Is it ok to remove my rear shocks and have the Jeep sit like that for a few days?
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Figured since Iām the ānewā I was getting my shackling lolHe's the forum asshole just ignore him
Welcome to the forum..there are a handful of assholes here but they are knowledgeable assholes..put your thick skin on and open your mind and you will learn alot..and don't be afraid to give it right back
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It's most noticable in the turns. Body roll to one side is greater than the other
Well, to be fair, I drove it after taking the decade old skyjacker shocks out the PO installed. When I removed the top nut on the front shocks, the piston fell into the housing.
That's how I got my opportunity to drive shockless. I was doing a lift in my buddys families shop after hours and had to drive it home to figure the shock bolts out on my own.
I was raised in the used car business,my dad would let me take stuff(stereos-air shocks but I had to replace the parts .like everyone else we didnāt have any money,he bought a dodge car one time that had air shocks I needed for my charger so I took my car up there and removed the air shocks off of it and put my crappy old regulars on it,didnāt know any better and was going to take my time and clean em up a little and install at home. I drove that charger home without shocks,WOW the car was literally coming 2 feet off the ground on small bumps,looked really bad I bet!
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I had all 4 shocks off earlier this year. Decided to drive around the neighborhood on just the HD Old Man Emu springs. It was like driving a pogo stick. Exact opposite of harsh.
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He's actually kind of throwing you a bone to see if you want to learn the "why's" and "how's" of what is a shock and what does it do. He's trying to teach you to fish instead of handing you a can of tuna. Once you know what a shock is and what it provides to the system that is your jeep you will know forever and for all time the answer to your initial question and you will know it so fundamentally it will seem absurd to you next time someone asks it
You're too kind. What if I was just being an asshole?He's actually kind of throwing you a bone to see if you want to learn the "why's" and "how's" of what is a shock and what does it do. He's trying to teach you to fish instead of handing you a can of tuna. Once you know what a shock is and what it provides to the system that is your jeep you will know forever and for all time the answer to your initial question and you will know it so fundamentally it will seem absurd to you next time someone asks it
Not to mention that like most when the opportunity to learn something is suggested, they won't go to the effort to unbolt some shocks and find out. This one is almost effortless since the shocks are already off which presents a low effort experience to actually know something few others will spend a few moments on.He's actually kind of throwing you a bone to see if you want to learn the "why's" and "how's" of what is a shock and what does it do. He's trying to teach you to fish instead of handing you a can of tuna. Once you know what a shock is and what it provides to the system that is your jeep you will know forever and for all time the answer to your initial question and you will know it so fundamentally it will seem absurd to you next time someone asks it
I give a guy every opportunity to be a hero for a day and look at what I get in return.
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Boinga-boinga. I only moved my Jeep around in the driveway a couple of times while the rear shocks were off. That was enough for me!
I did the same. It was almost as if the Jeep was floating. Learned real fast my springs in no way attributed to its harsh ride.