeep does that too sometimes but its never been a big issue