About to undertake this on the daughters 98 TJ. Nice video and good to see the "hiccups" along the way. I'll allow an entire weekend for this project - just in case

Nice work under the Jeep! You know its a serious project when there is a sawzall involved 👍

Cool video on this sharp TJ! I almost had a 65th anniversary edition TJ that had this same, great color combo. But someone had already put a deposit on it. Anyway, my '05 TJ Rocky Mtn has just a 2 - 2.5" lift with 32" KO2's. So, I only needed the Freedom Off Road front adj track bar and their front lower adj control arms, the rest are fixed Detroit Axles, and finally a transfer case drop kit. This is by far the best handling on and off road Jeep I've ever had. More importantly, staying with this set up has allowed me to keep that great 4.0 low end torque. I've known folks who just went from 32's to 33's and they lost that low end torque, rigs were sluggish dogs at that point. Then it involves a lot of unnecessary expensive aftermarket parts.The build is a little more involved, but essentially I kept it modest and built it for exactly what's nearby. Beach wheelin, beach camping and surf fishing in the Outer Banks. 😎🏝🌊🎣 With fall trails getting to our favorite fishing holes and camp sites. My sons and I love wheelin this TJ, by far the best and most fun vehicle I've had.

love the video! thanks for fixing it up for me dad!

Great Video.. thanks ! I purchased a Jeep with like 6-7 grand of suspension and drive shafts, the whole bit. So I'm reverse engineering what is on this Jeep because its OBVIOUSLY Not set up right. For anyone else that reads this, your Rough Country 4" lift kit (the cheaper one) doesn't have adjustable Control arms. They sell it basically to "Get you up 4 inches and on the road". These upgrades to be done after. I research the rear adjustables next. My old Jeep i did a body lift and drove great, that was 3" inch body lift, and 33 x 12.50's. Had to shave the tires to get a smooth highway ride, but after that, smooth as could be. If you think you have a Large Tire Problem, Look for an old school "tire shaver".. they spin the tire at like 50 mph and shave it "true it" to be perfectly rond at high speeds. They take tread off, but in the long run, you get more miles out of the tires. With a lift and the Wranglers short wheel base (regular JEep) Everything is amplified when you raise it up. Just like if you had an older truck, and you had a shimmy in the rear end, you move thta tire to the front that has a coil suspension, the shimmy goes away, because the coil suspension can compensate for the imbalance. On the rear axle, itwill show the flaws. Hope this helps someone, I have fixed 10 things so far, no engine light on, all kinds of sfutt, fun but hard. Thank god for the jeep forums and KZfaq. I wanted to Edit this.. I DO NOT want to spend 70.00 on nuts and bolts ! :)

After a huge spider dropped on my face when working under my jeep I always wear a face shield now!

Just curious, are you in the Washington twp/Romeo, MI area? Saw some areas that look familiar along with your channel title. I am in the Wales Twp area.

You said you made the lower arms 1/4” longer for a 3.5” lift. What length did you put the upper arms? Also, did you replace the rear control arms? Do you add the same length tho those as well?

looks like you have installed the lower control arms upside down. The bend should be up so you can slide better on them off the rocks... right??? Or am I totally wrong on this thinking?

My TJ is wondering and has non returning steering....no give in the suspension...suks....it does have those adjustable control arms...but I am not a mechanic....do not know how to adjust them...might fool around and make it worse.