Here She Is After Frankenlift & Duratracs

[TomAllyn]

My camera phone doesn't do a very good job and my photography skills are very good anyway.:mexsmoke: I had to share with you all after all the patient and excellent advice I've received from you all.

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[kspageddie23]

Looks great!

 

[Dave]

Awesome looking Jeep.


Dave

 

[renegade 04]

Thats one happy looking kj!

 

[Hedsic]

Looks good. What size are the tires? Looks like it's sitting up 4" or so of lift.

 

[TomAllyn]

looks good. What size are the tires? Looks like it's sitting up 4" or so of lift.

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[TheBlueKJ]

Looks good. What size are the tires? Looks like it's sitting up 4" or so of lift.

With the Franky I believe it sits you at 3"-3.5"

 

[Hedsic]

With the Franky I believe it sits you at 3"-3.5"

I doubt his has settled at all. Looks like he's at least at 23" front and rear from the pictures. But I'm also just making a guess off a photo too.

 

[tlrtucker]

it does look pretty high up front...what is your center of hub to fender measurement?

 

[tommudd]

With a Frankenlift you'll get at least 4 and sometimes 4.25 inches of lift , one of the reasons its a must to run the JBA UCAs on it. ( Unless they have changed them recently) Takes a long time to fully break a Franky in as well . Have to really take them out and twist them up good to fully seat everything.

 

[tommudd]

With the Franky I believe it sits you at 3"-3.5"

Good bit more than that when new and for the first few thousand miles eventually it will settle down to 3.25-3.5

 

[Hedsic]

That's why I mentioned about the height. I was thinking in another thread that OP was expecting about 2" of lift to 2.5"

The lift and KJ look great though. I like the height it's sitting at right now. regear it and put some 32's on and I think it'd be perfect.

 

[John3seventeen]

That's why I mentioned about the height. I was thinking in another thread that OP was expecting about 2" of lift to 2.5"

The lift and KJ look great though. I like the height it's sitting at right now. regear it and put some 32's on and I think it'd be perfect.

Thats why I questioned it when he said he was going with the Frankenlift so he wouldn't have to buy Als A arms. We need some measurement center of hub to bottom edge of flare. I'm guessing 3 1/2" front 2 1/2" rear.

 

[tommudd]

Funny how it works out, someone asks how to get 2 or 2.5 inches of lift, lots of info shared and the next thing you know they've went 180 and bought something totally different. Not the first time, won't be the last , but we all still try to help don't we :shrug:..................:happy175:

 

[LibertyTC]

His KJ looks great nice color that blue!
Talking about color...I see some red in his future..
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If you go over a speed bump quick and you hear a bang..it is the coil spring getting whacked by the stock A-arm.....
Not much room between coil spring and stock A-Arm, Much better with JBA.4.5s though and better alignment.

 

[tommudd]

So he didn't get the JBA UCAs with the Franky????
Thought that was discussed or am I thinking of someone else :shrug:

 

[Hedsic]

So he didn't get the JBA UCAs with the Franky????
Thought that was discussed or am I thinking of someone else :shrug:

No it was discussed. He said in the other post that when he called All J that they told him it would be about 2-2.5" of lift with the Frankenlift and that they told him for the Frankenlift he would not need to upgrade to the JBA UCA's if I remember correctly. :shrug:

I'm prettt sure this is the same guy anyway.


either way the lift looks great.. Just start saving and get those A-Arms replaced ASAP and just don't go offroad at all.

 

[tlrtucker]

Thanks for the replies, but this actually doesn't matter any more, because I've made up my mind and am going to get the Frankenlift. Matter of fact I wasn't able to contact All J until 4:00 yesterday, but Heather emailed me last night that even though today is Saturday she is going to call me to take my order some time this morning.

I really appreciate everyone's help and the awesome knowledge of tommudd. I almost feel the need to apologize for not going with JBA, but being told I need an $395+ part that is completely unnecessary is actually what made up my mind.

I'll likely buy skid plates from JBA - as even though I don't plan on ******** wheeling I want the protection just for the peace of mind.

Same guy :emotions34:

 

[tommudd]

mmmmm interesting
1200 for Franky
1400 for Econo kit which includes everything including the UCAs etc :shrug:

As long as he is happy who else matters right?? :icon_lol:

 

[TomAllyn]

I questioned the folks at Al J's regarding this lift and I was told twice once by a gentleman and once by a lady there that this lift would only be a 2.5" lift. I was also specifically told that I absolutely would not need JBA a-arms with this lift. If that is not true I will be contacting them to rectify the situation and I live close enough if legal remedies become necessary. Both the boulderbars.com website and two of their employees said it is a 2.5" lift.

I did not disregard the advice I received here. However, I not make my purchase from JBA specifically, because I was told by JBA that I would require A-arms for their 2.5" lift by the JBA representative. However, that was contradicted by tommudd and one Hedsic more than once. I was not comfortable with making my purchase from someone who tried to sell me parts that were unnecessary.

When All J's people said the same thing I was told by both Hedsic and tommudd about not needing JBA A-arms because it would only lift 2.5" I went with them as I was under the impression I was not being B.S'd about needing JBA a-arms the way I was when I called JBA to place my order.