KK lift with 2.5" spacers

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Vatoeliozi

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Hello Everyone
I have Rough Country 2.5" spacers and want to lift my KK (2012), My friend said it's will be damage upper ball joints. your opinion?
 

lfhoward

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It will wear out your springs and ball joints prematurely, especially the uppers. The ride will be harsh at the same time.

The reason is that any kind of spacer lift (regardless of brand) puts a preload on your spring to get your jeep lifted. That stress causes other IFS components to fail sooner.

You can avoid this problem by getting a spring lift such as Old Man Emu (OME) either with OME or Bilstein shocks. JBA upper control arms with greaseable, replaceable upper ball joints are a great upgrade also, and will help get your alignment into spec.
 

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It will wear out your springs and ball joints prematurely, especially the uppers. The ride will be harsh at the same time.

The reason is that any kind of spacer lift (regardless of brand) puts a preload on your spring to get your jeep lifted. That stress causes other IFS components to fail sooner.

You can avoid this problem by getting a spring lift such as Old Man Emu (OME) either with OME or Bilstein shocks. JBA upper control arms with greaseable, replaceable upper ball joints are a great upgrade also, and will help get your alignment into spec.
Thank a lot
 

tommudd

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Spacer lifts are one the very worst things you can do to a Liberty
They are junk
Just do it right with a full spring lift using OME springs etc
 

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