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Jeep Wrangler JK Unlimited - Getting A Raise Out Of Your Jeep - Tech

Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Grille Removal
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Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Grille Removal
To access the body mounts at the front of the vehicle, the grille needs to be removed.
Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Factory Mount
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Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Factory Mount
Using a hydraulic jack on a sturdy part of the body, you can raise it slightly to remove the factory mount and replace it with the 2-inch mount as shown.
Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Front Body Mount
The front body mounts are... 
   
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Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Front Body Mount
The front body mounts are situated behind the grille. The grille and radiator core cover must be removed for access. The stock body mount is shown along with the new 2-inch body mount.
Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Mounts
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Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Mounts
Lower the body back on the new mounts and install the longer hardware as shown here. This same procedure is done to all of the 12 body mount points along the frame.
Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Front Body Mounts Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Spacer
Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Leveling Spacer
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Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Leveling Spacer
In this application, Performance Accessories installed a Trail Master 1.75-inch leveling spacer above the coil spring. Once it was installed it leveled the front of the Jeep's suspension to match the rear.
Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Gap Guards
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Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Gap Guards
The Gap Guards were also installed at the rear of the JK just above the rear bumper.
Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Rear Bumper
Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Steering Joint Extension
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Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Steering Joint Extension
Since the body is now 2 inches higher over the frame, a steering joint extension is used to connect the steering shaft. This is a heavy duty unit that easily attaches the two sections of the steering shaft firmly in place.
Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Fender Liner
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Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Fender Liner
With the added ride height, you can see a space between the body and frame. Performance Accessories has a set of Gap Guards for this vehicle that simply require drilling holes in the factory plastic fender liners and snapping the Gap Guards in place.
Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Bf Goodrich
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Jeep Wrangler Jk Unlimited Bf Goodrich
Once the Jeep was back on the ground, we slipped on a set of 35-inch BFG Mud Terrains mounted on Poison Spyder aluminum Spyder Lock beadlock wheels. The end result was some much added ground clearance and enough traction to handle difficult trails.
Performance Accessories
www.p-a-g.net
Poison Spyder
BFGoodrich
(877) 788-8899

www.BFGoodrich.com

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