I have another thread going about replacing my front control arms, that has now morphed into a thread about my ride height, so I thought it would be simpler to start a thread specifically about my ride height.
A little backstory - I bought the jeep with the 4” suspension lift already on it. It was determined, via measuring and some phone calls, that my lift is 4”. I put Rancho RS5000X shocks (for 4” lift) on, and have had no issues.... Last week I installed new front adjustable control arms from Core 4x4 (T1 model). I installed 3 myself, and had the 4th done (passenger front/upper) at a local auto shop because I couldn’t get the bolts to line up, and I had a rounded nut that I couldn’t get off. While there, they also installed 4 new ball joints.
When I picked up the jeep the front end was sitting noticeably higher. The front end of the jeep was also riding VERY bouncy, and it had not been like that previously.... I started looking around, and I noticed that the front shocks now had about 7” travel exposed on the passenger side, and about 6.5” exposed on the driver side (travel may not be the right term, but I’m speaking how much of the actual shock is exposed - MUCH more extension that I had previously. It’s like every bump is exacerbated now, and it was to the point where myself (and my wife and daughter) didn’t want to ride in it anymore.
I got my tape measure out and measured the springs. They’re now sitting at what is the equivalent of a 6” lift (18” from top-to-bottom). Like they’ve been stretched or something. The rear is still sitting at the equivalent of a 4” lift.
Anybody have any ideas? I know CA’s are not supposed to affect the ride height, so I’m really confused as to what could have changed causing the front to ride so much higher.
A little backstory - I bought the jeep with the 4” suspension lift already on it. It was determined, via measuring and some phone calls, that my lift is 4”. I put Rancho RS5000X shocks (for 4” lift) on, and have had no issues.... Last week I installed new front adjustable control arms from Core 4x4 (T1 model). I installed 3 myself, and had the 4th done (passenger front/upper) at a local auto shop because I couldn’t get the bolts to line up, and I had a rounded nut that I couldn’t get off. While there, they also installed 4 new ball joints.
When I picked up the jeep the front end was sitting noticeably higher. The front end of the jeep was also riding VERY bouncy, and it had not been like that previously.... I started looking around, and I noticed that the front shocks now had about 7” travel exposed on the passenger side, and about 6.5” exposed on the driver side (travel may not be the right term, but I’m speaking how much of the actual shock is exposed - MUCH more extension that I had previously. It’s like every bump is exacerbated now, and it was to the point where myself (and my wife and daughter) didn’t want to ride in it anymore.
I got my tape measure out and measured the springs. They’re now sitting at what is the equivalent of a 6” lift (18” from top-to-bottom). Like they’ve been stretched or something. The rear is still sitting at the equivalent of a 4” lift.
Anybody have any ideas? I know CA’s are not supposed to affect the ride height, so I’m really confused as to what could have changed causing the front to ride so much higher.
