I had the same problems when I installed my lift. I thought I was going to have to cut a hole in the floor too but just used a hammer and punch and beat em out.

 

I would of gave you some bolts if we somehow knew when you bought that diff cover lol. I probably got 6-10 of the control arm/shackle bolts laying around. Toyota park is a 15 minute drive from my house. I'll look into it.

 

Day 4... Got just a few millimeters away from finishing drilling out the bottom shock mount to 1/2" before my drill died. Figures. Waiting on that to charge. Bolts come later today so all I'm waiting on now is my shackles. ZJ steering might have to wait depending on how long the lift takes. Maximum deadline is get an alignment by Saturday morning. Literally anytime before that is golden.

 

SHACKLES CAME! The Jeep can theoretically be finished now.







Thank you Mr. FedEx driver

 

Speaking of red XJ build. I am getting there piece by piece. Not shown, the red drivers door. LOL

 

Haha only 3 to go! Looks like a good project

 

Bad luck streak continues. Those shackles from Omix-ada were a POS and had to return them. Getting actual OEM shackles from the dealer tomorrow since none are in stock.





Definitely not right

 

Got the steering out. Tie rod ends at the wheels were shot, and I need 2 more ends, 1 for the tie rod, the other for the drag link cause I forgot to order them when I got the ZJ steering. Little **** of a track bar bolt just spins freely without coming out. Rusted in the bushing sleeve most likely. Bring out the cutoff wheel again...





New and old

 

Doing work over there man. Good job

 

hey man, where did you get your steering from? its the stock ZJ right?amazon?

 

Yes they were from the a stock V8 ZJ, either the 5.2L or 5.9L. I got them from a site call am autoparts. http://www.am-autoparts.com didn't check Amazon due to them taxing things now.

Got the inner tie rod, outer tie rod, and adjuster sleeve. Make sure to get new tie rod ends as well.

 

More progress today! The rear is pretty much done except for getting the DS upper shock mount sorted. Got the ZJ steering and RE steering stabilizer in. The front still has to have the coils, LCAs and track bar put in, but the axle is still too far forward.





Hard to tell, V8 ZJ steering in

Also got an awesome birthday present!





AresFab front evolution winch bumper! Primed what I could and will finish painting later this week. Trying to fight the front bumper off to get this baby on

 

****. Got. Done.

Only things left:
1.) Install adj. track bar
2.) Torque everything
3.) Bleed the brakes
4.) Front alignment
5.) Trim what needs to be trimmed
6.) Paint and mount front bumper
7.) Add stickers

All in all it's about 90% done!











Bumper amd mounts are primed, need to get paint tomorrow.





What I had to do to the poor trunk to fix those upper shock mounts. Going to weld it back closed.











Mine lifted on 32s compared to my buddy's stock on 265/70/r16s

Wanted to get better comparison pics, but the battery is dead right now.

Was a 3.5" Rubicon Express Super-Ride with full leaf packs and mono tube shocks with 32x11.5x15 Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Kevlar on 15x8 Black Rock type 8 circle window steelies with 4.5" backspacing.
Looks way more than 3.5", measured a before and after from the middle of center cap to bottom of fender.

BEFORE
Front: 18.25"
Rear: 16.5"

AFTER
Front: 23.5"
Rear: 22.75"

Gained 5.25" up front and 6.25" in the rear from my saggy suspension. I know it'll settle, but damn it looks nice. Will get better pics in the morning and it desperately needs a wash too haha.

 

Like the look of the tires tucked in.

 

looks real good man.