Yep i did some stuff today that i couldnt do a month ago. Still gor stuck.a few times but im not counting. It rained the other day ptetty bad so tje water levels were high.
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Yep i did some stuff today that i couldnt do a month ago. Still gor stuck.a few times but im not counting. It rained the other day ptetty bad so tje water levels were high.
Well... Limiting straps would do it, but ideally, that is the primary purpose of the shocks.
The pics look great
Its easier to "fine tune" the maximum extension of the suspension with limiting straps since you can't exactly order shocks in 1/8" increments (for the most part anyway). But there's nothing wrong with having the shocks limit travel.... that's how every stock suspension is designed.
There's always exceptions to the rules... like prerunner trucks that are aways catching air; you don't want the suspension continuously bottoming out the shocks on every jump and you don't want the shock at its limit when it has to suddenly dampen the suspension when the truck lands.
But for what we do with these vehicles, its no big deal.
Its fine for them to be used as limiters for Down travel (except for those fast running comp / desert racer trucks) but not for up travel, need bump stops for that. If you are dropping coils out then you need straps, longer bump stops to retain them or simply fix the coil to the diff.
Looks good Jager, hows the pinion angle on flex etc? I notice they have used the factory upper mount with an adjustable arm and i assume SL bracket on the diff?
Dave
I have been wheeling pretty hard and have not had the rear springs reseat improperly. They always fall back right into place so I don't think loose springs is an issue, though some longer ones would be nice.
What is an issue with the XK during hard flexing is the drive shaft rubbing the fuel tank skid and bending the lip up enough to tear the rubber boot over the spline. Is it the same with the WK?