Hazard Sky 2 Inch Jeep Cherokee KL Lift Install!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ม.ค. 2020
- Well I finally finished installing the lift! It all in all wasn't to difficult. It took me around 4 hrs in all to install both front and rear. This video ended up a lot longer than I was really meaning for it to. I know for myself I've watched a few videos on installing lifts on the Jeep Cherokee KL Trailhawks but didn't see the level of explanation that I wanted. My Cherokee is a 2015 Trailhawk. I hope this video answers any questions you have about installing a lift on the Cherokee KL platform. If you have any questions or comments then hit me up in the comments section.
This install is the Hazard Sky 2 inch lift/level kit. One of the things I wanted to see was what the measurements were on ground clearance before and after the lift was installed. I ca say I was pleasantly surprised at the outcome. You can see those measurements towards the end of the video. I also took some footage off road before the lift was installed and after with a short walk around. That is also at the end of the video. One thing I'll say is make sure you plan on getting an alignment a soon as possible after you install a lift. It felt like I was driving on tip toes. Weird feeling.
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Great looking Jeep and great video. I just got my MFC lift and will be putting it on tomorrow. I think I have watched every video on TH-cam about installing them and your's is by far the best, most realistic, video out there.
Thanks for putting it together.
Could you tell me the thickness of the MFC strut clamps? I have access to a machine shop and am playing around with some ideas for a modified design
Really appreciate it! Good luck with the install!
nick sousa they are at my buddies house so we can install in the morning but I measured them earlier and they are just shy of 3/4”. If I remember in the morning I can throw the dial calipers on them before I install.
@@SWPhotography how did you go with the install Shane? was it similar to the hazard sky? I've just got the MFC and will be installing it in the next few days and hoping to iron out any hiccups before I start. I believe we don't have to do any drilling with the MFC
detailed, no frills or distractions, informative, great before and after. Awesome video! Thanks!
Appreciate it!
You do the KL Community a great service. Thanks!
Appreciate it!
@@MootsKLAdventure the 6mm just keeps spinning. How I get it out?
Great video. Pretty much the only video on TH-cam with enough details to do the work yourself. Thanks heaps
Thanks!
Great job with the explanation. Thx for doing this. Take care.
We just installed the 2 inch lift with the pinch weld, on my 2019 Cherokee Trailhawk from Hazzard Sky, very glad we were able to reference your video, It still took 4 hours, and very happy with the results. I noticed no drivability issues, not even a slight vibration at freeway speed after the install but will have the all wheel alignment completed this week. thank you for the the Videos !! Hazzard Sky customer service is awesome, I did call in with a few questions prior to the install and they mentioned the Wheel Centering kit in not necessary on the 2019 and newer Cherokee's, so they deleted that from my order.
That's awesome! Glad it was helpful! Definitely drives better after the wheels get aligned again. Kind of felt like it was driving on its tip toes to me.
Thanks for the video. I did mine today. After watching your video a couple times, it took me about an hour per wheel. Going with 265/65-17 on mine. Thanks again!
Hey glad it was helpful! I just got new tires and went down to the 265 65 17s. Had been running the 265 70 17s. Just a little shorter but I actually think the look is better
My kit arrives today and I will use this video as my instructions... thanks!!!
Awesome! Glad it can be helpful to you.
Jeep still honors warranty with lifts. That's what you do to jeeps. Bend the tab out if you don't want to drill through it
Well for some reason apparently some dealerships won't honor the warranty if you put a lift on it.
Great video! Very good instructions. I just recently installed the RRO Supersliders on my 19 TH, and am considering a lift kit now. Also looks like your shop floor could use a sweep.
Hahaha. You know it doesn't matter how often, or well, I sweep it its always pretty dirty. I'm hoping to get some RRO sliders here sometime soon.
Great job I will be doing this soon buying a 2016 trailhawk..
Thanks! Love the stance after the lift. The added ground clearance has been needed on some of the trails we've ran.
All roads lead back to Moots . Good content !
Hahaha. Thanks! Hope it's helpful.
Thank you!
Glad you liked it
Good Work Buddy !! Keep it Up !! :)
Thanks! Appreciate it.
i have that exact tire on my stock 2008 v6 touareg great tire.
Que buen video, has notado alguna diferencia en el manejo a velocidad de carretera? Sobretodo en lo que se refiere a estabilidad en curvas.
