Has anyone ever had a lowering a TJ thread?

[bobthetj03]

a pic of the part# on the front shock will work too. Which ever is easier to get at.

 

[BendLarry]

No need to take a pic of it, just find out what it is and report back.

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[BendLarry]

Lot's of us started at 2" lift, then maybe 4" upgrade, then maybe 1" body lift so to have a 35 tires fits.
You are going the opposite, if just the rough ride you don't like, why don't you just change your shocks to blistein or better and buy a progressive spring on top of it?

We all drool for a lifted wrangler and you're not liking your already lifted rig. lol

It’s also the high center of gravity. If all I wanted to do is mild off road stuff it would be okay. On very steep off camber conditions you really feel top heaviness.


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[BendLarry]

That picture is from a front shock.


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[bobthetj03]

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N66L. That's a long travel front shock. My front shocks were "N66". The "L" stands for long travel, but that shock isn't on ARB's spec sheet anymore, so I don't know what the collapsed/extended length of the shock is. I'm speculating here, but OME's N66L may or may not have the correct length for your current setup. A call to ARB may be needed to find out the spec on that shock. Of course, if you plan on replacing the shocks, I guess it doesn't really matter much.

 

[BendLarry]

N66L. That's a long travel front shock. My front shocks were "N66". The "L" stands for long travel, but that shock isn't on ARB's spec sheet anymore, so I don't know what the collapsed/extended length of the shock is. I'm speculating here, but OME's N66L may or may not have the correct length for your current setup. A call to ARB may be needed to find out the spec on that shock. Of course, if you plan on replacing the shocks, I guess it doesn't really matter much.

The Jeep only has 25k miles on it so the shocks and tires most likely have much less than that. Regardless I may replace the tires and if I still don’t like the ride I will replace the shocks with some Bilstiens or something.


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[TJ2]

Something is not right here buddy. It's like she has a double "D" cup and you went for surgery to get her down to a plain "B" size because you are wobbly when you ride onto her.

What's wrong with you? She doesn't even have a high mileage! You need to get your priority straight my man!

 

[BendLarry]

Something is not right here buddy. It's like she has a double "D" cup and you went for surgery to get her down to a plain "B" size because you are wobbly when you ride onto her.

What's wrong with you? She doesn't even have a high mileage! You need to get your priority straight my man!

[emoji848] a 2 1/2 inch lift will do everything I want it to do and be much easier to “mount”[emoji16] I’m too to old to care about looking “bad ass” function over form. I suspect I will still take this jeep places many of the high lift Jeep fellas would be afraid to go.


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[bobthetj03]

Made a call to ARB tech. Those shocks are 3" longer than a shock for a 2.5" lift, so they seem right for the current lift. If you drop it, you'll need new shocks, fyi.

 

[BendLarry]

Made a call to ARB tech. Those shocks are 3" longer than a shock for a 2.5" lift, so they seem right for the current lift. If you drop it, you'll need new shocks, fyi.

You are going above and beyond! I expected to have to buy new shocks after the drop. What you have helped me learn is that I probably won’t need to buy a whole kit. [emoji106][emoji106]


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[bobthetj03]

Glad to help. You can sell the springs/shocks and recoop some cost for those that want a nose bleed lift.

 

[BendLarry]

Are there any drive shaft issues I need to know about with the front drive shaft?


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[bobthetj03]

Are there any drive shaft issues I need to know about with the front drive shaft?


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Is the front drive shaft factory original?

 

[bobthetj03]

Ok, just went back to look at your pics, and it looks like a factory front drive shaft, so you should have no issues.

 

[BendLarry]

Boy this was a popular topic![emoji6]


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