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How to fit a 2"or 3 spring lift.+Wiring spotlights
Hi guys, I am new to the forum and am in the process of fitting a 3" lift. I started at the rear, and fitting the extended brake line first then dropped the shocks and springs out. No problem so far then I came to fitting the relocation brackets they didn't fit :dry: the tube which is meant to fit to the original bracket was around 1cm to long on both sides! So I set about it first with my hacksaw then with the angle grinder. Has anyone else had this problem or did I receive the wrong ones? Anyway they are now on as are the springs and shocks, so far so good. Next job will be to fit the adjustable pan hard rod then begin the front end. Got some modular wheels with Sahara tyres on waiting for me too finish the lift
Good to hear you got the relocation brackets to fit on your jimny in the end, and I hope my guide to how to fit a lift is helping you, best of luck with fitting the rest of the parts. DIRTYDOGZ
2002 JLX Soft Top Jimnybits 2" lift +Pro Comp ES1000 shocks. Big Jimny rear shock mounts. Big Jimny adjustable panhard rods. Big Jimny steering damper bracket. Disco Armstrong steering damper. 7X15 black modulars. 205/75/15 Maxxis 743 bravo m/t.Superpro camber correction bushes.Black A bar....
Your guide was very helpful thanks. I managed to get the rear end mostly done this afternoon although I still have the castor correction bushes to fit and I suspect that is going to be a tough job lol. I took it for a test drive to make sure the bikes were ok. No castor correction and without the steering damper fitted and it was scary :ohmy: the steering was appalling and I kept veering to the right! I won't t be driving it until the rest of the bits sre fitted, I don't think my nerves could take it.
Last edit: 21 Feb 2013 19:38 by GWR. Reason: Predictive text!
GWR wrote: Hi guys, I am new to the forum and am in the process of fitting a 3" lift. I started at the rear, and fitting the extended brake line first then dropped the shocks and springs out. No problem so far then I came to fitting the relocation brackets they didn't fit :dry: the tube which is meant to fit to the original bracket was around 1cm to long on both sides! So I set about it first with my hacksaw then with the angle grinder. Has anyone else had this problem or did I receive the wrong ones? Anyway they are now on as are the springs and shocks, so far so good. Next job will be to fit the adjustable pan hard rod then begin the front end. Got some modular wheels with Sahara tyres on waiting for me too finish the lift
Any pics mate im strugleing to think how the brackets were wrong
then I came to fitting the relocation brackets they didn't fit :dry: the tube which is meant to fit to the original bracket was around 1cm to long on both sides! So I set about it first with my hacksaw then with the angle grinder. Has anyone else had this problem or did I receive the wrong ones? Anyway they are now on as are the springs and shocks, so far so good. Next job will be to fit the adjustable pan hard rod then begin the front end. Got some modular wheels with Sahara tyres on waiting for me too finish the lift 
