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Review on ๐Ÿš™ Rough Country 2.5" Lift Kit for 2007-2018 Jeep Wrangler JK - Series II Suspension System by Joe Jordan

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Here's your tool list and a few tips

great product, fast delivery. You will need more tools than the tools required list. First you need to install the back panel. For brake line extension brackets, you will need a 7/16 socket and wrench to install the brake line caliper onto the extension bracket. You will prefer a 10mm head for removal when reinstalling the screw that goes into the frame. When you get to the point where it asks you to remove the lower rear stabilizer link bolts, you'll need to remove the whole thing to install the new ones. If you don't have an impact wrench at this point, remove the top piece first (19mm wrench on the end of the ball and 18mm socket on the end of the nut) or you'll struggle with it flapping around trying to shut the get torque. Mother. If you have an impact wrench, remove the bottom section first so you can access the top sections with an impact wrench. Mounting the spacer is not easy, it is very tight to the frame. Hold the bolt and gasket there and try threading a nut onto it. This is where an impact wrench will help you keep your sanity. Trying to keep the wrench there over the frame, in a pocket on a torque nut welded to the disc, while trying to tighten a long, wobbly knot of a heavy spacer and bolt, something doesn't work. Thing is, you're going to reinstall the springs, I had to use a jack between the axle and the passenger side frame to push the axle down far enough to insert the spring. This is not in the list of required tools. that you will need a 13/32 bit to drill a hole in the horizontal face of the rear cross member mount. I used 7/16, it worked fine. You will also need wrenches and 9/16 socket wrenches at this point. When I did the front, I got to the shock mounts last. The new bolts I had left over didn't match the expander bushings and they wouldn't even thread into their nuts. You will have the bolts from the stabilizer end link replacement, I used those, it worked much better. The driver's side brake line bracket, which was attached to the axle with a single 10mm cap screw, had to be removed to allow sufficient axle deflection for the spring. It was reinstalled with no problems. Brake line holder driver's side on the frame, for the extension holder, yes that was a bear. I disconnected the axle breather hose and the other hose from it and bent the hard brake line down to get the stretch needed to bolt on the extension. The manual required the vehicle to be on the ground to make the stabilizer bar end linkage connections. . My driveway ain't flat, I do it in the air. This way I can raise or lower the axle as needed to align the last bolted joint. The tool list should include a 13/32 drill bit, a 19mm spanner (aka a 3/4 spanner), and a 18mm hex wrench (regular and deep). and socket (regular and deep), key and socket 21mm, key and socket 16mm, key and socket 14mm (aka 9/16), key and socket 13mm (aka 1/2), key and socket for 7/16, 10mm socket and compotan hammer help move objects without damage.

Pros
  • great product
Cons
  • hard to tell