Budget Lift
03-07-2012, 05:24 AM
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Budget Lift
Just got done doing a 2" budget lift from Rubicon. These have been covered thoroughly, but a couple quick things I learned that might be helpful for anybody trying this for the first time:
1) Get friends or at least A friend. A lot of the suspension parts are cumbersome, and an extra pair of hands to help tweak or stretch the suspension while you're pulling and installing different parts would be a huge help.
2) All four of the upper rear shock bolts broke off. I barely torqued them too. Anyway, I needed an air hammer. This apparently is pretty common. So before starting the rear of the vehicle, u might want to make sure you can get your hands on a compressor and air hammer by renting or borrowing. It took literally 2 minutes. I had zero
luck with a hand hammer and screw driver.
3) I threaded those upper rear shock bolts with the 13mm nut taped to a wrench trick (look it up). It was EASY. I see no reason to cut a hole in your floor. Beg, cheat, or steal to get an air hammer to get those old nuts out and rethreading them through the access holes will be no issue.
4) PB blast everything about a week before u start the build. I did this and most nuts came right out without a struggle.
5) I installed the rear leaf springs by using a 2x10 wood board. Jack up the body of ur truck (higher then it already is) Install the front of the leaf spring and carriage bolt. Then place a thick
piece of wood between the frame support and the rear third of the leaf spring. Slowly lower the weight of the jeep body onto the wood/ spring. This helps to flatten the spring and allows a singular person to install a leaf spring (somewhere on this forum, somebody did a much better job explaining this trick).
6) As with any job, expect to run into issues. In concept, this is an easy job. But it honestly was a pain in the ****.
Finally, if you're doing the steering stabilizer while you're in there, know that you'll need a ball joint puller. You can rent them for free from autozone.
Hit me up with any questions.
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1) Get friends or at least A friend. A lot of the suspension parts are cumbersome, and an extra pair of hands to help tweak or stretch the suspension while you're pulling and installing different parts would be a huge help.
2) All four of the upper rear shock bolts broke off. I barely torqued them too. Anyway, I needed an air hammer. This apparently is pretty common. So before starting the rear of the vehicle, u might want to make sure you can get your hands on a compressor and air hammer by renting or borrowing. It took literally 2 minutes. I had zero
luck with a hand hammer and screw driver.
3) I threaded those upper rear shock bolts with the 13mm nut taped to a wrench trick (look it up). It was EASY. I see no reason to cut a hole in your floor. Beg, cheat, or steal to get an air hammer to get those old nuts out and rethreading them through the access holes will be no issue.
4) PB blast everything about a week before u start the build. I did this and most nuts came right out without a struggle.
5) I installed the rear leaf springs by using a 2x10 wood board. Jack up the body of ur truck (higher then it already is) Install the front of the leaf spring and carriage bolt. Then place a thick
piece of wood between the frame support and the rear third of the leaf spring. Slowly lower the weight of the jeep body onto the wood/ spring. This helps to flatten the spring and allows a singular person to install a leaf spring (somewhere on this forum, somebody did a much better job explaining this trick).
6) As with any job, expect to run into issues. In concept, this is an easy job. But it honestly was a pain in the ****.
Finally, if you're doing the steering stabilizer while you're in there, know that you'll need a ball joint puller. You can rent them for free from autozone.
Hit me up with any questions.
BEFORE
AFTER
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