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65 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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63 viewsNew isolators and spacer installed
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49 viewsThe new rims/tires I am going to use after it is lifted
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42 viewsFactory setup
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40 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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39 viewsremoving the front coil springs
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39 viewsone rear coil done
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39 viewsNew yoke installed on TC
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38 viewsBadly worn and dry rotted rubber isolators and rusted frame towers
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38 viewsPainted with POR
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38 viewsnew oil seal installed on front diff
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37 viewsFactory height (actually a little under due to deteriorated coil spring isolators which are also being replaced)
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37 viewsBadly worn and dry rotted rubber isolators and rusted frame towers
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37 viewsHad to clean all this up and sand it good and painted with rust inhibitor (POR)
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37 viewsOld Rzeppa/Rzeppa style front driveshaft removed
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36 viewsJacking up one side as far as it will go to give room to get the coil back in with new rubbers and the spacer.
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35 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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35 viewsNew isolators and spacer installed
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34 viewsNew isolators and spacer installed
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34 viewsboth driveshafts. The double cardan one came from Iron Rock Offroad
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34 viewsHere you can see how close the front ones are to back of fender
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32 viewsreplacing the driveshaft required removing and replacing both yokes (one on front differential and one on front of transfer case)
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32 viewsFront diff = old oil seal after yoke removed
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