"Pacing myself" build
- Thread starter bobthetj03
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There is something to your theory reg operating angles. Mine vibed with either shaft out in the past. After I did the suspension upgrade, things definitely improved. I was nearly vibe free without front shaft. After rubicrawler, I'm completely vibe free without front shaft. I threw in the towel after that and ordered the hub kit. Whatever changed, I just want to keep it here.
They were supposed to get installed this week but 2 of the cheap steel wheels I ordered came in bent due to shipping damage
I've been driving without front ds and I've been enjoying it.
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Screw you JKS! I ain't giving you free advertising! Lol!
Jeep west stickers still on the control arms for ya?I'm against all badging in general so I approve of this post/
I agree though no free advertising on my Jeep.Jeep west stickers still on the control arms for ya?
It got removed after you left that evening
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Gonna save judgement until I put some miles on, but the drive home was favorable. Might head up in the hills today to get some offroad miles.
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Headed up Bartlett Springs Rd. To High Valley. Lot's of switchbacks and wash board trail. Pleasantly impressed with the JSPEC shocks! We aired down to 15 and disco'd. Shocks did a great job on the small and large events, and made the jeep feel very planted. Even with the sway bar disco'd the sway felt very controlled on the turns. For a $45 shock I'm pleased with their performance. Better than the Rancho's? I'm leaning to yes. I picked the JKS shocks for their travel lengths, which fit well with my 3" lift, and give a good 50/50ish bias. That may have some advantage over the Ranchos, plus my Ranchos are 3 years old with about 30k on them, so I can't say anything bad about them. If you wan't an affordable shock for a 3" lift that will give you a good travel bias, go with the JSPEC shocks and use the 3" lift option for the rear, and the 2" lift option for the front.
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Softer. On the really hard events about the same as the Ranchos. They did a good job of gliding over the wash board stuff. Usually with the wash board sections you get a good rattle felt in the steering wheel and seat. I didn't feel that. What surprised me most was how planted the jeep felt going around some of 90*, 180* switch backs disco'd. Got quite a bit of lean with the Ranchos. I got nowhere near the lean with the JKS shocks, and I was pretty aggressive on some of the turns on purpose. I've been on this same trail not too long ago with the Ranchos. I definitely noticed a difference. I was not expecting that, especially with an equally priced shock. Gotta take it a grain though. New shocks vs. well loved older shocks. I'd be curious to feel if there's a difference with the JSPEC dual rate springs vs. my OME's. I'm pretty happy with the handling so far, so I think I'll run with this for a while.
Tldelaney
TJ Enthusiast
I believe the JKS jspec shocks are rebranded skyjacker black maxx or one of the other shocks. It has the same compressed and extended length as one of their models. Not a bad price for sure.
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Yeah, it was more about finding the right travel length shocks for my particular lift height to give me a close 50/50 travel bias. A 3" lift is a bit of a red headed step child when it comes to shock choices, so for the price, I took a gamble.
Tldelaney
TJ Enthusiast
Yup exactly, im in the same boat and will probably be trying out the teraflex vss shocks which is diff than the recommended. As long as they ride good and do the job.
Edit: in my research I noticed the jspec, teraflex and quadratec nitros were probably the most ideal for a 3-3.25
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@Alex01, do you still have your old 231 t-case? I'm pretty much ready to throw the towel in on this fucking jeep! I've been playing around with lowering the t-case skid 1/4" at a time and readjusting pinion angles. Nothing is helping. I just keep getting varying degrees of harmonic and vibes no matter where I put it. Gonna try one more adjustment, then giving up.
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