Teraflex 1.5 Leveling Kit Questions

[LSUonyx09]

Thanks for the recommendation for adding the Mopar Lift LCA's! Just ordered them as my Teraflex level kit came in today!

Where did you order them from?

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[jjdustr340]

Where did you order them from?

Here you go:

https://www.allmoparparts.com/sku/68322798aa.html
I believe this is where I ordered mine.

 

[tcracing]

Where did you order them from?

I ordered them from Allmoparparts.com

https://www.allmoparparts.com/sku/68322798aa.html

 

[Garemlin]

And you’d be perfectly fine to do just that. My personal opinion though is that for the $60 the Mopar lift LCAs make a big improvement and since you’ve already got the stock ones loose to install the level kit, may as well take the extra 20 minutes to install them. Time and money well spent

Weird I didn't need to loosen the lca's to install the spacers on mine.

 

[LSUonyx09]

Weird I didn't need to loosen the lca's to install the spacers on mine.

What spacers did you use? The teraflex?

 

[jjdustr340]

Weird I didn't need to loosen the lca's to install the spacers on mine.

The directions call for it. Reason being, if you don’t, it is actually binding the bushing while at rest.
Think of it like this.....
While at normal ride height, the bushings are in a neutral or relaxed position. As the suspension travels up and down, the bushings twist with the movement.
If the control arms aren’t loosened and the spacer is installed, now at normal ride height the bushings are already twisted and as the suspension moves up or down they twist even more. That will lead to premature bushing failure.

 

[Garemlin]

What spacers did you use? The teraflex?

Yes Teraflex. I only removed the lower sway bar link bolts, lower shock bolts, brake line brackets, vent hose and accuator. I've seen people do more. But I didn't find it necessary.

 

[Garemlin]

The directions call for it. Reason being, if you don’t, it is actually binding the bushing while at rest.
Think of it like this.....
While at normal ride height, the bushings are in a neutral or relaxed position. As the suspension travels up and down, the bushings twist with the movement.
If the control arms aren’t loosened and the spacer is installed, now at normal ride height the bushings are already twisted and as the suspension moves up or down they twist even more. That will lead to premature bushing failure.

Interesting. So I guess I already caused damage.

 

[02sahara]

I did mine the second week I had it. Didn’t loosen the lca’s and it took me about 4 hours. Not hard and I wasn’t in a rush for once. I swapped to rubi springs and shocks at the same time and got a nice little lift and level ride. I didn’t change the lca’s.
Does anyone know the difference in length? Now I’m interested in doing that as well.

 

[jjdustr340]

I did mine the second week I had it. Didn’t loosen the lca’s and it took me about 4 hours. Not hard and I wasn’t in a rush for once. I swapped to rubi springs and shocks at the same time and got a nice little lift and level ride. I didn’t change the lca’s.
Does anyone know the difference in length? Now I’m interested in doing that as well.

If I remember correctly the difference in length is only a quarter of an inch. However, that is enough to add back about 2 degrees of caster.

 

[02sahara]

Interesting. So I guess I already caused damage.

Me too I guess. I don’t see a whole lot of difference in pushing the bushing a few inches past the bottom of the swing and having the whole wheel possibly dangling and stopping with the shock travel when 4wheeling. It might be a few inches further in travel but it doesn’t seem like to me once would cause a premature failure.

 

[jjdustr340]

Interesting. So I guess I already caused damage.

Depends on how much up/down travel you’ve been getting. If you’re mainly on the road, not much movement and therefore not much stressing of the bushings.
If you off road and trail ride a lot where you get a ton of suspension travel, then likely some. It’s not like they’ll just fall out, but they will wear out faster than normal. How many years I can’t say. Could be 4 could be 20.

 

[Garemlin]

Depends on how much up/down travel you’ve been getting. If you’re mainly on the road, not much movement and therefore not much stressing of the bushings.
If you off road and trail ride a lot where you get a ton of suspension travel, then likely some. It’s not like they’ll just fall out, but they will wear out faster than normal. How many years I can’t say. Could be 4 could be 20.

I live in the flatlands. My off-roading consists of beach and light trails. So not a tremendous amount of travel on a regular basis. But it's good to know for future reference.

 

[jjdustr340]

Me too I guess. I don’t see a whole lot of difference in pushing the bushing a few inches past the bottom of the swing and having the whole wheel possibly dangling and stopping with the shock travel when 4wheeling. It might be a few inches further in travel but it doesn’t seem like to me once would cause a premature failure.

It’s not pushing it once, it’s keeping it permanently twisted.
The bushing has no twist when at normal ride height. It’s relaxed.
Now think of pushing the entire front end down and inch and half. Therubber in the bushings will twist while the suspension drops.
Not loosening the LCAs during the install will keep those bushing twisted now at the new normal ride height. Then when the suspension drops while off road, it’s twisting the bushing even more.

 

[jjdustr340]

I live in the flatlands. My off-roading consists of beach and light trails. So not a tremendous amount of travel on a regular basis. But it's good to know for future reference.

So it’s of little concern for your usage. While not ideal, it’s also not like you’re gonna suffer a catastrophic failure as a result either.

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