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Great video man will be installing the HS 1.5 soon and this video will be a great help for sure. Are your fender stripes also from HS?
Thanks! I got my stripes off Amazon but the HS should be just as good.
I used spring compressors when I installed the bilsteins. Man it was scary. Them things were bowed something terrible. I think next time I will take them to a shop. Yours dont look near as stout as the titan so may not be bad. Man that's going to be nice with bigger tires.
I was nervous about that part to start with. I planned on using the spring compressor until I got started and then decided I didn't feel comfortable doing it that way. I had the tires installed last night and it looks Great! I'll Upload a video on those soon.
You are mechanically inclined sir! Your right, these things do require patience :) thanks for filming it and the step by step because now I have the confidence to do it myself (ordered my kit today for a 2019 trailhawk). Do you recommend removing the rear springs with the jack or could I use the spring clamps? Thanks very much
Glad you found it helpful. I tried to use the spring compressor on it but found it to be pretty difficult to get it position due to lack of room to position it. I'd recommend just removing the rear spring with a jack. It's a pretty simple process and safer. Hope the install goes good for you!
I’ll definitely do the jack method then, I’ll save money getting the few tools I need and then I can say I did it myself :) more value in that! thanks again
Hello! what do you think, can such a lifting option lead to a fracture of the lower front lever? Thanks for the answer
I have a question as someone who's new to the kl platform what exactly is the pinch weld mod?
Bro that is a huge basket 😳 i went with a slimmer style, nice KL tho
Thanks. Yeah I'd like to get a flat rack for it but already had this basket and have other things I want to get first. It's worked really well for me.
How worn down was that isolator at the bottom of your spring at 15:40? Mine is so noisy and sounds like a creaky old spring bed. Its driving me insane even with the slightest weight on the car you can hear it creaking. Awesome video by the way!
Thanks! I'll say looking back in the video it looks more worn that what it was. I get some noise out of it sometimes but not to often
Great video! Thank you so much for the clear instructions. I haven't received my kit yet, but it appears your install only included one reinforcement collar per strut. On the HS website, there is a picture that clearly shows two reinforcement collars on a strut. Does the kit only include 2 collars? I feel like it would make more sense to reinforce that gap completely instead of leaving a space between the collar and the strut.
Glad you liked it! The kit comes with one for each side. You can purchase a second one for each side but when I was looking into it they say the second is just cosmetic.
@@MootsKLAdventure that is helpful. thanks again!
@@rileydevalois4703 anytime I can help I'm happy to.
Hey ! So I’m still new to owning a Cherokee and. Really want to get a lift and some bigger tires. If you don’t mind I would like to pick your brain about why you choose the hazard sky over mfc, and when u do the punch weld mod it’s only the front to tires correct ?
Hey yeah you bet. I went with Hazard Sky over mfc mainly due to price in the end. Their really isn't much to the lift so I wasn't really concerned with any type of you get what you pay for on this lift. If you really have strong feelings towards keeping the front on lower than the rear then mfc is the only one that lifts both front and back 2 inches. HS ends up leveling it out with more of an 1.5 inch lift in the rear. As for the pinch weld you only need to do the front. Hope that helps.
What size drill bit did you use on the flange?
The directions say to use a 12mm drill bit but I didn't have one. I believe I used a 1/4. It wasn't great but eventually got it to work.
Curios, did the strut collars have a slight gap between the front and back peices, maybe an 1/8th?
Sorry I didn't see your comment earlier. If I remember correctly it did have a small gap.
A veces las imágenes dicen más que mil palabras, no entiendo el inglés y tampoco aprecié en donde hizo el barreño. Saludos.
A picture can sometimes be worth a thousand words indeed. Not sure what the bowl part is in reference to.
The tires you got, do they fit the spare tire area in the trunk?
Unfortunately they do not. I throw mine on the roof rack for now but don't really like it. Still trying to decide on a possible rear carrier option.
another nice product and the cheapest. it says it cost §207 on the webside they might went up since u did purchase.
no one is scare about how much shock lenght is left inside the control arm ....it seems u took a lot outside ..how long it is inside it?.any issue with this? Maybe not yet but im sure it will affect sooner or later.
It's definitely the best bang for your buck as far as lift kits for the KL. As for longevity or possible wear on some of the other components, I'm sure it will have some long term effects. But that happens with pretty much any vehicle that you modify. It's a risk you take. Their are a lot of people running 2inch lifts on these without real large long term issues so not to worried
Do you know the torque for that control arm bolt at the knuckle?
