My jeep flexes so much you could pull the rear coil out...
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My jeep flexes so much you could pull the rear coil out...
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use a limiting strap. JKS makes a good one
Yea thays what i was thinking... im still waiting on new rear coils so that should aslo help
No such thing as to much flex this statement doesn't compute LOL
If you end up changing the shocks you can get a set sized up properly to prevent that. Might want to recommend that to Marlin actually since he has those 7100s built.
I knew youd say something like that sal lol
Well the lift still has a inch to gain so that might help a little. Theres usually a few spots where a tire will come off the ground but didnt happen today
now i just have to fix my mirror:confused:
Yea i talked to him today about it. Hes going to make a call tomorrow and see when they will be done... on the bright side i fou.d a east way to swap them out haha
I think you'll find the normal spots that were hard or scary no big deal now. You'll have to pick harder lines now I noticed that when I wheeled the XJ picking the same lines I did with my XK was not cutting it and I had to adjust in my mind what was passable now.
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?
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