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I just used the bottle jack to push forward, a small floor jack under the axle to push slightly up, and a couple well placed motorcycle tie-downs for safety and to keep from losing ground. Once close, a BF phillips screwdriver finished aligning the holes. :wrench:

The RV stores would have a huge selection of steel wheels made to be scraped at the back of a vehicle. Many RV's, and especially class C's have a ton of overhang and use either clamp on or weld on wheels in the rear.

We just went with 26 and 16 in a rancho for a 5" lift and they worked out well. No special order either- They were a nearly stock shock for some common vehicle. I should have asked the dude. IIRC, one of the Rancho #'s was 5132.

From a bone-yard MJ that has them. My son and I just got some yesterday for his '89 from a Laredo trim junker that bolted right in. We found out that the base pieces are interchangeable so we swapped driver and passenger sides to put the real good one in the driver's side. I'd bet that some of the "recycling" pros on this board can tell you about several different kinds of donors.

One degree offset ball joints are $105 each. I did it yesterday. :eek:

I used to be a jukebox mechanic so my tastes are really screwed up. I guess I can get into about anything that required talent and ability to make- Which means I'm not real fond of rap or any other hate-mongering.

I had a very similar problem with my son's MJ when we bought it. Somehow, the previous owner managed to cram a single element bulb into one of the 1157 sockets in the rear. The single contact on the bottom of the bulb would touch either, both, or neither of the two contacts in the base of the socket. It caused all kinds of odd symptoms- and sometimes it seemed to be working right. I'd look at the bulbs real close and at the sockets in the contact area- if the other ideas don't work. That one 'bout drove me nucking futz. :mad:

No, the LCA's are clear of their mounts. That was a problem during re-assembly though. The longer OME springs and spacers wanted to roll the axle, (2WD here) causing the mounts to hit the top of the LCA's; keeping the holes from lineing up. Nothing a couple jacks, straps, and BFH couldn't solve. The front end would have to go past maximum extention for it to hit right there now. Yes it did get cold in SoCal last week. (11 degrees at my house) You have to understand- we're not even used to seeing our breath in the morning. I spilled some coffee in the work area on the driveway Saturday morning and it was frozen solid when I got back with a refill. :eek: Tech tip: Those thin foam military sleeping pads are great for laying under a truck on a cold driveway.

Our 5" RR kit went in this weekend without a hitch. Well, there weren't any hitches that weren't our fault or we couldn't solve by reading the directions. The only thing I would do different if I did another one would be to do it when the driveway is about 50 - 60 degrees warmer. We're having a bit of a cold snap here in SoCal and I about froze my butt off. B & A photos soon.

Hi everyone- first post for me. I've been lurking around the forum for a while but this thread brought me out of the closet. My son and I will be installing this kit (half kit?) on his '89 MJ this weekend. We'll take pics and let everyone know how it goes. We considered a lot of different lift ideas before going with the RR deal. So far, I'm satisfied with their service and the quality of what we got. They answer tech question emails in a few minutes at 9 o'clock at night too. One of our packages was broken open and they overnighted what I told them I was missing the next day. Yeah, we'll probably need to address the control arm issue but, we'll cross that rut when we come to it. And, uh, the under $500 kit doesn't include the shocks but it does come with a new trackbar. Thanx everyone for so willingly sharing your expertise. I'm sure we'll bug you all some more before this project is done. What am I saying? :nuts: These things are never done. :banana: