Sue’s 79 CJ-7
You won’t find this Jeep on the trail but wow, what a nice Jeep! Sue from Iowa bought this CJ-7 in 1979 brand new and drove it daily for the first 4 years. It wasn’t long after she met her husband that the Jeep started getting modified. Sue’s husband Mike has a 79 Mustang Cobra that he has been showing since new and Sue followed along with the Jeep. Read more
New BDS 3" Lift for the JK
See the whole install. BDS 3″ Lift Install
BDS 3″ Lift for Wrangler JK Rubicon – Part 5
Lifting a Wrangler JK or TJ will cause the axle to shift to one side due to the increased angle of the front track bar. In the rear adding a drop bracket will correct the angle and place the axle back where it belongs. The front is a different story. The steering drag link and track bar need to stay on the same angle or bump steer will occur. Two solutions exist to correct this issue. Read more
BDS 3″ Lift for Wrangler JK Rubicon – Part 4
Installing the Rear
Raise the Jeep and support by jack stands under the frame in front of the rear control arm mounts. We also add additional support for the rear of the Jeep with a high lift jack under the rear bumper. Keep the rear axle supported by a floor jack at close to ride height for now. Read more
BDS 3″ Lift for Wrangler JK Rubicon – Part 3
Install the front springs with the spacer inside the spring. Using the fasteners provided attach the bump stop spacers to the spring pad. Read more
BDS 3″ Lift for Wrangler JK Rubicon – Part 2
As with all projects we write about here at jeepfan.com safety is a top priority. Make sure the Jeep is properly secured when supported by something other than on all fours. Use properly rated jack stands. Also, these articles may not lift all the small details involved in an install. Make sure you are capable of performing this work and have the correct tools. Read more
BDS 3″ Lift for Wrangler JK Rubicon
In the early stages of the jeepfan.com JK we installed a 2.5″ Tera Flex Budget Boost lift kit. The kit has served the Jeep well in the year it was installed but it has come time to upgrade to a “real” lift that includes shocks, springs, etc.
Wrangler JK Front Track Bar
QUESTION: Your tech article about the rear BDS track bar bracket for the JK makes sense and was very informitive, but what about the front of the JK after a 2.5″ Tera Flex lift. Why wouldn’t there need to be an adjustment to the front axle? Howie
ANSWER: The front track bar angle seems to affect the Jeep less than the rear. A bigger component in the front is the steering drag link. That’s the rod that goes from the steering box to the passenger side axle knuckle. If the track bar and drag link are at different angles the Jeep will experience bad bump steer. Using a track bar bracket in the front requires using a drop pitman arm of the same size. Recently we upgraded the jeepfan.com to a full BDS 3″ lift in which we installed an adjustable track bar. This bar doesn’t change the angle but allows the front axle to be centered after the lift causes the axle to shift slightly to one side.
Related articles:
BDS 3″ Lift for Wrangler JK Rubicon
jeepfan.com 2007 JK Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
BDS JK Rear Track Bar Drop Bracket Install
TeraFlex 2.5″ Budget Boost JK Lift Kit Install
Bryan’s 1980 CJ-7
This pristine CJ-7 is kind of a “one-off” CJ in that it has some factory equipment on it that isn’t normally found on a CJ. A perfect example of Jeep’s way of using up what they have. See Bryan’s 1980 Revisited for recent changes.
CoolTech Wrangler JK CB Antenna Mount
A clever CB antenna mount that hides in the JK license plate mount.
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