blazinjames
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Vancouver BC, Canada
so i am planning on starting to lift my 89 xj
this weekend i would like to tackel my rear suspension first.
I have never done any suspension work besides replacing shocks.
from what i understand it is fairly simple..
i jack up the jeep, put axle stands on the frame. raise the rear differentail a bit, loosen the leafs and the ujoints holding the axle in, disconnect the brake lines and lower the axle and leafts
then i put the new leafs on, install the coils, raise the diff and bold it back in?
sounds easy?
is there anything i need to be aware of that makes this more chanllenging? how do i make sure the angle and everything is ok? if i need to use shims how will i know and where do i install them?
is there any problems people run into when doing this to a older jeep?
thanks
this weekend i would like to tackel my rear suspension first.
I have never done any suspension work besides replacing shocks.
from what i understand it is fairly simple..
i jack up the jeep, put axle stands on the frame. raise the rear differentail a bit, loosen the leafs and the ujoints holding the axle in, disconnect the brake lines and lower the axle and leafts
then i put the new leafs on, install the coils, raise the diff and bold it back in?
sounds easy?
is there anything i need to be aware of that makes this more chanllenging? how do i make sure the angle and everything is ok? if i need to use shims how will i know and where do i install them?
is there any problems people run into when doing this to a older jeep?
thanks