Had the TF leveling kit which I liked. I added the 1.5" Spidertrax wheel spacers also. Watched CPO video a number of times and had no problems. So familiar with dropping the acles and pulling coils.
Took me 9 hours to do the 2.5" lift. That's with breaks thrown in there.
My impressions. Nice kit, great quality but instructions were a hodge-podge of various lifts. Watched the TF videos which are much better on doing this lift. Two videos as there is not one for the kit with shock adapters (have to watch a Budget Boost with shock adapters and then one for the coil spring lift) but not an issue if you know this.
I personally had three issues while installing (not saying a TF kit issue):
1. The paper template for the for the trackbar relocation was not quite wide enough. After carefully cutting it out and the holes for the bolt and installing it over the bracket with the bolt through it, the template was not wide enough to wrap around stock mount without ripping the bottom of the template up about 1/2". This put the center punch spot for drilling actually 1/4" off. I had too ream out the drilled hole to get the bracket to line up. This took about 30 min.
2. I did NOT have a big enough pair of channel locks to completely easily (as in the videos) remove the stock yellow front bumpers. That took an extra 15 mins to figure how to get them out.
3. The new rear axle mounted bumpers are not made to be installed by people with fat fingers. It too another 30 mins for me to figure out how to get the washers and nuts started in the Very Small amount of room you have.
Oh. Trying to torq lower control arm bolts to 125 foot lbs by yourself while laying under the jeep took almost 2 with breaks right there.
Overall I am so glad I went with the TF kit. With only 5K miles on the jeep I went with the shock adapters with my stock rubicon shocks on the Willys.
I will say the jeep rides better than stock now and better than with the leveling kit which I also thought was better riding than stock.
For the nominal cost this is a great lift and am very pleased. I have no desire to go to a higher lift now.
So thank you Teraflex, CPO, and everyone who discussed this particular lift on this website.
Oh. I have a Griffen steering attenuator to install next. But the Willys is really handling the road very well right now.
Took me 9 hours to do the 2.5" lift. That's with breaks thrown in there.
My impressions. Nice kit, great quality but instructions were a hodge-podge of various lifts. Watched the TF videos which are much better on doing this lift. Two videos as there is not one for the kit with shock adapters (have to watch a Budget Boost with shock adapters and then one for the coil spring lift) but not an issue if you know this.
I personally had three issues while installing (not saying a TF kit issue):
1. The paper template for the for the trackbar relocation was not quite wide enough. After carefully cutting it out and the holes for the bolt and installing it over the bracket with the bolt through it, the template was not wide enough to wrap around stock mount without ripping the bottom of the template up about 1/2". This put the center punch spot for drilling actually 1/4" off. I had too ream out the drilled hole to get the bracket to line up. This took about 30 min.
2. I did NOT have a big enough pair of channel locks to completely easily (as in the videos) remove the stock yellow front bumpers. That took an extra 15 mins to figure how to get them out.
3. The new rear axle mounted bumpers are not made to be installed by people with fat fingers. It too another 30 mins for me to figure out how to get the washers and nuts started in the Very Small amount of room you have.
Oh. Trying to torq lower control arm bolts to 125 foot lbs by yourself while laying under the jeep took almost 2 with breaks right there.
Overall I am so glad I went with the TF kit. With only 5K miles on the jeep I went with the shock adapters with my stock rubicon shocks on the Willys.
I will say the jeep rides better than stock now and better than with the leveling kit which I also thought was better riding than stock.
For the nominal cost this is a great lift and am very pleased. I have no desire to go to a higher lift now.
So thank you Teraflex, CPO, and everyone who discussed this particular lift on this website.
Oh. I have a Griffen steering attenuator to install next. But the Willys is really handling the road very well right now.