Tips On Installing Long Arms?

Cherokeekid88 · May 1, 2009

Well im hopefully gonna install my long arms tomorrow, and just wanted to see if you guys who had done em, have any advice. I know that im gonna do only one side at a time with to help eliminate having to get ANOTHER alignment.

ROBZ95Xj · May 1, 2009

what LA kit did you get?

vetteboy · May 1, 2009

Leave all the bolts loose until you get all of them in. That'll help to line things up.

vincepru · May 1, 2009

if you can install a long arm kit, you can manage to do your own alignment. it only takes a few mins.

Cherokeekid88 · May 1, 2009

I made my own. I can never get my jeep aligned properly when I do it myself.

99xj4x4 · May 1, 2009

Multiply how long you think it will take by 5. So if you think itll take you 1 hr... 1x5=5 hrs.
Get a angle finder and a tape measure and do you own alignment.

mason_msw · May 1, 2009

99xj4x4 said:
Multiply how long you think it will take by 5. So if you think itll take you 1 hr... 1x5=5 hrs.
Get a angle finder and a tape measure and do you own alignment.

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89xj · May 1, 2009

Cherokeekid88 said:
Well im hopefully gonna install my long arms tomorrow, and just wanted to see if you guys who had done em, have any advice. I know that im gonna do only one side at a time with to help eliminate having to get ANOTHER alignment.

you doing a lomg arm and dont want to do an alignment?

how do you plan on setting up caster/pinion and toe???

jeepster_259 · May 1, 2009

get a bunch of cut off wheels and a sawzall. Those damn factory lower control arm mounts are a PITA to cut off the frame!
BTW, I'm in the middle of installed a RK long arm and it is taking a lot longer than I had though, keep running into little issues that end up taking forever!

Cherokeekid88 · May 4, 2009

89xj said:
you doing a lomg arm and dont want to do an alignment?

how do you plan on setting up caster/pinion and toe???

Well if my axle is where i want it atm, Then I can adjust the arms to fit like the lowers I have on there now. I dont want to change to caster or toe.

89xj · May 4, 2009

Cherokeekid88 said:
Well if my axle is where i want it atm, Then I can adjust the arms to fit like the lowers I have on there now. I dont want to change to caster or toe.

setting up the caster and toe is part of the install process/game.

why would you not want to "fine tune" your rigs suspension???

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