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Leveling my JT?

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I just want to bring the front up to be level with the back. Which is the best and easiest kit out there?
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I just want to bring the front up to be level with the back. Which is the best and easiest kit out there?
Choices. Pucks, or springs. You can use the spacers on any front suspension lift later on. The spacer lift keep the original factory springs. If you're buying longer springs, then you go down the rabbit hole of progressive versus triple rate springs.

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I just put on the 1.5" Teraflex kit, brought up front dead level with rear. I did adjust tie-rod and drag link afterwards, but I don't think it was even set right from factory either. Since then, I've added Firestone bags in the rear and with those set at 5psi the rear doesn't raise. Rides more like a truck now and shouldn't sag when flatbed is on it.

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I have had the Clayton level kit for 4 years or about 80k miles, very happy with it.

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On my 21, I used the Rough Country 2.5" Leveling Kit which was simple to install and leveled out nice as I too hated the rake which was made worse with an aftermarket steel bumper and 12K Badlands winch up front.
 
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Finally I get the sway bar links tomorrow so I'm going to start working on leveling my JTR. Parts ready to install are TF 1.5 leveling kit plus an additional .5" puck for a total of 2 inches up front , 3/4" rear spacers, front TF shock extensions, adjustable track bar, JKS geo brackets, and extended sway bar links. Also rear airbags. Soon after that I'll do the metal bumper and Warn winch that have been sitting in my garage for months. Let the swear words begin!!
 

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Finally I get the sway bar links tomorrow so I'm going to start working on leveling my JTR. Parts ready to install are TF 1.5 leveling kit plus an additional .5" puck for a total of 2 inches up front , 3/4" rear spacers, front TF shock extensions, adjustable track bar, JKS geo brackets, and extended sway bar links. Also rear airbags. Soon after that I'll do the metal bumper and Warn winch that have been sitting in my garage for months. Let the swear words begin!!
Got the leveling kit installed today, along with the track bar and the front Mopar replica bumper and winch. Having one large jack and a smaller one helps but I didn’t have enough clearance to loosen the control arm bolts so they are binding. It takes a lot of force to loosen those nuts. I will try to tackle that tomorrow along with the geo brackets , centering the steering wheel plus the rear spacers and air bags. Started at about 10 am and stopped at 4:30. Still need to center the axle as the passenger front tire sticks out about an inch more than the other side. Also the passenger side front fender is about an inch higher than the driver’s side. I’m thinking it will even out after the control arms are loosen up and tighten again with the wheels on the ground. I made sure the springs sat on their perches correctly. The Raptor Series double adjustable track bar is beefy but the adjusting sleeve is a bitch to turn.

Let’s see how it goes tomorrow.
 

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Got the leveling kit installed today, along with the track bar and the front Mopar replica bumper and winch. Having one large jack and a smaller one helps but I didn’t have enough clearance to loosen the control arm bolts so they are binding. It takes a lot of force to loosen those nuts. I will try to tackle that tomorrow along with the geo brackets , centering the steering wheel plus the rear spacers and air bags. Started at about 10 am and stopped at 4:30. Still need to center the axle as the passenger front tire sticks out about an inch more than the other side. Also the passenger side front fender is about an inch higher than the driver’s side. I’m thinking it will even out after the control arms are loosen up and tighten again with the wheels on the ground. I made sure the springs sat on their perches correctly. The Raptor Series double adjustable track bar is beefy but the adjusting sleeve is a bitch to turn.

Let’s see how it goes tomorrow.
Didn’t get a chance to get under the JT today to finish the suspension work but did get the winch connected and tested. I had the electrician working on finishing the garage electrical and wiring the 230v sauna. Hopefully will get to use it tomorrow or the day after. Always wanted a traditional sauna.
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Next week I’ll be working on installing the toilet and building an enclosure for it. Will have a toilet and sink in the garage.
 

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Got the leveling kit, track bar, sway bar links, rear air bags and rear 3/4" spacers installed. I couldn't install the geo brackets due to not having a 24mm wrench since a breaker bar or ratchet do not fit on the drivers side due to the small gap between the LCA nut and exhaust loop. I tried an adjustable wrench but I didn't have enough leverage to get that nut loosened. Today, I'm ordering a beefier torque wrench up to 250lbs., and an extra long 24mm wrench. I managed to center the axle to within a 1/16 of an inch. The ride height is off about 1/4 inch from side to side but I'm thinking it will settle once I managed to get the control arm bolts loosened and tightened on the ground.
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