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[irvine]

Hi all hopefully here someone can help !
1996 xj lift was done by previous owner its got 2 inch spcers on the front.
my RH control arm keeps coming up and smashing the cooler lines ( now hydraulic hose and relocated ive mashed em so much .
sump lip still hitting .
engine and gearbox mounts are good
control arm bushes look good and the front is generally nice and tight in my opinion.
springs i have no idea of condition or spec , same as the shocks no idea of the proper length under car weight .
bump stops all in place and looking ok too.

For a short term fix ive stuffed a ice hockey puck in there seems to be taking most the grunt.

any one seen this or give my a rough idea of some dimensions to check against just incase it my springs that are sagging or cut?
cheers !

[JamesH]

It can happen, I dented my cooler lines this way. I found it was caused by the axle being shifted to the passenger side slightly due to the lift springs. Hockey puck as bump stop and realigning the track bar / panhard rod by drilling a new hole for it in the axle bracket.

[isle of man]

Actually .... this is interesting, please remind me, but I remember a recall action on this.

[scrw]

chop out the hard lines and install some flexi hose (make sure it can take the heat) and just lift them up higher

[daggie]

simple extend the bump stops 

[irvine]

Hi all ! i relocated my lines using some hydraulic hose i had so those are all good .
it was still not right as its also mashed the sump lip up around the block .
im not sure its the track bar because the yoke on the opposite side also bangs the exhaust sometimes (new exhaust does not have the factory dent there )

my bump stops protrude past the metal holder by about an inch and a half on eash side .

i have slipped 1 hockey puck in each side for the time being !