4.5 Lift Help ! ! !
05-02-2011, 09:41 PM
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4.5 Lift Help ! ! !
Alright i just started putting on my rough country 4.5 lift for my 93 xj, i have gotten most of the front done untill i ran into this problem 
, i put the springs track bar and new shocks in and my axle is way out of line, its off enough for me not able to put the control arms in and i cant move it back, what should i do 
thamks if you can help
, i put the springs track bar and new shocks in and my axle is way out of line, its off enough for me not able to put the control arms in and i cant move it back, what should i do thamks if you can help
05-02-2011, 09:47 PM
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Use ur bottle jack and wedge it sideways between ur axle and somewere solid on ur jeep and open it and it will push ur axle out, or u can use a com along and a strap to pull one side. I used the bottle jack method and workd great, ur probably gonna have to take ur front shocks off first tho
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05-02-2011, 09:51 PM
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yes i have taken the shocks off but i dont have anywhere to put a jack or a com along ,its sitting in my driveway with nothing around it
05-02-2011, 09:53 PM
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I used a come-along and another parked vehicle to pull the axle forward. You can also try to use a 2x4 or something else as a lever to wedge it forward. Buddies will help I'm sure
05-02-2011, 10:01 PM
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alright ill try but idk i dont have anywhere to put anything onto no way i can fit a car anywhere and dont have a com along
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05-02-2011, 10:03 PM
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Well id try the bottle jack, I was gonna use a comalong but I did my lift in my garage so I had nothing to attach too, I think I put it between the axle and lca braket using a board, and opened it to push the other side
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05-02-2011, 10:07 PM
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yeah man its not possible id love to show you a pic of whats around but it wont let me upload on ,plus im 16 and trying to do the majority by myself , ive bought everything so far & no help.
05-02-2011, 10:10 PM
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Id go out an look at my rig to figure out wat I wedge the jack against but its too dark to see, im only 19 and did my lift by myself with a little help from my buddy, personally getting the axle back into place was the most frustrating part
05-02-2011, 10:15 PM
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yeah no doubt, i would try to look to but its dark as well , ill see what i can do tomorrow Thanks for the help ,when im finished there will be a build thread for sure