How much up-travel do you have?

[HornedToad]

There have been some fantastic threads that discuss why up-travel is desirable and that an ideal build will work out an even 50/50 up/down from the shock:

https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/up-travel-whats-the-big-deal.16270/
I wanted to start a thread where folks can post how much up-travel they have been able to achieve with their builds. Please mention details like tire size, stock fenders vs aftermarket (high line or not), outboard vs no outboard, etc. Also other creative things you have done to eek out a little more travel like this example would be great:

https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/i-gained-1-1-2-of-up-travel-for-9.36388/

 

[tworley]

10.75" ranchos up front with 5.25" uptravel. Front has highlines. Rear is outboarded with 12" fox remote reservoirs and I am using 7" up and 5" down. 35" MTRs, 4" currie springs, saggy JKS 1.25" body lift

 

[mattcogdell]

@tworley have you cycled your suspension? In the front does your tire travel past the oem hood line?

 

[tworley]

@tworley have you cycled your suspension? In the front does your tire travel past the oem hood line?

I've cycled and bumpstops are set for shocks. Not sure what the stock hood measurements are off the top of my head. I know several others though with the same shocks and running stock fenders

 

[freedom_in_4low]

No body lift, suspension is 3/4" coil spacers on top of what I believe to be Zone 3" springs. LJ with all adjustable links and a super short SYE making for about a 10 deg pinion.

Front is 10.75" Ranchos, 5" uptravel, 3" bump stop extension. 32" tires, stock fenders, bumps set by shocks. Without shocks, next contact is Currie track bar which needs 2" of bump.

Rear is 9.76" Ranchos, 5.25" uptravel, 2.75 bump extension, set by shocks and JKS track bar/fuel tank crossmember. Next contact would be track bar bracket at 2".

 

[mattcogdell]

I’ll play. Front and rear 12” Fox 2.0 RR. Set up 6.5/5.5 (up/down). Savvy 1.25” BL, currie 4” springs, Currie bumps. Factory fenders. 35s.

From my experimenting 5.5” down is all I could achieve in the front while also keeping the springs seated under full droop/extension paired with currie 4” spring.

 

[jjvw]

5.5" up front. 10.75" Rancho 5000x
6" up rear. 12" Fox

35" MTR. Currie 4". Savvy body lift. None of the mounts are factory, except for the front lowers. Don't be distracted by the fenders. The front is going to be getting Foxes soon.

 

[NashvilleTJ]

About 5.5” up, about 8.5” down. 14” coilovers, highlines, fodees.

I screwed up on the whole 50/50 thing...

 

[toximus]

14" at each corner. 7-1/4" up rear, 6-3/4" up front. 4" lift equivalent. 37" tires. No simple tips or tricks to gain uptravel, just lots of hard work cycling the axles and gaining 1/4" more at a time.

 

[HornedToad]

5.5" up front. 10.75" Rancho 5000x
6" up rear. 12" Fox

35" MTR. Currie 4". Savvy body lift. None of the mounts are factory, except for the front lowers. Don't be distracted by the fenders. The front is going to be getting Foxes soon.

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What did you do to your front upper shock mounts to get your ranchos where you want them? Im guessing it’s simpler than full on poly towers?

 

[taylormade73]

About 5.5” up, about 8.5” down. 14” coilovers, highlines, fodees.

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I screwed up on the whole 50/50 thing...

We need a function where we can provide two emojis at the same time . One where I can like it and laugh at it at the same time.

 

[Irun]

Like @NashvilleTJ said, I screwed up the 50/50 thing.

After looking at the numbers of others, and based on my own experience, it becomes very apparent the bias MC has for down travel, especially in the rear. I've experimented with a few bump stop configurations and set the Antirock to the softest setting. The best numbers I can get are as follows.

Front
Up travel = 4.5"
Down travel = 8.25"

Rear
Up travel = 3.75"
Down travel = 9"

This is running 35" tires, with a 13" travel shock and MC Overline 6" flares. At this point I'm into the fender just enough the rub a little paint off the outside of the flares at full compression. The 3 3/4" backspace wheels and Reid knuckles helps keep the 35" tires from hitting the inner fender at full lock and compression.

 

[jjvw]

What did you do to your front upper shock mounts to get your ranchos where you want them? Im guessing it’s simpler than full on poly towers?

All you need to do is recreate the hole at the top of the mount at a higher point in space. On mine, I used a hole saw through the mount to give the shock room to pass through. Then I put a cap on top of the mount with a hole to bolt the shock post to.

Knowing what I know now with shocks and bump stops, I'm not sure I would do this again with the stock mounts. I did this at an earlier stage of the Jeep and at an earlier stage in my understanding of how all the pieces fit together. If the goal is ~50/50 shock travel with a bolt on shock and the rest of the build is what it ought to be, I'm not sure it's worth the effort.

 

[mattcogdell]

To keep the thread going, How much is to much up travel?

11” rear shocks, with 10.5” of up travel at ride height. 40s and 98” wheelbase.

 

[NashvilleTJ]

To keep the thread going, How much is to much up travel?

11” rear shocks, with 10.5” of up travel at ride height. 40s and 98” wheelbase.
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You mean you only have 1/2” of downtravel in the rear???

 

[toximus]

To keep the thread going, How much is to much up travel?

11” rear shocks, with 10.5” of up travel at ride height. 40s and 98” wheelbase.
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Too much is when you have to run a really tall lift or you start lifting tires going over bumps instead.

 

[Goatman]

To keep the thread going, How much is to much up travel?

11” rear shocks, with 10.5” of up travel at ride height. 40s and 98” wheelbase.
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Not to be a nudge, but it looks (to me on my phone, before coffee kicks in) you have little up travel on that rear axle. Just massive down travel on the front allowing the rear to get that high. With that much rear up you would have hit a fender.
-just one guy's opinion-

 

[jjvw]

To keep the thread going, How much is to much up travel?

11” rear shocks, with 10.5” of up travel at ride height. 40s and 98” wheelbase.
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What kind of weirdos is he bragging to?

 

[hosejockey61]

To keep the thread going, How much is to much up travel?

11” rear shocks, with 10.5” of up travel at ride height. 40s and 98” wheelbase.
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Forklift photos don't tell me a whole lot....

 

[toximus]

What kind of weirdos is he bragging to?