Well I'm the happy new owner of this LJ!! After 3 weeks of trying to go look at it we finally made it last weekend. Looking forward to some fun trips in it out west.
I got it!!
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Thanks! A question I have regarding the suspension. Are the springs suppose to be arched like this? I don't see how they could be straight because the plate on the frame is welded on at an angle but I've never seen springs bent like this so just wanted to make sure. If I need to take a better picture just let me know
Being that you have shock shifters on the lower mount, that tells me the pinion angle of your rear axle had to be rotated up to match the double cardan rear drive shaft. Lifting the jeep also puts the springs at a bit of an arch, but rotating the pinion makes it even worse.
TJ2
TJ Expert
Something is not right, spring should be straight IMO. My gut feeling is that it is not lifted the right way.
It's hard to tell from you photo, but it looks like your pinion angle is too high. Drive shaft and rear pinion should be closer to parallel. Are you getting any vibes?
after doing some research looks like I might need to do a relocation on the upper spring bracket from its stock location. Have any of you guys with a 4.5 inch lift done this to your jeeps? Think I will just move the stock bracket and re weld it in place.
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Rex Willis
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I haven’t seen where any guys have had the significant angles before, especially on al LJ, but as mentioned earlier your pinion angle appears way to high. I would seariously look at that first. Slight adjustments on the pinion angle, where it’s more parallel with the driveshaft, can make a world of difference. With an LJ your angles should not be near as aggressive as they are with TJs. Nice ride tough, looks clean, love the color!
Welcome! Great looking Rubihara, what number is it? There is an online registry for our little unicorns here:http://www.rubiconsahara.com. Some good info on our model there as well. If you do Social Media there are two really good groups I could recommend as well: LJ Nation and "2005 Rubihara Owners Group".
Its number 526
Did some light trail riding this weekend. Did really well until the radiator line came off and dumped all my coolant, had a gallon of water which got me back to the main road then some friendly people helped us out and got some more water for us.
Adjusting the pinion angle will be next on the list. Unfortunately I'm currently replacing the heater core and a/c evaporator.
Did some light trail riding this weekend. Did really well until the radiator line came off and dumped all my coolant, had a gallon of water which got me back to the main road then some friendly people helped us out and got some more water for us.
Adjusting the pinion angle will be next on the list. Unfortunately I'm currently replacing the heater core and a/c evaporator.
If its not to much trouble can I get a picture of your pinion angle and your spring? I'd like to see how far off mine is compared to yours. I called Full Traction which is the manufacture of my lift and they said a bend in the spring is completely normal and all jeeps with a lift have a bend. They also went on to say if it wasn't suppose to be there they would have made a relocation bracket and sold it with the kit. I'm no expert with suspension so just relying on what the people who make these say. Hopefully adjusting the pinion angle will help a little if anything to ease my mind.