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The latter; as I understand it the factory ones don’t contact soon enough as the coils are taller and the shock is longer, but someone will probably have a more correct answer than this!

OME 927 OME 948 Bilstein 28-185660 Bilstein 24-139168 Hockey pucks x4 Terraflex bump stops JBA Bilstein shock adapter kit Make sure you have a shop put the coils on the front struts because it’s basically impossible without good equipment. Spray everything you will be taking off with...

I’m happy to do a parts list in the morning when I’m at my PC also I will I share lessons learned which are rookie mistakes I made but maybe help someone. I got all my parts and info off this site though like Tom says

Looks to me like a higher spring rating is probably the reason why it’s lifting it, springs are much stronger. I can vouch for this method having finished it Saturday. The Jeep looks great and I’ve got easily 3” over the worn out wobbly stock suspension.

This one says compatible with a YJ, does that sound right? I’ll get them ordered now and return the others if it is. Thanks by the way!

Front: Heading to a shop tomorrow to get them installed, hopefully once the coil over is sorted I can muscle them in fairly quickly. Glad I got the terraflex bump stops, the stock ones were seriously torn up, almost a triangle they’ve taken some beating. Stock suspension on this I think must...

Spent a full day trying to get the coils onto the Bilstein shock absorbers I’ve bought two sets of spring compressors and both are too big to come out of the coils when the top nut, washer and plate are on... Am I going crazy? Two days for what should be a simple(ish) task... is this normal?

Both ends have metal sleeves already, the Bilstein adapter kit from JBA just looks to have a longer metal sleeve... maybe I can just throw washers on the outside of the sleeve like it says to do for the bottom? Weird, I ordered the 03 Dakota Club Cab shocks but seem to have a different set up...

Unfortunately it really doesn’t, maybe I’ve been unlucky but the metal sleeve in the bushing on these Bilsteins is stuck like the rubber was molded onto it, won’t budge at all.

Even better the front sway bar bolts are seized I’ve burnt my impact wrench battery three times, bent a breaker bar and almost yanked the Jeep off the axle stands and it won’t move a bit just spins in place Not my day

Well the stock shock absorbers are back on because I need to make a start on the front, looks like I’ll be working that one out this week some time

It’s not going well... Any idea how to get the bushing out of the top of the Bilstein to get the new adapter in? I’ve tried a C clamp

I suppose I’ll order front sways and change them out whilst I’m under there. Thanks for heads up on rears!

Thanks!

Cold weather in Houston has identified a couple of squeaks and creaks in the suspension. I suspect rear sway bars are one of these, should I just remove them with the lift? I’m sure I’ve seen that done on this forum...