RE Long arm install problems

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kastin

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Australia

• Dec 27, 2008

• #1

Has anyone installed the RE XJ long arm system?

ive followed the instructions perfectly, and putting the crossmember back on it bolts up fine with the unibody, but the 2 flat head screws into the long arm mounts on each side dont match up..., then if i install 1 side ie long arm screws and unibody bolts the other side doesn't match up at all? doesn;t seem to make sense..

CHeers
Jon

 

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drknyt

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Cedar City, UT

• Dec 27, 2008

• #2

pix please

 

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WNARACE

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Illinois

• Dec 27, 2008

• #3

I just finished mine last weekend, didnt have any problems with those bolts though. If you could post some pics I will gladly try to help you figure it out.

 

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kastin

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Australia

• Dec 27, 2008

• #4

OK

the bolts in blue line up on both sides no worries, but the bolts that go into the long arm mounts are out by about 3 mm,

when i bolt 1 side up both {red and blue bolts} on the other side of the car nothing lines up.. i dont get it..

 

stumpXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

• Dec 27, 2008

• #5

3mm isnt much. Just tweek it a little till they line up. Could be anything to slight differences in mfr'ing, your jeep parked on un-even ground, something got bent, etc.

~James

 

mikedashg

NAXJA Forum User

Location

San Diego, CA

• Dec 27, 2008

• #6

How tight are those bolts in blue? I have no experience with the long arm kit. But a lot of suspension stuff, especially bracketry that has lots of bolts, you want to make sure that all the bolts are in hand tight before you tighten any of them with the wrench. Just make sure you start all of them before tigthening any of them down. I'm guessing you tigthened the ones in blue before you got the red ones started. This is bad.

 

XJsurf

NAXJA Forum User

Location

San Diego

• Dec 27, 2008

• #7

good point Mike, had the same problems when installing RE drop brackets.

 

ColoradoRaptor

Headbanging Hillbilly

Location

Canon City, Crawlorado

• Dec 27, 2008

• #8

Unless you install this stuff on a Jeep straight off the showroom floor you are going to have alignment issues. Some worse than others but that depends on how hard the rig was driven prior to install. Some people get lucky and have no issues. I had to tweak my BDS stuff a little bit. I just left everything loose till I got all bolts started. Good luck and enjoy your longarm!!atriot: