Passenger shock wont line up left to right in shock bracket.

[JeepJunky]

I am installing an AEV 2" lift on my Mojave. Driver shock went right in the new bracket. The passenger shock is a bit too far to the right to slide into the new bracket. I tried jacking driver side if the axle up, passenger side up. I have no idea how to line it up, or why it is not still lined up from when I started this about 8 hours ago. This is just the front. Haven't begun the back yet.

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[Renegade]

Is your track bar connected? If so, disconnect it at the axle.

 

[JeepJunky]

I'll try that. I think instructions just said to loosen mounting bolts. It's a long day/ night. I appreciate the super fast answer

 

[ShadowsPapa]

ratchet straps can help line things up or pull things into place sort of like having a buddy help hold or pull things.

You may already realize this, but it bears repeating just in case:
When you are done don't tighten the track bar bolts, control arm bolts, or other suspension bolts until the weight of the truck is back on the axles and the wheels are on the ground.

Any time you something to change to a "new" or different curb height, like a lift, for example, loosen bolts holding control arms even if not replacing them, loosen bolts for the track bar, etc. and don't tighten/torque until back on the ground.

 

[JeepJunky]

Thanks, looks like it will go on now.

 

[JeepJunky]

ratchet straps can help line things up or pull things into place sort of like having a buddy help hold or pull things.

You may already realize this, but it bears repeating just in case:
When you are done don't tighten the track bar bolts, control arm bolts, or other suspension bolts until the weight of the truck is back on the axles and the wheels are on the ground.

Any time you something to change to a "new" or different curb height, like a lift, for example, loosen bolts holding control arms even if not replacing them, loosen bolts for the track bar, etc. and don't tighten/torque until back on the ground.

I didn't know that at all. Thanks for the education.

 

[JeepJunky]

Night two. Doing rear. Passenger side first went fine. I used a bottle jack to push axle down on that side. ( was unable to loosen any of the four rear most control arm bolts, I'll loosen and retighten with wheels back on, so I am not tugging with jeep on axle stands with me under the jeep, ,that freaks me out) the driver side is easy to lower this way, but the brake line is tight before I get the full extra two inches I need for the spacer. Using the advice from last night I unfastened the track arm at the frame which was under tension. I am leaving the passenger side on an Axle stand so it's brake line doesn't stretch when I am jacking up the pumpkin, and down on the control arm with the bottle jack. It's easy enough to push down but I run out of brake line. I've spent 2 hours trying different things and am about 1 inch to short of getting the coil spring with spacer in the well.

 

[JeepJunky]

I'm answering my own question in case someone else runs into this.
After posting the comments above, I scoured the interwebs, searched for you tubes, and found no references to this problem. I went back out the the garage, and it was dark outside. I placed a bright LED work light to light it all up, and noticed, there is a bracket holding the brake line in place, where I hadn't noticed it before. I remove the one bolt, and voila, more brake line than I needed.
Problem solved.

 

[Renegade]

I usually just unbolt the rear brake calipers and suspend them with bungees. The axle can then be dropped way down (with control arms loosened).

 

[JeepJunky]

Wow. I never thought of that.

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