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So. Made some adjustments and got the handling in a good place. Was happy with the way things are. Then went and got some new shoes... Not the best picture, but it works. Rear looks high because I have no spare (waiting on the bracket to move the spare tire mount) and nothing in it. I think...

I did get on each corner of front and rear bumper before tightening the bolts and jam nuts that are left out when off the ground. I think it’s just different and I have to get used to it. I’ll spend this week measuring and making adjustments to caster and alignment front to rear. Toe shouldn’t...

I went through this post and didn’t see this question get asked. Has anyone tried to replace the aux battery with a full size one? Not a dual battery setup, but using a dual battery setup, just not tying the batteries together. Using the second battery as the aux battery? Seems like you could...

It’s interesting. I could have someone watch the steering wheel and rotate the adjuster on the drag link and the wheel wouldn’t move. However… When I would rotate the adjuster even a little, tighten the pinch bolt back up, the steering wheel is definitely in a new spot after driving it. So...

Interestingly enough, as soon as I pulled out of the garage the rear settled a bit. I think the rear axle was pushed forward and in 4wd, so the axles were pinched together. As soon as I got the wheel chocks out and rolled forward, the rear looked a lot more like the front. One other thing, the...

And the lift is installed. It was a fun process that reminded me of when I started wrenching on bikes so many years ago. I think I need a little more weight in the back or some spacers up front, maybe even a slightly lighter spring in the back? Seems very nose heavy. And the tires look...

Both upper control arms are the same length and so are the lowers. Just going to chalk the issue up to the axle settling on crooked jack stands. I’ll pick up tomorrow after work.

That was probably for a track bar. I think I’ve seen the same video. This was an upper control arm bolt. I’ll measure the distances again, from bolt to bolt for all control arms and see if anything has changed. If they are all the correct length, I’ll chalk it up to the axle not sitting on the...

Okay. Newbie question. Putting the control arms on the rear this evening and I had one side upper that was very difficult to get on. I had the springs pulled, shocks out and had the rear axle on stands. Both bottom links went on pretty smoothly, one side needed just a little persuasion with a...

This will be remedied soon. Very soooooon.......

This was on a good old socket, but I understand your comment on the crowfoot and try to stay as parallel to the wrench face with the "lever" as I can.

Front end is done. I made several mistakes. Mostly on order of operations. And I can say, without a doubt, Eddie makes this look easy. 😉 This process is very simple. But there are some specifics, especially order of operations, that make a huge difference. I had to redo a few steps, mainly...

And now with a pretty, new spring One note to all folks getting ready to do this. Clean the underside of your Jeep first. I made the mistake of not doing that and I have fine silt everywhere. It’s totally awesome to get it in your eyes, mouth, ears…. Just awesome. I ran into some second...

How it started this morning.

Lots of parts. The EVO box is the manual adj I got for a 2023 Rubicon front sway bar that I picked up.

And so it begins. The starting platform is a 2018 JLU Sport S. The full Rancho kit has started to arrive. I should have all of the parts (all adj control arms, both adj track bars, 9k shocks etc) by Saturday. I got the non-Rubicon edition, but the same basic kit that Eddie put on the 392 (I...

I’m going to have to look into this. If it’s close cost wise, the fitment is not too technical and access to the lockers is relatively easy. This might be viable.

The high end has been $3300, low end is $2400. The local shop I’ve heard really good things about and I’ve had the best experience with so far is right in the middle at $2800. They also happen to be the closest. The benefits of living in Northern VA. All have recommended going 4.56, which...

Oh, and the wife said I could do what I wanted to the Jeep as long as I didn’t go back to two wheels. So I’m trying to find a local shop that can do gears to find out the cost. If it’s within reason, 35’s it is.

I laughed at this, but also realized that it's such a sad state of affairs that people can't admit they made a mistake. Really. Is it that hard to say, "you know what.... my bad. I thought it said something else or I misinterpreted it". This is called learning. Grow from your experiences...