35s with flat fenders and 3" vs 4" of suspension lift

jjvw said:
Are you comparing your shock travel and travel bias to his shock travel and travel bias?
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No, just the average 4in suspension lift with possibly a 1in body lift comparable to the other 10,000 Tj’s with the same setup. I’m not looking for the exact specs, just generally like the other numerous Jeeps with the same setup. I think 35s and 37s have a pretty general response to certain lifts in inches and wheel configuration. Why, is there a shock that will alter this calculation?
 
Frizzleburger said:
No, just the average 4in suspension lift with possibly a 1in body lift comparable to the other 10,000 Tj’s with the same setup. I’m not looking for the exact specs, just generally like the other numerous Jeeps with the same setup. I think 35s and 37s have a pretty general response to certain lifts in inches and wheel configuration. Why, is there a shock that will alter this calculation?
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I’m not looking for bump stop measurements or shock limits, just the info I have asked for.
 
Frizzleburger said:
... Why, is there a shock that will alter this calculation?
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The shocks determine the axle and wheel travel. Different shocks have different axle and wheel travels. A rig with 9" travel shocks will have less flex than a rig with 11" travel shocks.
 
Frizzleburger said:
I’m not looking for bump stop measurements or shock limits, just the info I have asked for.
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Then you are not going to get useful information.

If you were to cycle your axles without springs installed, you can see and understand why the shocks matter.
 
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jjvw said:
Then you are not going to get useful information.

If you were to cycle your axles without springs installed, you can see and understand why the sho
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r the limiting factors in my question, the shocks are not the info I was looking for.
jjvw said:
Then you are not going to get useful information.

If you were to cycle your axles without springs installed, you can see and understand why the shocks matter.
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jjvw said:
Then you are not going to get useful information.

If you were to cycle your axles without springs installed, you can see and understand why the shocks matter.
Click to expand...

jjvw said:
Then you are not going to get useful information.

If you were to cycle your axles without springs installed, you can see and understand why the shocks matter.
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I get what you are saying, but the limiting factor is not the shocks. It is the up travel from what I understand. I can change the shocks after. I would guess the limiting factor for up travel would be the fender, lift, and tire size. Please help if I don’t understand correctly.
 
Frizzleburger said:
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r the limiting factors in my question, the shocks are not the info I was looking for.






I get what you are saying, but the limiting factor is not the shocks. It is the up travel from what I understand. I can change the shocks after. I would guess the limiting factor for up travel would be the fender, lift, and tire size. Please help if I don’t understand correctly.
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Shocks are the limit to up travel the same way shocks are the limit to down travel. If they are not the limits to these travels, then you are wasting shock travel. Or the shocks are not sized appropriately for the ride height.
 
jjvw said:
Shocks are the limit to up travel the same way shocks are the limit to down travel. If they are not the limits to these travels, then you are wasting shock travel. Or the shocks are not sized appropriately for the ride height.
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I thought bumpstops would be. I didn’t think shocks were the limiting factor. I thought if your shock was at or beyond its limits, that was a bad scenario. I have to rethink my setup now with longer shock travel so I don’t hit tire to fender as long as everything else is up to par.
 
Frizzleburger said:
I thought bumpstops would be. I didn’t think shocks were the limiting factor. I thought if your shock was at or beyond its limits, that was a bad scenario. I have to rethink my setup now with longer shock travel so I don’t hit tire to fender as long as everything else is up to par.
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When we build our own shock mounts we ignore most of the bad information surrounding shocks and they become a central focus of the build. Everything learned from that process carries back to stock mounts.

Shocks determine the wheel travel.

Cycling the axles without springs will tell you everything about the shock travels.
 
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jjvw said:
When we build our own shock mounts we ignore most of the bad information surrounding shocks and they become a central focus of the build. Everything learned from that process carries back to stock mounts.

Shocks determine the wheel travel.

Cycling the axles without springs will tell you everything about the shock travels.
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I really appreciate your responses and time. I realize I have a lot to learn. I thank you for being patient with my ignorance.
 
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