eddybarba
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So I figured I'd give everyone my impressions.
I'll start by saying I've owned 7 jeeps and besides a RK long arm kit, I've done all the work myself. I'm not a mechanic but I'm pretty capable.
First thought's on drive, b/c that's what's most important. Drives great, other than being taller, drives exactly like it did before, that being said it only has 250 miles, and 100 on the kit so I don't have much time with it. Picked up the JLUR tuesday and did the lift friday and saturday. Still have the 33, but ordered 37's which should be here next week mounted on hutchinson rock monsters.
On the JK's i can do a boost in about two hours and a full lift with all 8 arms in 4-5. Considering this kit didn't have the arms I thought I'd knock it out quickly... turned into an 8 hour job. It was a little bit of a pain, but I did enjoy really working on the new jl. I had offered to help a friend install his own evo lift but seriously reconsidering.
I was annoyed by the instructions and lack thereof. I understand they wanted to be first to market and they did a lot of R&D, which shows in the kit, but they really should have spent more time on the actual install instructions. Some parts had very detailed diagrams, but I really would have liked to have a note as to which side the diagram was talking about, i.e. passenger, driver, front, rear. Stupid, and I figured it out, but when you're tired and it's late you don't want to need to spend 10 minutes figuring those things out.
For now I wanted to keep the ride quality, and I didn't want to test new shocks. In time I'll get something else, but for now I went with the shock extensions. So I start the install, rear first since the sway bar links from rear are used in the front, and I find out there are no instructions for the extensions. For the life of me I couldn't figure them out, I did call EVO on a friday afternoon and they were great about getting their tech to call me back and walk me through and he even sent me pics of how the install is supposed to go. He did not have access to the actual instructions though, and there was drilling required. The rear install went fine besides the shocks.
The overland kit was important to me so as to keep the geometry, but if you're doing this by yourself be prepared to spend some time aligning the upper and lower arms so the bolts go through. You have to remove the lower trackbar bolt, and once you do the axle shifts. It was a bear to get everything lined up. Spent two hours just on that. The brake line extension instructions were terrible. They have multiple holes and they're not clear on how exactly to install, had to figure it out but I think I got it right. Lastly, maybe it was just in my kit by a simple mistake, but the nut and bolt in the kit which attaches the shock to the now raised front shock mount was a different pitch. The bolt had a different pitch thread than the locking nut. Luckily I had a nut that fit so I was able to get it done.
Overall, very pleased with the ride and the quality of the kit. I have their coil over kit on my Jk so I expected a quality product. I just hope they make the install instructions more user friendly, at least for those of us who are DIY.
Thanks for reading,
Eddy
I'll start by saying I've owned 7 jeeps and besides a RK long arm kit, I've done all the work myself. I'm not a mechanic but I'm pretty capable.
First thought's on drive, b/c that's what's most important. Drives great, other than being taller, drives exactly like it did before, that being said it only has 250 miles, and 100 on the kit so I don't have much time with it. Picked up the JLUR tuesday and did the lift friday and saturday. Still have the 33, but ordered 37's which should be here next week mounted on hutchinson rock monsters.
On the JK's i can do a boost in about two hours and a full lift with all 8 arms in 4-5. Considering this kit didn't have the arms I thought I'd knock it out quickly... turned into an 8 hour job. It was a little bit of a pain, but I did enjoy really working on the new jl. I had offered to help a friend install his own evo lift but seriously reconsidering.
I was annoyed by the instructions and lack thereof. I understand they wanted to be first to market and they did a lot of R&D, which shows in the kit, but they really should have spent more time on the actual install instructions. Some parts had very detailed diagrams, but I really would have liked to have a note as to which side the diagram was talking about, i.e. passenger, driver, front, rear. Stupid, and I figured it out, but when you're tired and it's late you don't want to need to spend 10 minutes figuring those things out.
For now I wanted to keep the ride quality, and I didn't want to test new shocks. In time I'll get something else, but for now I went with the shock extensions. So I start the install, rear first since the sway bar links from rear are used in the front, and I find out there are no instructions for the extensions. For the life of me I couldn't figure them out, I did call EVO on a friday afternoon and they were great about getting their tech to call me back and walk me through and he even sent me pics of how the install is supposed to go. He did not have access to the actual instructions though, and there was drilling required. The rear install went fine besides the shocks.
The overland kit was important to me so as to keep the geometry, but if you're doing this by yourself be prepared to spend some time aligning the upper and lower arms so the bolts go through. You have to remove the lower trackbar bolt, and once you do the axle shifts. It was a bear to get everything lined up. Spent two hours just on that. The brake line extension instructions were terrible. They have multiple holes and they're not clear on how exactly to install, had to figure it out but I think I got it right. Lastly, maybe it was just in my kit by a simple mistake, but the nut and bolt in the kit which attaches the shock to the now raised front shock mount was a different pitch. The bolt had a different pitch thread than the locking nut. Luckily I had a nut that fit so I was able to get it done.
Overall, very pleased with the ride and the quality of the kit. I have their coil over kit on my Jk so I expected a quality product. I just hope they make the install instructions more user friendly, at least for those of us who are DIY.
Thanks for reading,
Eddy
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