Layout, cycling the suspension, making sure everything was set up correct
The setup process is very fussy. There are multiple movements all happening at once that need to be understood and taken into account when placing the upper and lower mounts.
Layout, cycling the suspension, making sure everything was set up correct
We got the shocks to sit at 6" up, 6" down give or take a fraction. I think the upper eye is about 8" above the top of the frame. But that number is entirely dependent on several other variables specific to the Jeep being worked on. Mine will be different.Are they the 12" Foxes? Did you achieve 6" up and 6" down? How high is the eyelet from the top of the frame? I bought the TNT mounts which, if you install them according to their instructions, will only give you 4" from the top of the frame to the eye.
The front shock mounts are holding up fine. I have had 1 opportunity to get on the trail, the fox shocks are a major improvement over the bilstiens that came off. Not even in the same class. Did some high speed whoop testing, rock crawling and general trail riding that day. The fox's handle the washboard great, the slower speed areas of the trail that with the bilstiens would knock out your filings at 10mph where handled with ease by the fox's. I will be doing fox shocks in the front as well, maybe this coming winter. As I understand it with a complete set the shocks work better than when mismatched front to rear. So its definatly my next upgrade.@strumble8 how are the front shock mounts holding up? Have you looked into adding fox shocks to the front yet?
Have you been able to test the new setup on the trails yet?
Nice. It seems like the consensus is that out boarding really changes the jeep for the better. Have you decided on the 11 or 12" for the front? I've been looking into it recently and it seems the 11" would fit better. I need to measure droop and see if in my case the 12" would even benefit or if the droop would be limited anyways. It seems like to fit the 12" you would need to add roughly around 4.5" over the stock mount opposed to the 11" fox shocks which would only need approximately 2.5"The front shock mounts are holding up fine. I have had 1 opportunity to get on the trail, the fox shocks are a major improvement over the bilstiens that came off. Not even in the same class. Did some high speed whoop testing, rock crawling and general trail riding that day. The fox's handle the washboard great, the slower speed areas of the trail that with the bilstiens would knock out your filings at 10mph where handled with ease by the fox's. I will be doing fox shocks in the front as well, maybe this coming winter. As I understand it with a complete set the shocks work better than when mismatched front to rear. So its definatly my next upgrade.
I am limited in drop at the front in such a way that the 11" travel makes sense. (The track bar is the limiting factor in droop) @pcoplin suggested the 11" in the front with the same towers used in the rear(poly performance). The 11" fox is about 2" shorter overall if I recall so they are easier to fit.11" is a lot easier to fit. I need to take a close look at my front to see how much travel it will handle and make the hard decision. I don't mind cutting the inner fender for a little more height. But I also don't know when a brace is a good idea to support the towers.
What did you go with??
Is that a 30 or 44 front?Here's a pic from Dave at Jeep West, some 14s in front. Not sure of uptravel, but he usually maxes it out.
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12” remote resi’s from Paul. Top notch customer service. Can’t beat his price either.What did you go with??
Thanks. However you can tell them I made you wait a bit, short on .012 shims.12” remote resi’s from Paul. Top notch customer service. Can’t beat his price either.
Unsure on both. I'm not even sure if that's his or a customers.Is that a 30 or 44 front?
What size tire is he running?
Not sure on this one. He does a lot of builds on 35-37s. Look him up on Facebook Jeep West.Is that a 30 or 44 front?
What size tire is he running?