So i finnally ordered my lift today rough country 3 inch with the nitro shocks. also gonna be putting 31's on it. as long as i can figure out how to post pics i will post pics of the process. Wish me luck with the install.

Bastard Child

 

good luck, it shouldnt be that bad of an install but definatly keep us posted with pictures.

-Kyle

 

may i ask why you went with the nitros instead? I'm gonna order the same kit soon.

 

Congrats on the purchase.

 

i ordered it thru top gun custumz and it was only 6 bucks a shock to upgrade to the nitro's. my buddy told me it would be money well spent since the 8000 series it comes with isn't a gas shock, at least i couldn't find anything saying it was. the 9000 nitro series shocks are.

 

Cool, keep us updated

 

That's funny cuz i was looking at their deals one bay a few days ago. I got VERY lucky cuz i was able to control my clicky finger and NOT order. I desperately need new brakes/rotors first so it took some self-convincing to go with brakes first. Eventually i will order the same kit from them. Let me know if there are any issues or anything.

Good luck!

 

so the lift kit is in and gives the jeep a real nice little stance. next is going to be tires. I'm gonna start with 31's i wanna get some 32's when i have the cash to do that. this was a fairly simple kit to install, the hardest part of it was the lca's they were a pain to line up. the coils were a tight fit but was able to squeeze them in once i got the axle fully dropped. i didn't disconnect the steering which might have made it a little easier. the rear add a leaf went extremely easy which was to my surprise. i had to use some thought process as i didn't have any c clamps available at the time. i found that leaving the spring clamps on and the axle up to keep pressure was enough for me to cut the centering pin, then carefully the clamps (there were 3 clamps on my packs i cut 1 at a time while the axle was still compressing the pack itself) then slowly let the axle down. it worked like a charm. the only things that are left to deal with is a stripped hole on my passenger coil spring clamp and a broken rear shock bolt (due to the fact my buddy forgot righty tighty lefty loosey). once i get the bolt holes fixed i will be taking pics and posting them up for everyone to see. I didn't think to take pics during the install of the various steps, it was a crazy day due to Halloween and water heater replacement and lift kit install all at the same time, but if someone needs i can do a detailed write up as to how to do the lift. To reinerate I installed the rough country3 inch kit with lower control arms, upgrade to the nitro shocks with shock boots. The kit with the shock upgrade and the shock boots ran me a total of 390.00 with shipping. I also ordered a track bar relocation bracket from someone else and am still waiting for it to come in, but when it does I'll be installing that to. i got the kit from top gun customz, a great company. ordered the kit on a Thursday night it was at my door Wednesday.

 

Sounds good. Looking forward to those pictures. Did you re-use all of your factory springs with the AAL?

 

here is the beginning of the pics of it.

 

some more pics

 

the rest of the pics

 

So there are all the pics i took, the improved handling and ride quality were well worth the cost of the lift. sorry my pics are in no particular order i just figured out how to post them up. if there are any questions just ask. there is approximately 5.5 - 6 inches of space between the front wheel and flare and about 4 in the rear. i estimate i got around 2 full inches in the back and 3 - 3.5 in the front.

 

The next step is to get some 31's mounted up maybe later this week, i can't wait

 

so no vibes huh? got the t-case drop on?