![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m91aiCJDbnU/SGwTu6qZg-I/AAAAAAAAA48/0waeqN2251Q/s320/01_OldFront.jpg)
The first step, of course, is to remove all the old stuff. In addition, I detached the lower control arms so that I could lower the axle farther in order to remove the spring without a coil compressor. Here it is, after everything was removed:
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m91aiCJDbnU/SGwTvW_CfoI/AAAAAAAAA5E/ub4s5B0q7Y0/s320/02_Gutted.jpg)
Installing, as they say, is simply the reverse of the disassembly process :-) The really tricky part was installing the spring without using a spring compressor. I found that there are a couple of places on the axle where you can balance a pry bar to pop the spring over the lower pedestal. Note that I have not yet torqued everything to spec - just like in the rear suspension, I want to get some weight in it and bounce it over a curb a couple of times to settle everything before I torque it down. Note that I will likely have to replace or lengthen the vertical anti-sway bar end - see Nick's note at DriveEV on his experience lifting his Cherokee for electric conversion.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m91aiCJDbnU/SGwTw32SX1I/AAAAAAAAA5M/mAUd79nJfYM/s320/03_NewFront.jpg)
And here is the fully lifted Jeep (in the garage - it's too hard to move it back and forth just for pictures):
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m91aiCJDbnU/SGwTxTTi4ZI/AAAAAAAAA5U/XBX3GiBlecE/s320/04_Lifted.jpg)
I also took some time today to install a new rear bumper. Nothing really to do with converting it to electric, but it sure makes the rear end look nicer!
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m91aiCJDbnU/SGwTx1U8knI/AAAAAAAAA5c/73nYJGAzqjo/s320/05_NewBumper.jpg)
Compare it to the old bumper as seen in this picture:
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m91aiCJDbnU/R_HAWqfcSTI/AAAAAAAAA1c/fT0Jxh7KiXE/s1600/02_NewShock.jpg)
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