I can't remember off the top of my head but I'll dig up the instructions on the lift and see if it said on it.
How do you tell if I already have a lift kit on my Cherokee. It measures 33 inches from the ground to the top of the wheel well in the rear and 31.5 in the front from the ground to the top of the wheel well.
If you check out the end of the video I give the measurements. You can compare them to yours. I'd say you don't have a lift looking at your measurements.
Is it possible to use a 2 inch taller spring with the new spacer? Is there room for that mod?
I dont think so. 3 inch lift is the most I've found. Over that you mess with the angle on the suspension.
Did you have any fitment issues with the front collars? My strut seems to be slightly thicker than the inside of the collar. Your installation before you tightened them up seemed pretty effortless!
I didn't have any issues with the collar fitment. It did go on easy. Not sure what the issue would be.
@@MootsKLAdventure Ok thanks!
whats the final outcome? did this make your truck squeak or pop and after the alighnment is it all good driving?
Yeah so after the alignment it drove great. I got the alignment the same day as the 265 70 17 Wildpeaks so I didn't drive it with the stock size tires after it was aligned. But no squeaks or pops that I've noticed. The handling is still great. I've been nothing but happy with it so far. It's been great on and off the trails and looks better too.
Anybody know whats the biggest tire I can put on without a lift?
According to MFC 245 70 17s. They have a breakdown on their website. So that'd be 30.5" tires.
I have a 2019 trailhawk .How did you get the spacer in Iam having problems lacking about an 1/8th of a inch the a-arm on the bottom is hitting the skid plate and won't go down any farther only thing I can think of is to push the strut up just no where to put a jack on it.
I'm having a hard time visualizing what you're describing. In the front to fit the spacer you really just need to push straight down. If you're pushing down at an angle it doesn't really separate very well. I know the second side I really had to hold it to get the spacer in. Hope that helps.
Found some information on mfc's website I guess the 2019-2020 are a little different you have to pry down farther to get the spacer in under the strut it's a pain to get in there probably should of wen't with the 11/2" kit would have been easier.
@@ericsawyer1463 that stinks. Hope it works out for you. Wish they'd have kept that the same. Wasn't to bad on my 15.
@@ericsawyer1463 ..I had a hard time on my 2019 TH pushing the knuckle down on the passenger side and needed like 1/8”. So I slightly compressed the spring to get it to open enough to fit the spacer.
Awesome video! Since doing this - have you felt the need to re-gear? I know 2 inches isn't a ton, but if you added the larger tires, the 2 together might be enough to consider re-gearing. (sorry if that's been asked and I didn't see it). Cheers!
That's a good question. I'd say it's fine and I haven't really considered it. The gearing still seems fine. I mean you can tell a difference for sure but I don't think enough to need to regear it.
would this work on the Overland 2016?
It should. You could shoot HS an email to make sure. They've been good to get back to me pretty fast when I've had a question.
What size tires did you put on after the lift
I went with Falken Wildpeak at3w 265 70 17's.
What's the difference for the double and single?
If you're asking about the collars the website says the second collar isn't needed but can be added for cosmetic use. Just fills the gap so it looks clean.
How long this lift kit will last? somebody can tell me? Would'nt it be better to put new springs and everything???
It should have a decent life span. I have yet to hear of any real issues with it wearing out.
Did you need to get a alignment after you did the lift kit?
Yes you need an alignment right away.
Will this kit still cause cv issues?
It can. But I've had mine on for 70,000 miles now with no issues.
Wish I knew the size drillbit you used
Directions say 12mm but I believe I used a 1/4. Yeah I should have mentioned what I used.
@@MootsKLAdventure dude I've watched this video so many times that I feel like I know ya. I only installed the front just because I want to drive it around that way for a couple ways just for shits n giggles. Mine is just a 4x4 latitude but I can't believe where it goes. I can't wait to put some rubber on it to see what a difference makes. Biding know if I can fit 265 because I'm an inch lower than yours from factory. What do you think? Should I just do 31s to play it safe?
Hahaha. Glad it's been useful. If I was you I'd probably go smaller than what I've got. Its pretty tight in there overall so any less height I'd probably just play it safe.
Did you have any noticeable impacts to handling (negative) ?
