like mentioned rachet strap works great if you need to pull the clevis in. I've done mine a bunch of times by myself with no problems. In and out in under an hour 30
By the way how many inches of bumpstop you have there? Looks like more than two inches
Yeah they're actually 3 in. I thought with the extra isolator reducing a half inch from the top bumpstop I would be fine countering with 2.5" left from my home made ones but I think I'm going to have to trim them down cuz they're only an inch or two away when its on it ground.
However, when I asked about the clevis I hadn't tried to attach it to the LCA yet and this morning I was able to just push the LCA down a little and the clevis towards the engine to where it was lined up and slip the bolt right it with no problem, if I had done a clevis lift I don't think it would have been as easy.
Here are some pics of the front after I reassembled everything:
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Drivers Side Before:
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Hub to Fender Measurements
Before: After:
DF - 19" 22.5"
DR - 18.5" 21.5"
PF - 19.25" 23"
PR - 19.5" 21.5"
As you can see Above I cleared over 3.5" of lift in the front, not sure if thats a good thing. All I did was OME927's with Bilstein H0's and boilers 3/8's shims. No clevis lift. Of course though my stock suspension was wore completely out.
I'm not sure why but when I hit a significant bump in the road all four coils sound like they kinda pop. I'm not sure if they're just stiff and not broken in or what but, it sounds kinda bad. I've got extended Teraflex bumpstops (not installed just yet) but I don't think the struts or shocks are bottuming out because these bumps aren't that big but it kind of sounds like it. Also there is a good amount of clearance between the UCA and the coils and no evidence of them hitting. Also after the install my trans lags a little like when I drop it into gear it takes a second to engage then when it does it jumps a little then its fine from there on out. Also tonight while cruising around trying to break in the springs a little before I get an alignment, the thing just dies in the middle of a parking lot as I was coasting through. It started right back up but the RPM's were idling just above 500 and I don't recall it idling that low regularly. I don't know if these have anything to do with the lift or not or if they're just flukes but regardless.
Here is the difference in OME948's and Bilstein H7's compared to wore out stock setup.
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