I’m glad I read this thread. I have some that need a greasing. I think it has saved me from doing it wrong.
I installed the Savvy rear CA's today. I can tell you they ride a ton better than MC's. This is my experience. Don't tell me otherwise. I do like these arms better than the MC's. I can use a crescent wrench on the jam nuts rather than needing a 1.5" crows foot.
My pinion is 21.9* and the shaft is 22.9*.
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Are you worried about taking out one of those zerk fittings on the rocks?
Can you notch the coil bucket to eliminate the shock extension bracket?
I installed the Savvy rear CA's today. I can tell you they ride a ton better than MC's. This is my experience. Don't tell me otherwise. I do like these arms better than the MC's. I can use a crescent wrench on the jam nuts rather than needing a 1.5" crows foot.
My pinion is 21.9* and the shaft is 22.9*.
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Checked mine and I'm at 21.5 degrees, on the shaft, with 3" springs. Zero vibrations at 80 MPH.
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You're getting close to the point where I was at when I had to clock all the axle brackets to accommodate the savvy tuck. My driveshaft is at 25°.
I had those same extenders, I can't remember what they did to the travel bias, but they were only on for a month or two when we finally moved everything. I know of one other individual who had to do the same thing with his savvy tuck.
It's getting close to time to do something. I can get by, but the little hangy downy things should go. I'm looking at you know what. If I'm going to clock all the axle brackets I might as well go a step further. IDK. Seems like too big a hurdle for me to jump. I may need a pole to vault. LOL.
The extenders slightly decrease the uptravel. That could be good or bad depending on the shock.
I'll see how much time I have after Winter Break. From January on I should have less responsibilities and may be able to pour quite a bit of time into a bigger Jeep project.
See what happens before you mow off the control arm brackets. I know we did it to tworley's rear axle years and years ago. But I also can't recall another case where that was needed since then.
I think I’m ok for now, but because I need a project (hobby), I am looking at doing the midarm. If I make the plunge I will take my time and do it in stages; 1) rear, 2) outboard, 3) front. I am still learning by reading, so I’m not ready to jump in, though sometimes the best way to learn is to jump in while reading.
After that I’d want to stretch. It’s what I think SHOULD happen and no real reason for me on the trails I commonly run.
I think I’m ok for now, but because I need a project (hobby), I am looking at doing the midarm. If I make the plunge I will take my time and do it in stages; 1) rear, 2) outboard, 3) front. I am still learning by reading, so I’m not ready to jump in, though sometimes the best way to learn is to jump in while reading.
After that I’d want to stretch. It’s what I think SHOULD happen and no real reason for me on the trails I commonly run.
You're going down that rabbit hole buddy. Ask me how I know. If it was me I'd do the stretch at the same time as the midarm. But I'm no expert.
I could do it that way. The way I was thinking of doing it is cut the frame fore of the midarm brackets and that way I can just move everything back . Then cut the same amount off the back of the frame. Then everything would still be in it’s relative position.