jeep Wrangler Yj Lift Kit - bushing Installation - Photo 9084530

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Once the stock suspension components were removed, Mel Wade of Off Road Evolution began the installation by installing the new urethane bushings and bolt sleeves in the spring eyes.

The Superlift 3.5-inch Jeep Wrangler YJ lift system includes all of the necessary components to properly equip your 4x4.

Included in the Superlift 3.5-inch lift system are new leaf springs, urethane bushings, U-bolts, rear extended sway-bar links and front sway-bar disconnects, front and rear track-bar drop brackets, transfer-case drop-down brackets, bumpstop extensions, and a new steering stabilizer. Also shown are a dropped pitman arm, Superlift's TruSpeed, and Bulletproof brake hoses. Superlift also provided a set of its Superide shocks.

Superlift's Bulletproof brake hoses are extended-length, Kevlar-reinforced, braided stainless steel hoses. New mounting hardware is also included.

We'll also install a set of Currie Enterprises rear boomerang shackles. The shackles permit increased articulation by allowing the rear spring eye to pivot farther rearward. They include urethane bushings, 1/4-inch-thick steel side plates, and Grade 8 bolts with greasable zerks in the bolt heads.

The stock suspension was used and abused. The driver-side front spring had a significant bend, and the passenger-side framerail had evidence of repair. The YJ previously sat on 33-inch tires by way of extended shackles and a very shoddy 3-inch body lift, which was almost missing altogether.

Note the rearmost passenger-side body mount, which has been replaced with some sort of spacer that was obviously installed to fill a void.

Here, the new Superlift spring is shown next to the bent driver-side front spring. The obvious lack of arc and disintegrated spring-eye bush-ings offered a lackluster ride on- and off-road. The new springs will increase ride height and offer significantly better ride quality.

Once the stock suspension components were removed, Mel Wade of Off Road Evolution began the installation by installing the new urethane bushings and bolt sleeves in the spring eyes.

The front springs were then secured to the front Currie Enterprises tow shackles.

With the new springs in place, we'll install the U-bolts to secure them to the axle.

The bumpstop exten-sions were installed on top of the axle-tubes and secured in place using the new U-bolts.

The sway-bar extensions were bolted to the stock front sway bar. Sway-bar extensions are also supplied for the rear sway bar, but it had already been removed from the vehicle.

The lower front sway-bar mounts feature a threaded disconnect for easy sway-bar disengagement before trail use.

A new Superlift steering stabilizer was installed, along with the provided front track-bar drop brackets. The extended bumpstop plates and the sway-bar extensions are also shown.

A new dropped pitman arm is provided to properly maintain steering geometry. A new cotter pin is also supplied.

Superlift's Bulletproof Kevlar-reinforced braided stainless steel brake hoses were a great addition to the 3.5-inch lift system. The hoses are available in extended lengths and include new relocation mounting brackets.

The Superlift Superide shocks were bolted in place to complete the installation of the front lift components.

Moving to the rear, Mel installed the Currie rear boomerang shackles and the rear Superlift springs.

The new U-bolts were installed, along with the extended bumpstop plates. Here the stock spring plates are installed using the new provided hardware.

The new rear shocks were then installed, as was the provided rear Bulletproof brake hose. Here, the lower shock bolt is secured to the shock bracket on the rear axle.

Transfer-case drop-down spacers were installed using the provided hardware. The spacers function for the time being, but we will eventually install a slip-yoke eliminator kit and a CV driveshaft to alleviate any driveshaft angularity issues.

Mounted and ready to go, these 35x12.50R15 Mickey Thompson Baja Claw radials on 15x10 Classic Lock wheels will offer a tight fit with just 3.5 inches of lift. We'll remedy this slightly with a 1-inch body lift from Daystar and also some trimming of the fenders.

The 1-inch body lift kit from Daystar includes all of the necessary components for installation. The urethane spacers are designed to fit atop the factory body-mount retainers.

Installation of the body lift was fairly easy, especially considering that the remains of a 3-inch body lift were already in place. We were missing three body mounts completely, which required a trip to the local Jeep dealership to pick up the stock retainers we needed to install the new components.

With the installation of the Superlift 3.5-inch lift system and Daystar 1-inch body lift complete, the 35-inch Mickey Thompson Baja Claw tires and Classic Lock wheels were bolted in place. We'll still need to perform some fender trim-ming to achieve maximum articulation and may even consider flat fenders in the future.