JSmith0055

okay, dispite what ppl say, it no way was lifting my jeep fun or easy lol

took 6 hours to finish the front friday night.. now today (sunday) i drove 30 mins on the highway while doing a wheelie (only had front lifted) and no alignment to my friends house so we can finish the back

it took us about 9 hours to finish lol... now i need to get up early tomorrow and get an alignment.

i willhave pics soon

XJs-R-us

lol

Sounds like you had a great time!

Tankerblade

you have any driveline vibes?? also did you say your rig was a 2wd?

JSmith0055

yes it is 2wd by next winter i will be done with the 4x4 conversion... guess i didnt do enough homework though, just found out i need an adj. track bar and a drop pitman arm lol...

and i thought the hard work was over

BigVaz

Haha, I agree with you. When I lifted my TJ everyone was like "It'll take you like 6 hours" "it's a piece of cake"... After 3 days I was thouroughly pissed of! lol

JSmith0055

its been 2 days 15+ hours for me so far, and now i need the drop pitman arm and adj track bar... any suggestions???

93gc40

You do need an adjustable Trackbar. You do NOT need the drop pitarm. Do the alignment yourself, unless you take it to a shop that specialixes in alignment for LIFTED jeeps. Most regular shops only adjust the Toe, not caster in an XJ. It is easy and can be done yourself in less than an hour. http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoAlignment.htm

JSmith0055

adjustable track bar? or will an alignment fix this???

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/4-5...uestion-51493/

JSmith0055

check out the pic i posted of it in the link above

superj

no, you'll still need the adjustable track bar unless you redrill to move it over. but with how cheap track bars are, i would just buy the adjustable one.

JSmith0055

i drilled a hole and moved it over and its still off centered im gonna need the track bar anyways

Tankerblade

How did install go for you? I have the basic 4.5 RE kit sitting in the garage. Anything special needed?

JSmith0055

i would say dont bother doing it yourself unless you have an air drill it would shave like 8 hours off the job lol but if your real good at wrenching long hard time consuming bolts grab your self alot of pb blaster, and a blowtorch

blowtorch helped me the most

Tankerblade

You have any before and after pics?

CrawlnCoupe

redrilling just gets it close. you need the adjustable track bar for getting it on the money. after my lift i grabbed a tape measure and did a driveway alignment on my jeep, it was damn near perfect. as far as what to expect for the lift.. like someone mentioned before, pb blaster, torch, and alota elbow grease. i'd say the worse part of mine was removing the rear leafs.