I installed the BWoody intake and the sway bars links this weekend. And I must say I like the quality of both items. To start with, I installed the intake system. Everything went as planned and the instructions along with other Members tips (Moosehead), all went great. I chose electric blue and it looks stunning in the engine compartment (I'm sure all of the other colors look just as good). I was a little leary of the intake kit as I had installed an Airaid on my Commander and found the intake roar just a little annoying. I realized a 1 mpg improvement with the kit but did not want that type of noise for the JGC. I must report that was not the case with the BWoody kit. The intake tone is just enough to let you know something was new and sounds great IMHO.
I then installed the rear links and all went fine with those, I couldn't resist taking quick spin before doing the fronts. I could tell the difference already. My Commander, believe it or not, could really handle the curves
for the type of vehicle it is. On driving the JGC, I felt a little improvement was needed and with the rear links as a start I felt I was on the right path. You need to drill out the holes for the lower control arms on both front and back to accomodate the new bolts by the way, the top holes are fine. And another tip is to leave the height adjustment at Auto and not give in to the temptation to raise it up for more working room underneath the vehicle, Raising it up will throw the sway bar adjustment off in trying to align the the new links up and installing the new bolts (experience helps sometimes)
However I did experience a problem. The rear links were fine but when it came to the fronts, I was sent two identical links, and that does not work. The instructions state there is a right and left link for the front and there is a reason they say that. Now, I should have looked before now but you know about assumptions........... There is a certain offset pattern that must be maintained for the links to install properly. I have contacted BWoody and am sure the problem will be corrected quickly, just an annoying delay. It is not the mistake, but the quality of the remedy is what is important. BTW, an impact wrench sure comes in handy for this install, either pneumatic or electric. I'll report back how it all turns out.
I then installed the rear links and all went fine with those, I couldn't resist taking quick spin before doing the fronts. I could tell the difference already. My Commander, believe it or not, could really handle the curves
for the type of vehicle it is. On driving the JGC, I felt a little improvement was needed and with the rear links as a start I felt I was on the right path. You need to drill out the holes for the lower control arms on both front and back to accomodate the new bolts by the way, the top holes are fine. And another tip is to leave the height adjustment at Auto and not give in to the temptation to raise it up for more working room underneath the vehicle, Raising it up will throw the sway bar adjustment off in trying to align the the new links up and installing the new bolts (experience helps sometimes)
However I did experience a problem. The rear links were fine but when it came to the fronts, I was sent two identical links, and that does not work. The instructions state there is a right and left link for the front and there is a reason they say that. Now, I should have looked before now but you know about assumptions........... There is a certain offset pattern that must be maintained for the links to install properly. I have contacted BWoody and am sure the problem will be corrected quickly, just an annoying delay. It is not the mistake, but the quality of the remedy is what is important. BTW, an impact wrench sure comes in handy for this install, either pneumatic or electric. I'll report back how it all turns out.