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1010 views1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo / 4.0L BEFORE installing a 2.5 inch spacer lift kit from Supreme Suspensions, Bilstein shocks, and a front driveshaft conversion from Rzeppa/Rzeppa type (CV) to a Double Cardan type (U Joint) .
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1020 viewsFactory height (actually a little under due to deteriorated coil spring isolators which are also being replaced)
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1013 viewsFactory setup
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1059 viewsThe new rims/tires I am going to use after it is lifted
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1059 viewsremoving the front coil springs
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1000 viewsThe coil spring towers were extremely rusted out. I did not both with replacing these as I am not planning on doing hardcore off roading otherwise I would have cut those off and welded in a repair kit or fabricated something.
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998 viewsBadly worn and dry rotted rubber isolators and rusted frame towers
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1071 viewsBadly worn and dry rotted rubber isolators and rusted frame towers
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1016 viewsHad to clean all this up and sand it good and painted with rust inhibitor (POR)
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949 viewsPainted with POR
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1022 viewsPainted with POR (since this one on driver side is so bad, I will install a coil spring retainer just for piece of mind)
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1043 viewsone rear coil done
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1273 viewsNew isolators and spacer installed
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980 viewsNew isolators and spacer installed
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998 viewsNew isolators and spacer installed
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1020 viewsOld Rzeppa/Rzeppa style front driveshaft removed
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1027 viewsreplacing the driveshaft required removing and replacing both yokes (one on front differential and one on front of transfer case)
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979 viewsFront diff = old oil seal after yoke removed
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1012 viewsold and new yokes and old and new seals
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1017 viewsnew oil seal installed on front diff
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1019 viewsnew oil seal installed on transfer case
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947 viewsboth driveshafts. The double cardan one came from Iron Rock Offroad
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1007 viewsNew yoke installed on TC
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