2.5" 4x4 Leveling kit install guide
#12
I figured it out. Took about 7 hours minus a few breaks for dinner and to take a break from getting annoyed at the install. Honestly now that I've done it I could do it again in 2 hrs. Just took a lot of trial and error. The key was the pry bar. Instead of racheting to the jack I went from the upper arm to the lower control arm. Pulled it as tight as I could, then used my pry bar to pull the upper bar down further. I was pulling about as hard as I could. Then I'd tighten the strap to hold it there. Put the jack on the bolt below the rotor. If u have a helper they are very useful at this point. I had my girlfriend crank the jack while I guided the bolt up to the arm. Once it was close I cranked as hard as I could again on the pry bar until I could feel thread and get the nut on. At that point the hard stuff is done.
The only issue I had is when taking off the calipers the pads fall off. I either didn't get something right putting them back. Or I accidently turned the wrong bolt once and bled out some fluid. So now my brakes are softer. I'll mess with them this weekend.
The only issue I had is when taking off the calipers the pads fall off. I either didn't get something right putting them back. Or I accidently turned the wrong bolt once and bled out some fluid. So now my brakes are softer. I'll mess with them this weekend.
#13
That's weird your mechanic can't get it. I was struggling for a bit and almost gave up at one point and figured I was going to have to pay someone. But once I realized how far I could move the upper arm with the pry bar it wasn't too bad.
Now I just need tires and wheels. Mine came with 245/70/16 tires and one was almost bald so I'm rocking three small tires and a spare which looks bad.
Now I just need tires and wheels. Mine came with 245/70/16 tires and one was almost bald so I'm rocking three small tires and a spare which looks bad.
#14
#16
You pull the strut out which is really easy as long as the nuts come lose. Mine weren't bad probably took me 2 minutes to pull it out once the rest of it was undone.
The spacer goes on top of the strut so you don't actually undo the strut. Which is nice because when I did my ex's Liberty back in the day the spacer went in the spring and you had to compress it. Was a huge pain in the ***.
So pull the strut and then spin it 180 degrees and put it back in. The directions I used didn't say to spin it 180 so I was confused for a bit on how to get the bolt holes to line up. That part is really easy. The only difficult part is getting the upper and lower arms to get close enough together to reattach the upper arm bolt.
The spacer goes on top of the strut so you don't actually undo the strut. Which is nice because when I did my ex's Liberty back in the day the spacer went in the spring and you had to compress it. Was a huge pain in the ***.
So pull the strut and then spin it 180 degrees and put it back in. The directions I used didn't say to spin it 180 so I was confused for a bit on how to get the bolt holes to line up. That part is really easy. The only difficult part is getting the upper and lower arms to get close enough together to reattach the upper arm bolt.
#17
You pull the strut out which is really easy as long as the nuts come lose. Mine weren't bad probably took me 2 minutes to pull it out once the rest of it was undone.
The spacer goes on top of the strut so you don't actually undo the strut. Which is nice because when I did my ex's Liberty back in the day the spacer went in the spring and you had to compress it. Was a huge pain in the ***.
So pull the strut and then spin it 180 degrees and put it back in. The directions I used didn't say to spin it 180 so I was confused for a bit on how to get the bolt holes to line up. That part is really easy. The only difficult part is getting the upper and lower arms to get close enough together to reattach the upper arm bolt.
The spacer goes on top of the strut so you don't actually undo the strut. Which is nice because when I did my ex's Liberty back in the day the spacer went in the spring and you had to compress it. Was a huge pain in the ***.
So pull the strut and then spin it 180 degrees and put it back in. The directions I used didn't say to spin it 180 so I was confused for a bit on how to get the bolt holes to line up. That part is really easy. The only difficult part is getting the upper and lower arms to get close enough together to reattach the upper arm bolt.
But if the strut needs to be turned that won't work.