Starting to get cold feet (doing a lift)

[asatxj]

TT Dirk at DPG offroad (dpgoffroad.com) he is awesome on customer service and will ship anywhere. I got mine from him! Check out his Tshirt way cool too!

 

[budha808]

You have good reason to be concerned. I just spent all New Years weekend doing an RE 3.5" super flex kit on my 91, by myself so here is some advice:

1. If anyone tells you it will be 'easy' or 'piece of cake' punch them.
2. Do not even consider doing this yourself without air tools, I broke several 1/2" sockets (never broken a 1/2" drive part in my life, berfore this) and that was after soaking everything with PB for 2 days.
3. Consider submerging the bottom half of the Jeep in PB for serveral weeks.

Can anyone explain why the rear leaf bolts, LCA bolt etc...are so difficult to get off? My 68' Bronco was alot easier to lift even though the scale of the parts was bigger.

 

[Moto]

OKay, now someone mentioned that I might need to extend my bump stops. Is this correct? As I would like to be fully prepared for this lift before I take a wrench to any bolts to find out I'll need this or that.

On a small lift you may be able to get away without extending your bumpstops. By extending your bumpstops you limit the amount of flex that your axle can have, which will keep your tire from hitting your fender, as well as in some extreme flex situations, keep your front spring from falling out. It is not a necessity to lift it tho, your Jeep will work and drive fine without the extensions. You can always try the lift and see how it flexes and if you have any problems can install the extensions afterwards. Most of the Better RE kits include these. I have no experience with Doetsch Tech shocks but have heard that they are not top quality and may have rusting issues, but that could be a rumor. as for a distributor for RE stuff, TOZOVR is a dealer and has very good prices and is good to deal with, try his website http://www.authorizedvehicle4x4.com/ or send him a PM

 

[XJ91]

TT Dirk at DPG offroad (dpgoffroad.com) he is awesome on customer service and will ship anywhere. I got mine from him! Check out his Tshirt way cool too!

Through the web site I emailed DPG Offroad, it's been a few days. I'm still waiting to hear back from a couple of other quotes.

 

[Moto]

I bought all my stuff though Dirk @dpg, he was good, but he is not much of a wheeler and when I added on shipping it was kinda costly. Wish I had bought my stuff from Tozovr, I have seen him wheel the crap out of many of the items that he sells and have been impressed. But that is just my own opinion.

 

[XJ91]

I bought all my stuff though Dirk @dpg, he was good, but he is not much of a wheeler and when I added on shipping it was kinda costly. Wish I had bought my stuff from Tozovr, I have seen him wheel the crap out of many of the items that he sells and have been impressed. But that is just my own opinion.

He sent me a partial quote, still waiting on the full quote :callme: . He's probably bogged down with aperwork work. I will not purchase until I get all quotes in.

Plus I will have to wait until the weather warms up, as my work is done in the driveway.

 

[ZachMan]

I think alot of people get cold feet right before they lift no matter what height. I have had a 4.5" lift and it took me 8 hours to install it, but 2 days to install the hd tracbar mount. Then I got DW and couldn't get ride of it (raceing against the clock). So I had to uninstall the lift and go back to stock. (I drive 120 miles round trip twice a week, DW won't work) Keep in mind I also installed a AA HD SYE w/ T.W. shaft.

Since then I have slowly gone back up and am about to go crazy, if you want to feel better read this list of what all I am going to install on my 2000 DD XJ:

- Get a hp d30 install my internals on it, then install axle.
- Buy another lift RE/BO and install
- Buy Claytons LAs and install
- get F/R driveshafts made then install.
- Install 4.56s and atleast rear ARB, maybe front.
- Install steering braces (metal plates)
- Weld up my own unibody braces that attach to key suspension mounts.

This is all in one sitting, I am currently going over different exo designs on AutoCad2004. Also, I am not installing any hd axles or CTMs, because I think its a waste if I know I will need stronger axles sooner than later, so I will also be worrying about that around the corner. IT NEVER ENDS! and thats how I like it

I can weld and I will install everything myself, but in noway am I am mechanic, I can just turn a wrench and never lose sight of my goal. I have a few freinds too, which helps alot.

Hope this makes you feel better about lifting.

 

[98XJColorado]

I just completed a Rocky Road 2" lift. It didn't take that long at all. The hardest part was working with the lower control arms and getting them off to remove the spring to add the spacer. The rears on XJs are really easy to work with. As long as you stay with the 2" lift for your first time, you shouldn't have any problems.

 

[Kejtar]

He sent me a partial quote, still waiting on the full quote :callme: . He's probably bogged down with aperwork work. I will not purchase until I get all quotes in.

Plus I will have to wait until the weather warms up, as my work is done in the driveway.

I bought stuff from both Dirk @ DPG and RIchard @ www.fullsizexjgear.com. Dirk I ussually dealth with over the phone, while with Richard on phone an email. Richard is another one of members that is also a wheeler. He also built that coilovers all around rig with the crazy droop in the rear . In any case, I recommend using either one of them as both of them are very good to deal with (I use RIchard now more as he's local to me, and I believe in supporting local guys )

In regards to what and how to do it, I saw someone suggest using primarily air tools. I think that you probably want to get a longer breaker bar more then anything and slowly loosen up any stuck bolts rather then break off anything . Oh yeah... and PB Blaster is the KEY!

 

[xjblue]

My Bro in law came over to help with my install with his high quality ratcheting "breaker" and made the work 10 times faster than with tools I had (non wratcheting flex handle). Then I had my other friend over with his air tools but I found it was difficult to use the impact on several bolts due to clearance. I had to run to the store for longer center pins for the leaf packs.

 

[WI88XJ]

3. Consider submerging the bottom half of the Jeep in PB for serveral weeks.

This may sound funny the way budha said it but he's pretty much right on. Wisconsin is a 'saltlick' state. Just mention the word snow and they're out there salting the roads.

The biggest problem I had due to rust was the bolts on the upper side of the rear shocks. Even with the PB Blaster I broke 3 out of 4 of them the first set of shocks I put on. 2 years later I upgraded the rear shocks again, this time using heat and PB. I broke 2 out of the 4. You will have to drill them out and re-tap the holes. I put grade 8 bolts back in and I used anti-sieze compound on them this last time. Guess I'll find out how well that works the next time I have to change them again.

Steve