I just lifted my Jeep and my wife's truck last weekend. Took me 10 hours to do both vehicles. Can't say I am in a hurry to do that again. I bought new sway bar end links for the back and used the old back ones for the front. I bought the 2'5" Skyjacker lift kit for the Jeep and the Metal Cloak leveling kit for the wife's Silverado.
Nice! I hear you about not being in a rush to do it again soon. When Matt lifted his K10 pickup, that took a long time. I think it's easier when they're newer and the bolts aren't rusted in place.
Hi at 2m37s it talks about how the instructions say to loosen all 8 control arm bolts. This is an important step because the suspension resting point is changing with the longer springs. They should be re-torqued when the jeep is on the ground after all springs installed. This step squishes the bushing at their natural center point in up/down travel. hope this helps.
Hi Mark. Thank you for pointing this out. I thought the control arm bolts only needed to be loosened if the axle wasn't lowering down enough, and Matt didn't think it would be a problem if he didn't do it, but he ended up loosening and re-torquing them later that night. He didn't tell me he did that until I asked about it after seeing your comment. I have added a note to the description saying not to skip that step. Thank you for watching!
Hi @ponyboy5320. We used them. I'm not sure if they're required, but we wanted them because the Rubicon has the sway bar disconnect, and we didn't want to mess that up by changing the factory geometry.
@@kemicalx17 I was waiting to speak to Matt before replying. He already winterized the car and said he wouldn't be driving it anymore...but he started a new project this weekend. He's going to swap the 305 in the Camaro with the 350 in his truck and rebuild both engines. He took out and disassembled the 305 yesterday and will be "downgrading" it over the next week and then "upgrading" the 350 in the next couple weeks. Once he figures out what he wants to do exactly, I'll be making a video detailing everything in each engine and everything he did.
@@kemicalx17 So he go the 305 put into the truck, and it's running well, but he needs to do some adjustments still. The 350 is all built, but he's building a motor stand so he can break it on without putting it in the car in case there's something he has to work on. He's not rushing since it's winter here, and the roads aren't great for driving on right now.
Hi. When we made this video, it had the stock tires on it, which I think were 255/75R17. Matt has since put bigger tires on it - 285/70R17. They fit without having to do anything extra other than the original lift we put on in this video.
Hi - I'm so sorry for the slow reply. I saw the comment come in and thought I'd replied last week. Here's a link to the lift on the AES website. You can buy it from them or from places like Summit Racing. We bought it through Summit, but their webpage shows they only have one in stock. AEV Website: www.aev-conversions.com/product/new-jk-2-spacer-suspension/ Summit Racing: www.summitracing.com/parts/aev-n0221000ac
