When I installed the spring-over-axle lift on my ’95 Jeep Wrangler 15 years ago, I installed a new set of Rancho RS9000 shocks with polyurethane bushings. They worked well, but in recent years, the suspension on my YJ has gotten noticeably noisy. While underneath my…
Ever since I installed rear (and originally, front) add-a-leaves on my ’95 YJ, I’ve had to suffer the rough ride that they caused. It isn’t so bad when I’m heavily loaded. In fact, when I’m loaded for bear on a…
One of the most significant restrictions to a YJ’s axle articulation is the front sway bar. The sway bar is necessary for maintaining on-road stability, especially during emergency maneuvers and sharp turns, so you don’t want to remove it…
I finally finished making the upper front shock adapters and attaching the shocks just two hours before we were to leave town for the Flatlanders Jeep Club’s annual 4×4 Fest. There were a couple small things yet to be done…
OK, here are the before and after numbers: The rear axle articulation is about the same as it was before I installed the add-a-leaves last year. The front articulation gained about 0.5″ over stock. The SOA lifted the front 6″…
Here’s what I had to buy, including sales tax and/or shipping charges:
Here are the quick and dirty instructions for installing an SOA lift with a slip yoke eliminator kit and CV driveshaft. For details, see my day-by-day description. As always, YMMV. Both front and rear: disconnect pitman arm from steering box…
Friday, 9 April That night after work & dinner, I started tearing into it. I put the Jeep up on jack stands first. The six 17″ stands I borrowed were too short to get the tires off the ground, so…
My ’95 YJ had the problem that whenever I load it up with all my wheeling/camping gear, the rear springs developed a pretty nasty negative arch. This was livable on the road, but sucked for wheeling. I finally decided I…