Arizona Rock Crawling Daily Driver

[starkey480]

Most definitely with the other guy.

The bolted connection needs to pass through the crossmember. The factory welded nuts, at best and if they are kept, become a spacer.

Sweet I’ll just get some longer bolts and another nut and washer for the bottom. Then the welded nut is just a spacer.

 

[jjvw]

What was the overall change in the travel bias?

 

[starkey480]

What was the overall change in the travel bias?

It give you exactly an inch more shock uptravel

 

[jjvw]

It give you exactly an inch more shock uptravel

And exactly an inch less down.

How does the shock body interact with the frame at full stuff?

 

[starkey480]

And exactly an inch less down.

How does the shock body interact with the frame at full stuff?

Yep! That’s on purpose. I previously had 4 up and 5.5 down. Now I have 5 up and 4.5 down. Much happier with that. Shock body does not interact with anything at full stuff

 

[starkey480]

Reporting back after driving the Jeep and it is a tremendous difference in ride quality having 5 inches of uptravel instead of 4. I didn’t think I would notice it on the road but I felt like I was in a luxury vehicle now with 5 inches uptravel front and rear

 

[jjvw]

Reporting back after driving the Jeep and it is a tremendous difference in ride quality having 5 inches of uptravel instead of 4. I didn’t think I would notice it on the road but I felt like I was in a luxury vehicle now with 5 inches uptravel front and rear

Shocks matter. Fit matters. Most don't understand that.

 

[starkey480]

Shocks matter. Fit matters. Most don't understand that.

Your build thread taught me more about suspension than any other resource out there. My girlfriend probably hates you because my nose was buried in your thread for like a month nonstop

 

[starkey480]

You guys think 8.8 grade metric bolts are ok? They have 10.9 but only 10mm longer than current setup...

 

[ranger101]

Metric 8.8 is similar to grade 5 I believe? If so, yes that’s fine for shock bolts.

 

[starkey480]

@jjvw @ranger101 i ran new bolts up through the bottom and nylon nut on top so they are bolted on both sides. 50mm bolts are a little long but they will work since I need it for wheeling today.

 

[ranger101]

You body lift guys have it so easy lol

 

[starkey480]

You body lift guys have it so easy lol

Savvy has them in stock

 

[starkey480]

Finally got around to putting this guy on. A nice tip is tapping threads through the bumper so you don’t have to pull pull the whole bumper off to install.

 

[starkey480]

Finally got around to painting my wheel wells black. Looks much cleaner. How come no one does their front ones? I’m thinking about doing mine

 

[starkey480]

Steering skid black or keep aluminum what do you guys think?

 

[ranger101]

Keep it bare aluminum. You can always hit it with some scotch brite to make it look new again.

 

[starkey480]

Keep it bare aluminum. You can always hit it with some scotch brite to make it look new again.

I like the aluminum as well. Aluminum is such eye candy

 

[JMT]

Finally got around to putting this guy on. A nice tip is tapping threads through the bumper so you don’t have to pull pull the whole bumper off to install.
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Tapping is a good idea. My steering box skid only has one bolt to the bumper. I’m thinking of adding another. I think all I have to do is drill a hole and add a bolt.

 

[BuildBreakRepeat]

Finally got around to painting my wheel wells black. Looks much cleaner. How come no one does their front ones? I’m thinking about doing mineView attachment 174347

I’ll be doing the front! Can’t stand the primer look