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knotts89

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lift finally
« on: November 15, 2010, 09:33:31 AM »
went ahead and ordered a zone lift last week. I figured since its my dd and i mostly just do trail rides i wouldnt spend a ton on a lift. we put it on saturday and so far it has been great and the jeep looks a lot better any suggestions on quick disconnects or are they all pretty much the same

Offline aka-justin

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Re: lift finally
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2010, 06:17:45 PM »
went ahead and ordered a zone lift last week. I figured since its my dd and i mostly just do trail rides i wouldnt spend a ton on a lift. we put it on saturday and so far it has been great and the jeep looks a lot better any suggestions on quick disconnects or are they all pretty much the same

I'm not running a sway bar anymore on my 1995 yj.
[1995 YJ 2.5L with 4" lift on 31" KM2 - Sold] 1995yj
[2003 TJ Rubicon 4.0L with 4" lift on 35" Wrangler M/T - Sold]
To be continued...
--Justin

Offline Jeffy

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Re: lift finally
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2010, 06:27:03 PM »
I run some Rubicon Express disconnects because they were cheap.

Oh and if you haven't done it already, remove the rear track-bar.  You might consider removing the front but test it out and see if you like it before junking it all together.  The suspension should be a lot softer with the trackbars removed, even if it's just the rear one.
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Offline smashcoast

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Re: lift finally
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2010, 08:31:40 PM »
Better yet scrap those leafs for some coils! ;)
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knotts89

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Re: lift finally
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2010, 08:19:45 AM »
should have specified its a 98 tj, could i still remove the rear track bar? Zone had a set of quick disco for $100, is that a fair price?

Offline neale_rs

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Re: lift finally
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2010, 08:51:08 AM »
Don't remove your track bars (TJs need them)!  I'm pretty sure the Rubicon Express discos are cheaper.
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knotts89

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Re: lift finally
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2010, 07:30:15 AM »
ok thanks for the advice i hope to get some pics up soon, it was a good experience putting the lift on myself i learned a good bit and enjoyed doing it but next time i will make sure i have some better drill dits

Offline Jeffy

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Re: lift finally
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2010, 01:12:58 PM »
Whoops, yeah, I got thrown by 1995yj's post.

You'll want to keep your track bars and your swaybars.

RE's are the cheapest out there but they may or may not make some noise.  I never had any problems with them.  I also went with them since on a YJ you can drive without the swaybars and I didn't want to soend a lot on something that I might just remove.  I do like JKS's but they cost a lot more.
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Offline aka-justin

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Re: lift finally
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2010, 01:54:37 PM »
Whoops, yeah, I got thrown by 1995yj's post.

*thump* *thump*  Thrown under the bus ;P
[1995 YJ 2.5L with 4" lift on 31" KM2 - Sold] 1995yj
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Offline dwtaylorpdx

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Re: lift finally
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2010, 05:51:36 PM »
On my YJ the trac bars are gone, but I run the swaybar most of the time,
because it helps keep the thing going straight when breaking hard...
Without it the jeep tends to pull to the right...

Dave
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knotts89

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Re: lift finally
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2010, 06:54:15 AM »
yea it wont to bad wish i would have had some better drill bits though. seems to have a bit of a death wobbel now around 50 mph but i think it is wear my tires are worn funny so their next on the list