Installed the Metalcloak HD Control Arm Pro'lignment Kit

[Jtphoto]

These brackets were a bear to install on my 22 JT. Getting the upper spacer sleeves lined up was just about impossible - had to bend the inside part of the stock rear UCA bracket several times on each side to make enough space that I could hammer the sleeve into place from below. Then the bolt for the passenger upper kept falling into the frame rail and require an hour-long fishing expedition with a baling wire hook, ugh. (Diesel exhaust means it’s impossible to insert the bolt from the inside out, once the bracket is in place). And getting the passenger lower beveled screw to line up required a ratchet strap pulling the bracket sideways at a particular angle before the threads would catch. Driver side, beveled screw went in loose first, but totally impossible on the passenger side.

Anyway my raw hands and shoulders and elbows are recovering. Only driven on pavement so far but it’s like everyone says, better bump compliance, less harshness, less body shudder, less brake dive, more stable. Well worth it

Interesting that you had so much trouble. I installed a set in a coffee shop parking lot not long ago.
There are a few tricks to making the instal easier. I slide the spacers in from the top..

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[Zandcwhite]

I was dragging along the frame and rails on JB. The trail was in rare form that day.

We run MC drop brackets on the JLUR, they never touched a rock on John Bull. The 39s may help there.

 

[fourfa]

I slide the spacers in from the top..

I wish. Absolutely not possible on mine, the spacers were maybe 1/16" too long for the space and there is no way to apply enough force to push them down from above. I had to work the inner sheet metal of the stock UCA bracket to open them up some, then hammer the sleeve up from below bit by bit.

I don't know why I had all this trouble when sounds like no one else here has. Maybe due to running Metalcloak control arms? If they were a little undersize in width compared to factory, when torquing the stock CA bolts, the inner sheet metal bracket would have deflected outward. Nothing but speculation but would explain it

 

[gonzoflick]

Per metal cloak:
None: Due to a frame bracket change the HD Control Arm Pro'lignment Kit will not work on 2024+ JL Wranglers or JT Gladiators.

So this does give me hopes that they will make one for the front since it's ALL 24+

For the rear:
Note: The DB3 is not compatible with the 392 JL Wrangler

Do we actually know what piece interferes? Is it something we can cut off? I'm interested in these for my 2024 as well.

 

[Jtphoto]

I wish. Absolutely not possible on mine, the spacers were maybe 1/16" too long for the space and there is no way to apply enough force to push them down from above. I had to work the inner sheet metal of the stock UCA bracket to open them up some, then hammer the sleeve up from below bit by bit.

I don't know why I had all this trouble when sounds like no one else here has. Maybe due to running Metalcloak control arms? If they were a little undersize in width compared to factory, when torquing the stock CA bolts, the inner sheet metal bracket would have deflected outward. Nothing but speculation but would explain it

I wonder if your factory CA brackets may have been tweaked on a previous trail ride. On my 08 JK I did have a bit of a fight on the passenger side because I had a tweaked factory CA mount.

 

[84jeepjohn]

Do we actually know what piece interferes? Is it something we can cut off? I'm interested in these for my 2024 as well.

no clue?
@Metalcloak any info you are willing to share?

 

[Jtphoto]

Hmm I wonder if it has to be that anti roll over plate on the 24s on the passenger side.

 

[gonzoflick]

Hmm I wonder if it has to be that anti roll over plate on the 24s on the passenger side.

Well if that's the case I removed mine so...will that work @Metalcloak

 

[Metalcloak]

Well if that's the case I removed mine so...will that work @Metalcloak

No, it is because the '24's have an extra gusset on their control arm brackets... good for the '24's but does not allow our current design to mount. We have a '24 version in pre production, but no date yet for it's release.

 

[gonzoflick]

No, it is because the '24's have an extra gusset on their control arm brackets... good for the '24's but does not allow our current design to mount. We have a '24 version in pre production, but no date yet for it's release.

Any update on these for the 2024?

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