No. Handling was the same after I got an alignment. That's a must after installing the lift. But it really doesn't change the Handling.
@@MootsKLAdventure awesome!
Would this work on a latitude plus 2wd?
The Hazard Sky website says it works with all Cherokee trim levels for 2014-2020.
A Moots KL Adventure can you send me the link to that two inch kit? I’m just seeing a 2 inch leveling kit, and a 1.5 lift kit. I have the 2 inch leveling I need something to lift front and back, thanks pal
@@CodyJohnson_ccj Hazard Sky only offers the 2" kit as a lift/leveling kit. It lifts the front by 2" and the rear by 1.7". The only front and rear 2" lift kit available that I know of is through MFC. If you want to 3" you can add the Dobinson suspension to the Hazard Sky or MFC kits. You can buy that through MFC and Rocky Road Outfitters and possibly elsewhere. Hope that helps.
Have you noticed any gas difference
Not from the lift but from the adding the 265 70 17 Wildpeak at3w's. I've dropped a couple mpg with those.
Maybe I'm dumb... dont understand why you had to drill the flange? The spacer has nothing to do with it. Watched a guy put on a rough country and nothing to the flange. By the way Albanese is right now the road from me lol installed some......security systems for them. Have a great day
So when it comes to the flange you don't have to drill through it if you want to just tear it off. The reason you have to do that is because the bolt you take out that holds the strut, it's hole is covered up by the flange once you lift it. So you just need to uncover it by removing or drilling through.
What size drill bit? You didn't clarify.
It's a 12mm.
@@MootsKLAdventure Thank you for the video. It was very helpful and looked pretty easy to do, LOL. Watched it a few times and I am ready to install this bad boy... I just received the kit shortly after I asked you about the drill bit. Great timing and thanks again.🚙👍
Hey you bet. Good luck on the install. It's really not to bad.
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The 16mm just keeps spinning.. any help?
Did you get it figured out?
@@MootsKLAdventure hey man. Thanks for replaying. So I had to put a Allen key into the screws face while I loosened the nut first. Never seen anything like that. Also do I have to heat up the front and rear fender liner for the 32's to fit.? One more thing sorry, yes I am Canadian that says sorry alot.. the rear centering kit doesn't look like it did anything..
You're all good. I had zero issues with rub on the back. With the front on mine the rub is minor enough that haven't dealt with it yet. I'll try to get it done this week. But yeah heating it up and rolling it out should work. Some have just cut the some of it off as well.
@@MootsKLAdventure thanks for the advice. Your vids were super helpful on the install this weekend!
19s must be different, I just installed the 2" and only gained 1"
Interesting. I would have definitely assumed you'd get the same results.
I just had mine installed yesterday on a 2019 and was measuring today and comparing to this video and I'm also of an 1inch on all measurements
Great video, great instructions, thank you....but u hot the wrong kit... MFC is byfar the best quality, and tru 2 inches in all for corners..
Hahaha. Thanks. Yeah people really like MFC. I'm happy with the HS lift and the extra little bit in the rear wasnt worth a couple hundred dollars to me.
The MFC it's cheaper and less complicated to install….just saying…!!!
The Hazard Sky 2" lift cost $189 after shipping. The MFC website show's the price for their 2" lift as $475. The install is exactly the same minus you don't get a brake line relocation bracket with the Hazard Sky lift. But the bracket isn't really needed.
@@MootsKLAdventure Yhea ,on themistak for the price...
Annnnnnnd just like that, you've just void your Jeep Warranty….!!!!!!
My warranty has already run out. For those still under warranty everything I've heard says you're still covered with a 2" lift. A few people told me they actually had the Jeep dealership install the lift for them and that the dealership said the warranty is still good with the lift.
@@MootsKLAdventure I live in Québec ,Canada, and I own a 2016 cherokee trailhawk,I asked the question to my Chrysler dealer and they told me that will end my warranty...!!
Aanyway ,your's had run hot...I had ajoyed the video ...!!!!
That is not true.. .Lift kits do not void warranties on vehicles.
@@jjmendez5846 Every time you put something on your véhicule and you have to make hole that's void your warranty,even if it's to grease it for rust prévention ...!!!!
@@302chrisroy I respectfully disagree. Neither on my KL nor my Tacoma did my lifts void their original warranties. I know this I used them. Please look up the "The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act"