Lift Problem

[Nymisus]

ok so getting the lift all put on and ran into 2 minor problems...first one is the bushing that goes inside the leaf spring isn't big enough for the bolt to go through, the outer diameter is correct, but the bolt won't fit...gonna try and drill it bigger and if that doesn't work go to the local 4 wheel place and have to buy 2 new ones....second problem is the t-case drop that they sent isn't big enough....turns out it looks like someone used to have a lift on it before me and didn't take the t-case drop off before they sold it...the spacers they gave me aren't even as big as the ones on there and the drive shaft is at a pretty intense angle....gonna take it in after i get the new bushings and see what they tell me, they guy doing it said that i could just get some bigger shims.....if anyone has run into any of this before i would like your solutions to it.....oh yeah i have a 95yj and this is a 4"re standard lift, supposed to come with everything.....oh and another interesting thing is the shocks were the same length

 

[pghpenna]

you may want to look at all your metal insert/bushings, the bolts that mount the springs to the shackles are smaller than the ones that that go to the spring housing. chances are you have a larger diameter metal insert on the shackle. there are two different inner diameter inserts, before you start drilling you may want to look into this possibility. Frank

 

[jps4jeep]

CJ Wheel Base

Are you sure you didn't mix up the bolts, The bolts that secure the spring the main perch (the perch welded to the frame, both are the inner perches unless you have a shackle reversal, which I bet you don't) are a larger bolt, if you swapped them by accident, the main perch will take a shackle bolt, but not vice versa. If the T-case drop kit that is on there drops the tcase more, you have a couple of sinerio's to ponder!
1- if this is a daily driver, I would go with the one that drops it more! reduce shaft angle and drive line vibrations
2- strickly trail rig, go with the shorter of the two, little more ground clearence, but carry a spare pinion yoke, u-joint, and u-joint strap kit just in case.

Do not put more shims on the rear end, the ones that come attached to the springs are quite adequite! If you over shim the read end, the carrier inside the differential will not properly lube, and will sieze up. it is not designed to run at such drastic angles, the pinion bearings will dry up and Boom! Not plessent.
The shocks may appear to be the same, but check the commpression length and the extension length, if these numbers are the same or similar by about 1-1 1/2 inch, wrong shocks!

 

[Nymisus]

yes we took the whole thing apart to make sure that we didn't switch any of the bolts or bushings....no luck, RE is sending me the 9/16 which is what i need not the 1/2 so that problem is solved I will just run the bushings they sent with some 1/2 bolts that i bought at lowes for the time being....I plan on leaving the t-case drop that is already on there, but my friend says the pinion is at a bad angle.....how will i be able to tell how serious of an issue is this?? I won't be driving it for the next 3 weeks or so seeing as I can't move my shoulder due to surgery so I plan on driving it home from his place tonight to my house and then let it sit.....do I need to go ahead and order the SYE and the CV??? I planned on doing this swap eventually, but if I don't need to do it right now, I would rather order my tire carrier and full size spare.....also are there any warning signs I need to watch out for?? Thanks for the quick replies and advice