xL8 APEKSx
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Garden Grove, CA
Hey guys!
Ok, my XJ is finally starting to look less like a mall crawler and more like an offroad rig! Ok, maybe not...but at least I'm a mall crawler that can handle realllllly big speed bumps! :wave:
The install is still not finished..basically, every problem you have ever heard of going wrong on XJ lift installs went wrong on mine. The rust was unbelievable. Both shock mount bolts on the drivers side broke, and I have not been successful in drilling them out yet. I cut a hole in the floor and I'm trying to work from the top, but it's still slow going.
The bolts that hold the TC skid are just spinning in the body, and won't come out...this means we can't install the SYE kit because we can't get the crossmember out.
The ball joint on the trac bar was able to ward off about 30 mins of hammering with a joint separator and 5 mins of blowtorching...still won't budge. I have 17" arms and I was hitting that thing with all I had. hasta
So...we're a little more than halfway done. At this point I'm hoping the broken bolts all magically extract themselves. lol.
BIG, BIG thanks to Johnny, Mike, and Max for dropping by to help me. I never would have even gotten this far without their help! Johnny, see you in the afternoon for Round 3 with my big red beeyotch! :doh:
Ok, my XJ is finally starting to look less like a mall crawler and more like an offroad rig! Ok, maybe not...but at least I'm a mall crawler that can handle realllllly big speed bumps! :wave:
The install is still not finished..basically, every problem you have ever heard of going wrong on XJ lift installs went wrong on mine. The rust was unbelievable. Both shock mount bolts on the drivers side broke, and I have not been successful in drilling them out yet. I cut a hole in the floor and I'm trying to work from the top, but it's still slow going.
The bolts that hold the TC skid are just spinning in the body, and won't come out...this means we can't install the SYE kit because we can't get the crossmember out.
The ball joint on the trac bar was able to ward off about 30 mins of hammering with a joint separator and 5 mins of blowtorching...still won't budge. I have 17" arms and I was hitting that thing with all I had. hasta
So...we're a little more than halfway done. At this point I'm hoping the broken bolts all magically extract themselves. lol.
BIG, BIG thanks to Johnny, Mike, and Max for dropping by to help me. I never would have even gotten this far without their help! Johnny, see you in the afternoon for Round 3 with my big red beeyotch! :doh: