I have the 2.5 (3.5 on my 2 door) skyjacker lift with lower control arms and you can hear that the bushings are shot they clank whenever I go over uneven surfaces at low speed. I was wondering if it's worth just replacing the bushings or getting new ones. I don't really want to mess with it because it rides super straight, no vibes, no wobble or anything.
I really want the rk 1.5 and flatties but that would be significantly more.
I have the 2.5 (3.5 on my 2 door) skyjacker lift with lower control arms and you can hear that the bushings are shot they clank whenever I go over uneven surfaces at low speed. I was wondering if it's worth just replacing the bushings or getting new ones. I don't really want to mess with it because it rides super straight, no vibes, no wobble or anything. I really want the rk 1.5 and flatties but that would be significantly more.
Skyjacker is shit. Lol, if you think that's nice you NEED to move to RK. It'll be a much better ride. I have their 3.5 on my 2 door with some nice shocks and it rides very nice.
If you have the ability to replace the bushings yourself, it might be worth it... There are premium bushings that will be a huge upgrade, like the Synergy Dual Durometer bushings.
If you have to pay for the bushings to be done, you might consider just putting on a set of TF Fixed Sport lower control arms yourself, that don't need jam nut tightening, etc.
If you have the ability to replace the bushings yourself, it might be worth it... There are premium bushings that will be a huge upgrade, like the Synergy Dual Durometer bushings.
If you have to pay for the bushings to be done, you might consider just putting on a set of TF Fixed Sport lower control arms yourself, that don't need jam nut tightening, etc.
I normally do everything myself, but I don't have a press. Think a bench vise would be able to? Could just ride on them for another year until after college and get a whole new lift. Only thing that bothers me is I travel 1k miles in 1 day a few times a year between where I live in PA and MN where I go to college and I don't want death wobble to happen halfway through.
35k miles on them. Everyone talks crap on sj but this lift rides alot better than my 07 with a TF 2.5 and 5100s even with the 2 rear shocks leaking atm. I used to think it was shit too until I tried it.
I can only find the bushings for the TJ. All they are is to halves w/ a metal sleeve. Pretty simple to replace. I would give SJ a call. If you like the ride why spend money if you don't have to?
I think it was you who I saw in a thread say you had the new Ranchos, how do you like them? Had the 5100s not a fan of them had 1 front leak a week after I put it on and a rear leak 2 weeks later. Didn't even take them offroad yet.
As Cameron said the SJ arms and their lift kits in general are very low quality. If your lift kit is SJ and you are limited on funds, you might as well patch up your current arms with a rebuild kit until you can replace it. Otherwise don't pour any more funds into those arms.
Kind of where I'm stuck because I don't want to get new arms and end up switching out the lift. I've always wanted to do a low Cog build on 35s hence why I want to do the rk 1.5 which if I got new arms they would be useless because the 1.5 comes with them.
Wish I didn't roll my 07 I had that where I wanted it lol.
I was comparing them to the sj m95 which just came out, I can get 4 for $200 after 15% off and the rebate. From the reviews I've seen people seem to really like them.
Actually most lift kits either don't include CAs or are available without them so buying a set of quality adjustable CAs is a good investment in your suspension if you plan on having any kind of lift. Regardless of the type of lift they are always nice to have.
If you can swing it, do the whole kit and sell off what's left after the upgrade to minimize the thinning pockets. Craigslist people eat that kind of stuff up.
so what if I do that since they make 2 door coils now and I'll get 2.5 inches probably since I have bumpers and a winch. Buy some rear lcas off craigslist and buy those teraflex front lcas. You don't need rear lcas for a 2.5 do you?
so what if I do that since they make 2 door coils now and I'll get 2.5 inches probably since I have bumpers and a winch. Buy some rear lcas off craigslist and buy those teraflex front lcas. You don't need rear lcas for a 2.5 do you?
So a 2.5 should be fine then seeing how I'm running a 3.5 right now no ucas just front and rear lower lcas (lower lcas right now and no uppers would actually make it worse?)
Another question that kit doesn't have the coil wedges or bumpstops that some come with. I'm going to use the bumps tops I already have on but is it worth the extra $30 for the wedges?
You would have to work it out with RK to get a shortened set of upper arms. The uppers available now are meant to work with the longer rear lower control arms.
Upper arms are important running a aftermarket double Cardin driveshaft.
I would start with the flex kit. Bumpstops Will depend on shock length. Most vendors package kits together. I'm sure AOR Will as well.
Coil correction wedges are used when the axle is rotated for pinion angle. They help straighten The coils.
No aftermarket shaft. What I would be doing is buying the rk 2.5 stock mod (just the coils and front tb) with the fox shocks. Then I would return the rear LCA back to a stock one and buy the new TF 2.5 inch fixed arms for the front. So all control arms would be stock besides the TF front LCA's. Also I was just wondering if while I had the jeep apart would it be worth it to spend $30 on the wedges and throw them in.
In phase 1 of my build, I will be exactly like that except on a 4dr. I am not planning on the wedges until I put in the +.5 lowers and adj uppers, then I will likely install the wedges...
Now, that doesn't really help you with the 2dr. but maybe ken or one of the other 2dr. guys can kick in some good info.
So I can get the rk 2.5 stock mod and 4 fox shocks then add on the rk front adjustable lowers for $1100. Which is cheaper than the flex kit with shocks but I won't need all the bumpstops, extended brake lines, and wedges since I will be reusing the stuff that's already on there.
My only downfall for adjustable vs fixed. How will I know if it's right?
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