Has anyone taken all the body mount bolts out at once to install a body lift?
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So...Any advantage to going new here? I found a crown kit minus the bolts for about 90 bucks. Its all new parts...is there any advantage to going new here, or just putting the old ones back in? I have to replace two lowers, it looks like.
The only advantages I can see are that a) eventually in your environment you will probably have to replace them all and b) you'll already be there, so why not? For me, I live in a salt free nice climate, so I just replaced the two that were cracking, and moved on. If money was an issue, then I might not, but otherwise...
Well, I bit the bullet and bought the whole kit. Putting enough other new and or restored stuff into this thing, what's another 100 bucks! J.ust E.mpty E.very P.ocket
Just a quick update to this thread. I got the Crown Body mount replacement from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009XUZ8QY/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Nice kit. Looks just like the originals...but its not quite the same. The bottom pucks are slightly longer that the OEM ones. I measured the Crown to be 1 3/8" tall and the OEM ones to be 1 3/16. Not enough to make a difference with OEM hardware. However...I'm also installing a JKS 1.25" Body Lift at the same time. The bolts JKS provided are not long enough to go through everything. To be fair, I don't think they would have been long enough with the OEM mounts either, but I just wanted to mention it here.
The picture shows the bolt sticking through about a 1/2 inch. I couldn't get them started. I did install one of the new mounts with an old bolt and NO lift puck, and the bolt started threading about a half inch from being seated (which is what I'd expect). SO...If you buy the JKS kit, plan on running to the store for new hardware.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009XUZ8QY/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Nice kit. Looks just like the originals...but its not quite the same. The bottom pucks are slightly longer that the OEM ones. I measured the Crown to be 1 3/8" tall and the OEM ones to be 1 3/16. Not enough to make a difference with OEM hardware. However...I'm also installing a JKS 1.25" Body Lift at the same time. The bolts JKS provided are not long enough to go through everything. To be fair, I don't think they would have been long enough with the OEM mounts either, but I just wanted to mention it here.
The picture shows the bolt sticking through about a 1/2 inch. I couldn't get them started. I did install one of the new mounts with an old bolt and NO lift puck, and the bolt started threading about a half inch from being seated (which is what I'd expect). SO...If you buy the JKS kit, plan on running to the store for new hardware.
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