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    Smile How to install Spring alignmant perches - Hunty's JK

    Hi guyz
    I noticed that my heap was running on bowing rear springs (Misaligned) caused by lifting the suspension with extended length springs by the moron who regularly drives it! (me)lol

    I am loaded to the MAX 40ltr extra fuel + 40ltr extra water roof top tent, cooking gear & fridge, tools hi lift jack, all my work equipment, my lightweight draws NOT !, spares clothes etc!!

    I suspected that the springs on full flex where bottoming out possibly worse - pinching and maybe damaging them - ( I need to add appropriate bump stops)

    I just recently picked up a huge Swag from TassieJK (Thanx again Mal) which included really nice rubicon express springs and Spring perch realignment brackets and adjustable rear track bar - all of which I installed today!

    I am the worlds biggest Idiot!!! - what was I thinking tackling this job in the carpark @ Rundle st Mall (whilst the Mrs shopped). with no power tools!

    1. whist Jeep is fully loaded and b4 jacking - attach spring compressors (it just makes it easier to compress them) and compress the cr@p out of them!

    2. Remove lower shock mount bolt.

    3. Jack up jeep remove tyre.

    4. Optional - remove trackbar - i did just to make access easier

    5. Remove already compressed spring.

    5. If you are smart ( I wasn't lol ) use angle grinder to remove factory perch - if you are a complete moron (yes thats me lol) piddle away at them with a useless hacksaw! for 6 hours - then be so totally buggeredx that driving back to camp is near impossible LoL

    6. bolt on new adjustable perches!

    7. re install springs - (in may case compress new springs first).

    8. put tyre back on

    9. drop jack slowly and check the springs have centred perfectly.

    10. re attach lower shocky mount bolt and re attach track bar

    Enjoy the feeling of your new jeep - and your handiwork or what ever LoL
    cheers Hunty









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    I'm impressed that you did it in a carpark... hey, that's a great idea! I hate shopping with mrs aswell so playing with car is a great way to keep the peace and still allow mrs to shop....mall must be pretty big to allow you time to do such a job!!!! Lol

    Well done hunty

    Cheers
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    Smile Doors off to use a hi lft Jack

    Quote Originally Posted by Dieselcon View Post
    I'm impressed that you did it in a carpark... hey, that's a great idea! I hate shopping with mrs aswell so playing with car is a great way to keep the peace and still allow mrs to shop....mall must be pretty big to allow you time to do such a job!!!! Lol

    Well done hunty

    Cheers
    Jose
    Yeah mate
    I hope You will never see me using a high lift jack anywhere near my beautiful black JK body work ergo - I take the doors off - ive done it so many times i can get em off in 10 sec - (I dont use the nut on the hinge - mine just sit there - which is ok when the are closed they lock in)
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    Hi I notice you mention the track bar does it goes with the track bar bell crank? have you used that part on your jeep?

    Lisza Bailey
    Last edited by lliszabailey; 08-01-11 at 02:35 PM.

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    You got the desired end result which was nice. Good install, and way to go. But. . . . . those just look like fancy brackets that allow you to rotation the pinion angle positioning of your spring buckets. Why not just cut them off like you did and burn in a new aftermarket (or stock for that matter) lower spring bucket with spring retainers at the desired angle? Instead of a weld holding your lower spring buckets on you now have u-bolts (I guess not that bad and negligible in strength to a weld because leaf sprung vehicles essential rely on these as well) but now you have u-bolts below your axle tube centerline. Just seems like running a few beads over a set of these http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/...s-_p_1179.html would have accomplished the same result with a cleaner look.

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    Smile Haven't finished playing with the suspension! LoL

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    Hi 85cj7
    Maaaaaaaaaaaate
    thanx for the good advice (I really hate it when others are more right than me LoL) - In hind sight I guess i should have just welder the factory perches back on - however I definitely haven't finished playing with the suspension setup or height yet!
    cheers Hunty
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    Hi thanks for posting how to install the spring alignmant perches...well I have a problem on the shock and strut mount on removing it...while installing the other part

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    Quote Originally Posted by lliszabailey View Post
    Hi thanks for posting how to install the spring alignmant perches...well I have a problem on the shock and strut mount on removing it...while installing the other part
    Hi Llisza
    Great find "partsbin" thanx for the lead!!!!!! - im not sure what you are having problems removing - any chance of a pic? - cheers Hunty
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