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ScottZ71 
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 Topic: Installing lift on a jeep?Posted: 12 March 2004 at 3:54pm |
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A guy that myself and Taylor know has a 1998 Wrangler that he is wanting to lift. Here is what he says about it... "just got done ordering my Rubicon Express 3.5 lift, Rubicon adjustable front trac bar and doetsch DT3000 shocks...i have my 33 TSL's with my black rock crawlers under it." He is a young guy (around 17 years old and just moved here from GA). Do you guys know who'd do him right in helping him put on the lift? I got my truck lift at Southern Offroad in Pelham, but thats pretty far.
Scott Worsham
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rocawl
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Posted: 12 March 2004 at 4:32pm |
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Theres a shop in Huntsville. Its pretty close.
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ScottZ71
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Posted: 12 March 2004 at 5:30pm |
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Thanks for the reply. I was kinda fishing for someone's reccommendation or opinion on a good place. Not just location. I probably should have worded my post better. |
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CJ7OX
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Posted: 15 March 2004 at 2:27am |
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Does he want to do it himself, with a little help, or have a shop do it?
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Posted: 15 March 2004 at 6:12am |
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Danny at http://rocketcityoffroad.com/ has done a lot of lift installs over the years ... probably does a few each week. He did the independent to solid axle conversion on my runner. Recommended....
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Posted: 19 March 2004 at 7:55am |
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Jeremy might help him if he is available. I'll help if I'm available
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ScottZ71
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Posted: 19 March 2004 at 9:14am |
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Thanks guys, I've passed along the reccommendation and offers to help. Maybe he'll show up to a meeting and you guys will have another prospective member. Scott W. |
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CJ7OX
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Posted: 19 March 2004 at 9:24am |
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Cool! I wouldn't mind getting my hands dirty giving him a hand either!
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Posted: 23 March 2004 at 6:17am |
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I could give him a hand working on it and I've got room to work on it at my place if he doesn't.
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Posted: 25 March 2004 at 8:11am |
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Well adding a lift to a TJ is pretty easy. Danny can do the work and I'd recommend him. If he wants to save money and learn how to do it, there are several here who will help. I personally did my 2" spacer lift and 3" Tera lift in the parking lot of the apartment I was in at the time in one day each. Couple of things he needs to consider. Is he doing a transfercase drop or SYE rear driveshaft? He will probably need one or the other to get rid of driveline vibrations. If he goes the SYE route (better option in my opinion, but more costly and time consumeing), he will need adjustable lower (and maybe upper) rear control arms to get the proper pinion angle. Also I found out the hard way that when rotateing the pinion for a lift like that, you need to reexamine the tracbar relocation bracket. I ripped the bracket off the axle and ended up rewelding it and repositioing it to get a better angle where it wasn't under so much stress (the longer bracket when rotated makes the trackbar put pressure on the bracket at the axle and also gives more leverage to it).
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Posted: 25 March 2004 at 1:36pm |
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whats up fellas, im brian im the one scott was askin around for. i would like to do the lift my self but my parents are too worried im gonna mess somthing up and since they were gracious enough to get me a 4x4 i kinda hafta go by their rules. the kit that i got was RE 3.5 with RE adjustable front trac bar. i got a pretty sweet deal on all of it from jason at redrock4x4.com, but tomorrow im gonna go by rocketcity offroad and talk to them since they arent far from my house. thanks for all the help guys |
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Posted: 29 March 2004 at 2:14am |
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No prob!
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Posted: 29 March 2004 at 7:31am |
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as it turns out i rode up there the other day and the price they gave me with balencin my tires and all is still the lowest quote i have gotten... so it looks like when the lift getts here ill be dropin my jeep off over there
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CJ7OX
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Posted: 30 March 2004 at 1:56am |
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Good! Danny and Mo do some really good work over there.
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~Sean
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wakeboarder 21
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Posted: 30 March 2004 at 4:08pm |
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well the lift should be here on friday.. it was put on back order so hopfully when it getts here ill call rocket city offroad and set up a time where they would be able to put it on.. man i can wait to get the TSLs out in the mud..
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CJ7OX
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Posted: 01 April 2004 at 3:42am |
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Sounds like you definately have the bug!
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~Sean
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wakeboarder 21
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Posted: 03 April 2004 at 7:48am |
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oh yes i have deffenitly had the it... J ust |
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98 TJ 5spd.
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