I had a set of parts left over from a 3 inch lift on my JK 4 door model. Shocks, springs and sway bars and a few other odds and ends.
I looked all over net trying to find out if any of these will work on a TJ. Seeing as the parts are very new or very low mile, I gave it a shot.
Here is what I found. I tried out all of this on a 2000 TJ so I know for fact it works on that one.
Front JK springs are about 3 inches longer and have higher spring rate (perfect for heavy bumpers or winch on a tj) They fit perfectly on a TJ. So get lift and better weight control.
Front shocks, are about 3 inches longer. Top ends are same no mods. The bottom end on a JK is just a straight bolt thur so You got to press out that bushing in it, and replace with the metal tab from the original shocks on TJ.
It was fairly easy to press out those pieces, I just sprayed with PB Blaster and out they popped. Swapped and installed no issues. Front is very bone simple. 3 inches of FREE lift.
Remember nothing else was addressed in the lift, so on your on with bumpstops and brake lines and other things. I did not mess with any of that, But I am aware and made sure no issues I could see. But jeeps being jeeps can vary year to year.
Rear Here is where things got harder(ish). The rear shocks are 3 inches longer and no mods to shock are needed. Only mod that needs to be done is the lower mounting point needs to be widened a little. remember that front bushing you pressed out. Well wedge it in like you trying to put bolt thru it and mount. Will not fit, take hammer and bash on it a little, that will spread the mount the perfect amount. No farther mods on shocks, they bolted right up.
JK Rear springs are about 3 inches taller so again free lift, plus rated a little higher so it can make up for heavier stuff you done already.
Here is tricky part, the spring has a the same coil at the bottom so it mounts right on the base plate on the axle, its the upper mount that has a coil that is just too small to fit over the bump stop cup. I did not want to cut it cause loose height. So put a little heat to it and using the BS cup as measurement tool I pressed that into the hot coil till it fit. let cool slow. For those that dont know the cup for the bumpstop is bolted on, just remove the rubber snub out and look up in there, its a 5/8 bolt. cup comes right out.
After that I bolted it all back up. 3 free inches of lift. The rear sway bar links are up and touches the E brake cables but nothing to worry about.
Took down road with my new 32s and smooth as silk. Shocks have much larger diameter and I assume better handling..
So for those wanting a cheapish lift or free. Lots of shops have this junk laying around and give it away. See all time on CList guys just about giving it way to get out of shed. Hell even if you got a lift the shocks off JK are smooth about the right lenght.
Dont know if this info is already here, but I looked every where never found anything stating fact. Just a lot of opinions and nay Sayers.
I looked all over net trying to find out if any of these will work on a TJ. Seeing as the parts are very new or very low mile, I gave it a shot.
Here is what I found. I tried out all of this on a 2000 TJ so I know for fact it works on that one.
Front JK springs are about 3 inches longer and have higher spring rate (perfect for heavy bumpers or winch on a tj) They fit perfectly on a TJ. So get lift and better weight control.
Front shocks, are about 3 inches longer. Top ends are same no mods. The bottom end on a JK is just a straight bolt thur so You got to press out that bushing in it, and replace with the metal tab from the original shocks on TJ.
It was fairly easy to press out those pieces, I just sprayed with PB Blaster and out they popped. Swapped and installed no issues. Front is very bone simple. 3 inches of FREE lift.
Remember nothing else was addressed in the lift, so on your on with bumpstops and brake lines and other things. I did not mess with any of that, But I am aware and made sure no issues I could see. But jeeps being jeeps can vary year to year.
Rear Here is where things got harder(ish). The rear shocks are 3 inches longer and no mods to shock are needed. Only mod that needs to be done is the lower mounting point needs to be widened a little. remember that front bushing you pressed out. Well wedge it in like you trying to put bolt thru it and mount. Will not fit, take hammer and bash on it a little, that will spread the mount the perfect amount. No farther mods on shocks, they bolted right up.
JK Rear springs are about 3 inches taller so again free lift, plus rated a little higher so it can make up for heavier stuff you done already.
Here is tricky part, the spring has a the same coil at the bottom so it mounts right on the base plate on the axle, its the upper mount that has a coil that is just too small to fit over the bump stop cup. I did not want to cut it cause loose height. So put a little heat to it and using the BS cup as measurement tool I pressed that into the hot coil till it fit. let cool slow. For those that dont know the cup for the bumpstop is bolted on, just remove the rubber snub out and look up in there, its a 5/8 bolt. cup comes right out.
After that I bolted it all back up. 3 free inches of lift. The rear sway bar links are up and touches the E brake cables but nothing to worry about.
Took down road with my new 32s and smooth as silk. Shocks have much larger diameter and I assume better handling..
So for those wanting a cheapish lift or free. Lots of shops have this junk laying around and give it away. See all time on CList guys just about giving it way to get out of shed. Hell even if you got a lift the shocks off JK are smooth about the right lenght.
Dont know if this info is already here, but I looked every where never found anything stating fact. Just a lot of opinions and nay Sayers.
