With that kit you should have lower 3" puck style bumps single bolt through middle. In the coil on the pad. Your steering wheel is probably off center and throwing your jeeps traction control off making the brakes and computer do weird stuff
I'm supposed to go camping today/this weekend. Is it ok to drive with them heim joints all out of whack?
I'm supposed to go camping today/this weekend. Is it ok to drive with them heim joints all out of whack?
As long as you aren't doing a shitload of flexy stuff you'll be ok.
That's what I thought. The pucks don't look to be installed and they weren't in the box of my old parts the shop gave back to me.
Drive wise it's driving straight and the suspension feels nice, what I had hoped for.
Just noticed your out in oakdale. If you want take it over to wade at off-road enterprise in Stockton/linden area. He will get it right. And if you want to borrow my control arm jigs let me know I'm up in Lodi
If you ordered from Northridge mine came without the bump stops, I had to call them and have them shipped to me as they forgot them. I would not disconnect the end links till you have bump stops as you will over compress your shocks.
I would think the misaligned joints will be ok as long as you're not doing too much wheeling at the mall.
I had both front and rear bump stops with everything I dropped off for install. The shop just neglected to install the fronts. I'll be getting the fronts back from the shop.
Damn sounds like you should of done the install yourself. They really fucked your shit up.
I had my Rock Krawler 3.5" Flex System lift installed today at a local shop and after getting it home noticed a few items for concern. I'm still learning all things lift and am hoping some of you can look at the pics below and confirm my concerns and point out any others I may have missed.
First on the list was the lower control arm joints on the drivers side weren't straight. I noticed this at pick up and mentioned it to one of the mechanics and he said it's normal and it would move/straighten itself out. I don't believe this to be accurate but the shop was closing and I figured I'd see how it looked when I got it home and address it with the shop tomorrow if needed. Now that I'm home both driver side and passenger side front and rear lower control arms are slanted not straight (pic below). I this normal for them to not sit centered/straight? Will driving around damage the joints in this position?
Second item, unless I'm not reading the RK install instructions right is the front swaybar disconnects appear to be mounted upside down. The top nuts on the sbd were also not tightened (see pic below). I can flip these (shouldn't have to) but am concerned that if something like this was overlooked, what else could be done wrong.
Third, I don't see the Teraflex front lower bumpstops installed. It's my understanding they should be on the bottom plate inside the front spring ? The rear bumpstops are installed though.
I also encountered a flashing check engine light while going up a steady incline. Felt like I lost a bit of power at the pedal for a moment. It lasted maybe 30 seconds and then went a way. I checked for codes but none came up?
From what I can tell everything else seemed to be ok. Exhaust spacers were installed, front track bar looked ok, rear track bar bracket, etc. Anything I should look for with these items?
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You need to go over the RK instructions with the manager and explain your problems. They should be embarrassed to just half ass a kit install like that and hope the customer just buys their BS excuses of why it doesn't look right.
Those control arm jam nuts need an average 250-300ft lbs of torque. I made a custom jig so I can remove and center each joint to keep them straight and then torque with a large wrench and then beat that wrench with a heavy mallet and use plenty of red loctite. They won't go anywhere after that. Unless you use heat and repeat in reverse to get them loose for re adjustments. Make sure your greese fittings are on top of your joints.
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