LibertyTC Is Lifted!

[rockymountain]

Looks Great!!!!
I have my 4.5s on the way. arty36:
The balljoint on the right side is oozing grease.

I'm at 21.5 now after a year. Was at just over 22.
When I do my A-arms I'm gonna add some clevis and a rear iso. I'd like to be at 22 1/4. That seems to be the sweet spot.

 

[LibertyTC]

Look forward to hear after 4.5 installed what difference you feel, with probably a better alignment. I am at 22 up front and a bit higher in rear, as I already installed the one extra iso. I would have thought with boiler's 3/8 shims it would have been a tad taller maybe 22.5 in front, but without the clevis adjustment, I guess 22 is about right.
My current plan is to let the springs settle in a while before the next clevis adjustment, tighten shock bolts and then 2nd alignment.
Could be a while (2 months) before that gets done.
I also see eventually installing the 4.5s and getting the wheels pushed out a bit with spacers, like Ryan has done.
Look forward to hear how you like the 4.5's. PM me after..

 

[Ry' N Jen]

Spacers.

 

[LibertyTC]

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Ya..that is what we need to do this weekend. Get some new pics side-by side.
Current forecast for Sunday is sunny...(no kidding) - off road time......if weather hold true.

 

[Banditsteve]

Lookin Good!! We like!! :smokin:

 

[BjBnet]

hahaha I always park next to other KJs when i can, or other jeeps for that matter, but I could never get the camera out just cause I feel bad for the other guy lol

Looks great! What's even better, is when you drive someone else's vehicle and hop back into your KJ again, you relive that feeling of driving above the crowd

 

[hyde]

Question, what is the exact height difference on the top between yours and unlifted KJ? I can't really guess it from the angle that white KJ sits next to it, and you got add'l rack on top. I just want to compare stock roof rails height difference, and roof height difference (should I remove the roof rails)

 

[LibertyTC]

That is hard to determine. The Ome lift netted me about 3 inches of lift.
In actual height difference it probably is 3 inches ++taller, but every stock jeep kj will be a bit different as they all sag.
Right now after pounding the front end over speed bumps and some off roading, I would say that I have compressed the springs quite a bit..I Lost half an inch, now at 21.5 inches in the front, and need another alignment again, as pulling a bit right.
Going to use a bit of clevis lift and then re-align..next will have to come the a-arms, but that is going to be in a few more months when Ryan & I can install them, and the springs in rear have settled down.

 

[profdlp]

About time you got it lifted! :favorites68:

(This is going to confuse a few people...) :happy175:

 

[John3seventeen]

About time you got it lifted! :favorites68:

(This is going to confuse a few people...) :happy175:

Diggin up bones?

 

[LibertyTC]

About time you got it lifted! :favorites68:

(This is going to confuse a few people...) :happy175:

Diggin up bones?

Prof made a joke oopsie, he wanted to make a parking lot post & got stuck with the bump here.

While I am here, might as well update this 5.5 year old thread to include JBA 4.5 A-Arms and SpiderTrax Wheel spacers 5x4.5 part #WHS-002.
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Years later, the SpiderTrax have stood up well, been off once to install new brakes, but rims have been off numerous times for tire rotations.
This is what they look like now, even after winter salt etc.
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[profdlp]

Diggin up bones?

Like a stray dog. :gr_grin:

Prof made a joke oopsie, he wanted to make a parking lot post & got stuck with the bump here...

Yep. I was hunting for another thread and this one popped up as the first one in the search results. Since it has taken me three long years to get to the point where I'm ready to do my own lift, the joke is kind of on me. :icon_razz: