Daystar Budget Lift for the Jeep Renegade!

Discussion in 'Renegade Modified Tech' started by wayoflife, Aug 22, 2015.

  1. ppholton

    ppholton Member

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    I am having trouble with camber in my rear tires, the camber is causing a lot of wear to my rubber. Please explain the 2 extra bolts or how I can fix this problem?
     
  2. Rocino Marinho

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    I hope I can help you. I bought my daystar kit and am waiting for the delivery of the same in Brazil. From what I have read and seen, the places where the rear arm bolts are fastened are not circles, but rather ellipses that allow arm mobility to achieve correct alignment. As I understand it, you should loosen these fastening screws, align the car and retighten them.

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    Let's wait for the experts to speak, to see if I understand correctly.
    I hope I have helped you and I wish you good luck.
     
  3. Sheep

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    Had my Daystar Lift installed today and it worked out great. My Mechanic Nick worked his magic on the alignment without any camber bolts. All in the green I was amazed.
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  4. Mr Leroy

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    Based on a number of reports on this and another Renegade forum, it seems as though there is a problem with torque retention of the sway bar fasteners (inadequate torque retention = loose, or loosening fasteners) on the lift kit under discussion. There have also been incidents reported of fasteners becoming loose a second time, after being retorqued. A sway bar that comes loose can have serious, potentially dangerous, consequences. And, because it seems to be a recurring issue on some vehicles, one might conclude that something about the hardware involved and the usage leads, with some frequency, to a occurrence of the problem. Simple stated, retorquing the fasteners may not be a lasting solution.

    This in not a situation where the acceptable remedy is for the owner to retorque the fasteners. A lasting/permanent fix is required. It should be the responsibility of the manufacturer to develop the solution and provide it to all owners -- including those who have not (yet) experienced the problem. A solution may be as simple as using torque-prevailing fasteners, thread-locking compounds or another method of assuring that critical fasteners remain properly secured.

    If I might suggest it, every Renegade owner who has experienced this problem should report it to DayStar as well as, if applicable, the shop that installed the lift kit. This should be done to help assure that the manufacture develops and makes known and available a lasting and effective fix for a potentially very serious problem.
     
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  5. MLH24

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    Thanks for this. My right front sway bar link just became loose for a second time after re-torquing. I have about 9K miles on the lift. Will definitely report it to Daystar. Will let y'all know how that goes...
     
  6. EnderAZ

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    I had the same issue where mine came loose several times. They ended up sending me a new set of improved sway bar links.


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