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Lifting a Wrangler JK or TJ will cause the axle to shift to one side due to the increased angle of the front track bar. In the rear adding a drop bracket will correct the angle and place the axle back where it belongs. The front is a different story. The steering drag link and …
Installing the Rear Raise the Jeep and support by jack stands under the frame in front of the rear control arm mounts. We also add additional support for the rear of the Jeep with a high lift jack under the rear bumper. Keep the rear axle supported by a floor jack at close to ride …
Install the front springs with the spacer inside the spring. Using the fasteners provided attach the bump stop spacers to the spring pad.
As with all projects we write about here at jeepfan.com safety is a top priority. Make sure the Jeep is properly secured when supported by something other than on all fours. Use properly rated jack stands. Also, these articles may not lift all the small details involved in an install. Make sure you are capable …
In the early stages of the jeepfan.com JK we installed a 2.5″ Tera Flex Budget Boost lift kit. The kit has served the Jeep well in the year it was installed but it has come time to upgrade to a “real” lift that includes shocks, springs, etc.
QUESTION: Your tech article about the rear BDS track bar bracket for the JK makes sense and was very informitive, but what about the front of the JK after a 2.5″ Tera Flex lift. Why wouldn’t there need to be an adjustment to the front axle? HowieANSWER: The front track bar angle seems to affect …
This pristine CJ-7 is kind of a “one-off” CJ in that it has some factory equipment on it that isn’t normally found on a CJ. A perfect example of Jeep’s way of using up what they have. See Bryan’s 1980 Revisited for recent changes.
A clever CB antenna mount that hides in the JK license plate mount.
QUESTION: I own a 1978 CJ-5, & I would like to purchase a hardtop for it. I know that the 78 didn’t have a hardtop. My question is; Is there a later model year hardtop that would fit it? Ruben ANSWER: There never was a factory hardtop available for the CJ-5 but there were several …
QUESTION: I was reading your frame replacement on your 78 CJ-5 with interest. I have a 79 CJ-5. I have a bolt on tire carrier. It’s mounted to the rear cross member. Appears as if it’s a little too heavy, as cracks have appeared in the cross member where the bumper/carrier is mounted. Question: It …
