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Article and
photos by Jim Bacon
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There are several routes to take to lift your WJ and
many of those routes are based on the type of trail
riding you plan on doing as well as daily driving
capability. Our project "D4" will be going
through a few transformations, and starting it off
will be the Skyjacker 2" BB Kit.
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What You Will Need
• Skyjacker Value Kit, Part# WJ20 (2FR/2RR spacers included)
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• Socket
Set
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or Air Compressor with impact gun / air ratchet
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• Floor
jacks
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• Jack
Stands
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• Wheels
Chocks
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• Spring
Compressors
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CAUTION: You
will be lifting your vehicle and placing on jack stands.
Be sure your vehicle is parked on level ground before
starting project. Secondly, you will be removing
vehicle springs; if you use spring compressors, there is
potential danger in do so, handle the compressed springs
carefully, if they decompress prematurely they can cause
serious bodily harm.
Installation
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First thing is to read the instructions completely
for both front and rear before you start. You will be
starting with the front of the vehicle, so, have your
vehicle parked on level ground and chock the rear wheels.
2.
Raise the vehicle in the center of the front axle with a
floor jack. Once raised place your jack stands under
the frame behind the control arms so that the front
tire/wheels are off the ground freely.
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Remove your front wheels.
4.
Remove the lower shock nuts that secure the shock to the
axle on both sides.
5.
You may be lucky enough that you can remove the springs with
no help from the compressors, if so congrats, if not like
me, grab your springs compressors. You will attach the
spring compressors on each side of the spring and then start
to compress them. Be sure to compress them evenly.
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Once compressed, they should be easy to remove.
Sometimes you may have to put a bit of pressure on the hub
and push the axle downwards for the spring to come out.
DO this to both sides.
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Once the spring is out, you will start on the left side
of vehicle. Remove the spring isolator and install
it on bottom of the spacer. The spacer will not
just stay in place, so grab your spring and start to put
it back into location then you can use the spring to
hold the spacer in place. Once it is in place, you
can decompress the spring if you used a compressor and
you are ready to move to the passenger side and repeat
this step.
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NOTE: be sure to note the position
of the spring as it seats into the lower spring isolator
on the axle so that it is at it's stop. It must be
seated into the coil spring isolator.
8.
When finished, raise the front axle and reconnect the
lower shock nuts that secure the shock to the axle. Install
the front wheels, lower it back onto the ground.
Torque all bolts to factory specifications and re-torque
after 500 miles. It is also recommended to have a
front end alignment after installation.
Okay time to start on the rear of vehicle.
9.
Raise up the rear end with a floor jack. Place the
jack stands under the frame, but also allow the rear
suspension to move up and down freely with a floor jack.
10.
Remove the tires/wheels.
11.
Disconnect the sway bar from the end links.
12.
Disconnect the lower shock mount bolts. Lower the axle
with the floor jack so that the rear axle droops and the
coil springs become loose.
13.
Remove the coil spring and the spring isolator located on
the bottom. The removal the bottom coil spring
isolator is not as easy at the front. You will need a
large flat head screwdriver or something to pry it off, but
be careful to not cut or ruin it.
14.
Starting with the left side of the vehicle install the new
spacer and the part numbers facing up then place the
isolator on top. Install the coil spring. Now
move time to put on the passenger side coil spring.
Using the floor jack and lifting the left side of the
axle will help get the coil spring into place on the
passenger side. Just pay attention to the vehicle on
the jack stands and doing this can raise the vehicle off the
jack stands.
15.
Raise up the rear suspension with the floor jack and
reconnect the lower shock mount bolts and reconnect the sway
bar end links.
16.
Reinstall the tires/wheels.
17.
Raise up the rear of the vehicle, remove the jack stands and
lower the vehicle. Torque all bolts/nuts to factory
specifications and re-torque after 500 miles.
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After
YOUR DONE!
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PRODUCT INFORMATION
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Phone: (318)
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FAX: (318) 388-2608 |
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Phone: (318)
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FAX: (318) 388-2608 |
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Mailing Address |
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Skyjacker
Suspensions
P. O. Box 1678
West Monroe, LA 71294-1678 |
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