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[josh3956]

failed miserably today installing a 2inch zone lift in my garage. Every youtube video on installing the 2 inch lift kits fail to show the very important step where the whole strut assembly must be somehow clocked 180 degrees. I tried and for the life of me i couldnt get it to "rotate" like some people mention doing.

Thought i had it at one point but the spring perch was in the wrong orientation when put together, so back apart again. Back to stock and put back together until i get some kind of spring compressor.

Day in the garage well spent

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[HotdogThud]

I saw this post and was secretly hoping you installed it successfully, but then it was too tall to get out of the garage

 

[Bradley Thornton]

You can rent the kit for free from the parts house. I loosened the nut with an impact but If you do this please be careful not to take the NUT all the way off. So Rent kit, loosen bolt, put in vice use pry Bar to turn.

 

[josh3956]

Also, anyone thats installed this kit, was there any "trimming" of the front strut bolts? No matter which way i put the tappered spacer on it seems two of the bolts protrude ever so slightly past the spacer?

The instructions dont mention anything of it for the front only for the rear.

 

[jh3113]

I saw this post and was secretly hoping you installed it successfully, but then it was too tall to get out of the garage

I'd probably panic for about 8 hours then lay down to go to sleep that night and realize all you've gotta do it let a lot of air out of the tires.

 

[josh3956]

Ive basically already done the front 3 times now, so with the spring commpressor rental eventually ill be successful lol

 

[Bradley Thornton]

This is the one I use.

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This is what most part houses rent.
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[Bradley Thornton]

Also, anyone thats installed this kit, was there any "trimming" of the front strut bolts? No matter which way i put the tappered spacer on it seems two of the bolts protrude ever so slightly past the spacer?

The instructions dont mention anything of it for the front only for the rear.

First put the spacer on take a marker and mark how much needs to come off. Take spacer off put nuts back on yes back on. then grind off the amount that needs to come off. Now take nuts back off. The nuts insure you get the thread back right. Now bolt spacer on.

 

[Bradley Thornton]

Post 48 is the videos I used

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...ds-2in-lift-build-thread-round-2.48983/page-4

 

[Bradley Thornton]

failed miserably today installing a 2inch zone lift in my garage. Every youtube video on installing the 2 inch lift kits fail to show the very important step where the whole strut assembly must be somehow clocked 180 degrees. I tried and for the life of me i couldnt get it to "rotate" like some people mention doing.

Thought i had it at one point but the spring perch was in the wrong orientation when put together, so back apart again. Back to stock and put back together until i get some kind of spring compressor.

Day in the garage well spent

I just seen you have regular shocks not Bilstein I think you literally just have to spin the full shock 180. My Bilstein have a reservoir so you just spin the top. Regardless you should be able to pull that pin and do it like I did.

 

[LockedBronco]

Ive basically already done the front 3 times now, so with the spring commpressor rental eventually ill be successful lol

Your going to be able to do it in your sleep soon.

 

[josh3956]

I just seen you have regular shocks not Bilstein I think you literally just have to spin the full shock 180. My Bilstein have a reservoir so you just spin the top. Regardless you should be able to pull that pin and do it like I did.

ya I tried, only way it would spin, moved the coil out of the seat. Other way wouldn’t move at all. I’m not the biggest guy by all means but broke all the other bolts free no problem, even had a huge breaker bar between bolts to spin it and nothin.

 

[Bradley Thornton]

ya I tried, only way it would spin, moved the coil out of the seat. Other way wouldn’t move at all. I’m not the biggest guy by all means but broke all the other bolts free no problem, even had a huge breaker bar between bolts to spin it and nothin.

I'm saying don't spin the cap spin the complete shock.

 

[josh3956]

I'm saying don't spin the cap spin the complete shock.

the spacer causes it to be 180 degrees around and yes just spinning the bottom of shock would fix that and be able to put it back together but then the orientation of the spring is wrong and facing in towards vehicle and not out to tire like it says it needs to be

 

[Snacktime]

$40 at any parts store for a spring compressor. I marked everything before I took everything apart as I upgraded Bilstein 5100s. Not many people attempt what your doing and it takes a few tricks. Don't crank to far down on the spring compressor till you break the top hat nut free.

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