Jeep Is anyone running the Teraflex JK 2" rear stretch?

[Greg]

I know of a lonely 2012 JK with 90k it for $14,500 if someone wants to get serious about this

You should make it official, post up a for sale thread!

 

[Hickey]

He just bought an Infinity G37x. I'm now the "proud" owner of yet another vehicle...... It needs a new home (although the stretch kit is a little tempting.... )

G37x is a cool car. You're gonna be a grandpa pretty soon I guess!

 

[mbryson]

G37x is a cool car. You're gonna be a grandpa pretty soon I guess!

I already am from my 27 year old

 

[Hickey]

we've got a few Jeeps here at Teraflex that have the stretch kits; i believe a 2 door JK, and a pair of 4 door JKs. Swing by and check them out if you'd like.

Thanks for talking with me about the stretch kit. Now I've got some work to do...

 

[Brent]

is that all just the stretch kit?

 

[mesha]

stretch kit plus brake line holders and jounce supports.

 

[Hickey]

is that all just the stretch kit?

stretch kit plus brake line holders and jounce supports.

Also front/rear Speedbumps and 3" Outback springs, Artec lower control arm mounts, Artec front shock mounts.

 

[Hickey]

The coil bucket relocation mounts are far beefier than the pics in Teraflex show. I thought they were just a plate/cone welded together...

 

[Hickey]

You have to cut out the old spring cone with a 4" hole saw. Teraflex supplies a centering arbor for your hole saw.

 

[mesha]

Haha, I guess on my phone I couldn't see the picture very well.

 

[Greg]

That looks cool!

 

[Brent]

just waiting for an update, so you cut out a nice looking cone and stopped for a beer...

 

[Hickey]

just waiting for an update, so you cut out a nice looking cone and stopped for a beer...

2 cones, 2 beers...

I've had quite a few interruptions that used up a bunch of time, some of them beer. What's really slowed the progress is that I needed to remove my OEM lower control arm mounts off the axle and replace them with new Artec LCA's. This isn't part of the stretch kit, I just wanted to get rid of the beat up wimpy stock brackets. I'll post up some pics in a few days when I get home.

 

[Hickey]

Oh wait.. Here's a picture for ya..

 

[Hickey]

There are a couple issues I've run into that I will need to resolve. The kit comes with bumpstop pad brackets that move the pad forward 2". The drivers side bracket interferes with my rear track bar relocation bracket. I can think of 3 different ways to address this, and all require some amount of cuttering and weldering.

I bought Teraflex rear bumpstops a while ago, but they are too tall to run with only a 2" lift. I'm hoping to change my bumpstop setup enough that I can run them with the new 3" springs and the stretch kit.

 

[Hickey]

Here's a picture of the modified track bar mount. I am not a professional welder, but it should work.

 

[Hickey]

First Artec HD control arm mount is on. I hate grinding.

 

[Hickey]

You have to modify the track bar bracket if you have an aftermarket one. This needs to be done to clear the shock body.

 

[Hickey]

The only things left to do are to mount the swaybar in its new position, and modify the exhaust.

 

[Greg]

Looking good Jeremy, that's a LOT of work accomplished!