JimmyB's 4.5" Lift

[Dirtjeep]

Hey JimmyB,
Can you tell us a bit about your lift, whats involved, how much, who did it etc.
Thx m8, Dirt Jeep.

[ 06 August 2002, 12:19 PM: Message edited by: Dirt Jeep ]

[Jimmyb]

Well it's still being developed... :D

This kit was developed buy Fulcrum in conjunction with a JEEP dealer in Brisbane.

Springs front and rear to lift the vehicle approx 100mm. Spring package is designed specifically for this application to give on road comfort, control and allow fitment of increased tyre sizes up to 31" with increased stability while carrying loads or towing.

Spacers and axle wedges were used to re-align drive shafts front, rear and centre.

40% more rebound control in the front and rear shock absorbers to control body roll to give corning stability with the increased centre of gravity of the raised vehicle.

Increased Shock travel of 25mm front and rear over Old Man Emus.

Finished height from centre of wheel to bottom of flare -Front 540 mm -Rear 545 mm
Can be fitted to 1995 - 2000 models.

I am having a few probs with the compression in the front end when the sway bar is disconnected. I am lookig at increasing the bumpstop length to resolve this issue which should also increase downward travel.

Front sway bar removal is achieved through the use of wing nuts at top of linkage and usig a shifter at the bottom end. The swaybar linkage still needs to be lengthened to accomodate the lift.

Runs pretty well currently though, the new pictures in the gallery were with the sway bar off, it is absolute magic driving without the sway bar, turns into a totally different vehicle.

Hope this is enough info ;)

[kyro]

JimmyB
you'll have to let us know when it's all done as i'm keen to get mine done as well
Kyro :D

[Jimmyb]

UPDATE [img]smile.gif[/img]
well i have put pucks in the front, at the bottom of the coil. 1.5" was enough to fix the bumpstop issue in the front. it takes a big thump to get the front tyre to hit the inside of the guard. it may be different if your offsets on your wheels are different, plus i am running 31"x10.5" tyres. hitting the bullbar on the wings is still a prob though. fix, well get rid of the bar and replace it with a pre 97 bar which doesnt go back as far, could cut if off mine but its also powder coasted etc, plus the exchange bar will have facilities for a winch.

well the rear, easy, 1.5" blocks above the bumpstops. give you the extra length and the rear spring pack doesnt want to invert now.

GRRR8 its all coming together.

[ 26 July 2002, 11:16 PM: Message edited by: JimmyB ]

[toby]

if your 4.5 lift you should be installing a sye and drive shaft or you'll have vibes i installed a curries and six states drive shaft with 6 degree wedges to stop my vibes and have slit vibes from front . have disconected rear DS and run on front and also disconnected front DS and fun on back with no change and caster angle is 7 degrees with 0 tow tell me how did you over come these problems

[Jimmyb]

what year model is your toby? i think there was a change in the driveshaft outputs in 97? not 100% sure there.

yes 6 deg wedges were used. i dont have any vibes but do get some nice clunks in the front end after i have been wheeln, normally settles though :D

have to check my caster though.

[toby]

its 8/97 model and its got the bushed rather than the seal at the transfer case so this makes it more likly to vibrate i measured my lift from center to under flare and its 540 front and back so haave you got a vibe around 110ks from front of the car