Installed Monroe Load Leveling Shocks on Rear

[Matt]

I hear ya man... im just kind of bummed my front came down that much; im going in the opposite direction than i want! (another reason that coilovers would be nice, but at least the OME HD springs would have resisted deflecting under the increased weight up front..)

[Sal-XK]

There are some benefits to being higher in the rear. 1 you can see better off road 2. your lights won't blind everyone 3 It will take a lot of weight just to make you level again let lone sag. 4 your departure angle is improved. Thats all I got right now

[Matt]

Sal, i completely agree... i like the rear higher than the front... but 2" (or possibly more) higher is a bit much. I generally like the rear right around 1" higher.

Gotta check and see it was stock... i have those pics somewhere...

Edit: found it. Stock i was 32.25 front and 33.25 rear...




Maybe tomorrow I'll throw a floor jack under my hitch to bring the rear up to 37.25 to see how it looks... but i think its going to be a bit much

[Sal-XK]

I can deal with a front rake I guess I would be going OCD if I was dealing with a sag in the back. I didn't think the matrix and skids where that heavy your struts might be worn out as well now what you think

[Matt]

For example... you're at about 1.5" higher in the rear. Granted I know your driveway isn't level, i'd more than likely be at least 1/2" higher than this in the rear.



I wouldn't want any more rake than you have in that pic.

[Matt]

I know my springs aren't worn, only has 33k miles on the XK. The front guard is pretty heavy, in combination with the 4xG matrix (which isn't heavy, but isn't exactly light) and the Rallye 4000s add quite a bit of weight as well (maybe almost doubling the Matrix weight, they're all steel casings)... i can see where I lost 1/2" with the soft stock springs.

[Sal-XK]

So your shocks didn't settle at all there holding right where they were when installed? I agree I think I'm at my limit for front rake but you're right that driveway pic is very deceiving.

This isn't a great photo but its on level ground pretty much.

[Matt]

Yeah... they haven't settled in the rear at all. I was actually expecting them too.

That pic in your garage looks good. But yeah, i wouldn't want to go another 1/2" or more above that.

[Holaday07 4.7]

I bought a spacer from Robby off the other forum to fix the nose down look, I hate it personally and would much rater have the bullydog look on the XK. I put about 800lbs of Granite scraps in the back yesterday. Holy Sh*t did it handle poorly. Back felt all over the place on turns, and on the highway it felt really loose.

[Sal-XK]

Time for some load leveling shocks