Hello:
I just bought a 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sport, Automatic and the I6. I need some advice on suspension replacement. I will try to be brief...
The Jeep has after market front and rear bumpers that are heavy, including a winch on the front end. The rear bumper, per a shop tech, weighs about 300lbs and includes racks for two gas cans and an ice chest. Full loaded could easily be 400lbs. The vehicle is sitting on 33's and has a full roll cage inside...yeah...it's heavy. There is no lift on the Jeep beyond some after market springs and shocks that I am told are giving it about 2". It has a slip yoke differential installed. The Jeep sits level but the rear bottoms out easily at the shock, not the bump stop, and there is only about 2.5-3" of shock shaft showing. The shocks and springs could be very old, hard to tell.
The last tech who looked at it said the weight of the Jeep requires different springs and shocks as a starting point. He also said the rear weight is causing the springs to fall out of their normal horizontal motion and need shims to keep them in their ideal line (I am sure I am saying this wrong). This tech was the only one who didn't try and sell me just shocks or try to sell me an expensive 4" lift kit. He recommended springs that would provide a 3" lift and said the other parts on the Jeep would be okay to handle 3"...steep learning curve for me, apologies I cannot be more specific.
Question: Assuming all I need are springs and shocks, anyone have recommendations for both that will accommodate the weight without sending me down the road like I am on a pogo stick?
Thank you,
Joe
I just bought a 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sport, Automatic and the I6. I need some advice on suspension replacement. I will try to be brief...
The Jeep has after market front and rear bumpers that are heavy, including a winch on the front end. The rear bumper, per a shop tech, weighs about 300lbs and includes racks for two gas cans and an ice chest. Full loaded could easily be 400lbs. The vehicle is sitting on 33's and has a full roll cage inside...yeah...it's heavy. There is no lift on the Jeep beyond some after market springs and shocks that I am told are giving it about 2". It has a slip yoke differential installed. The Jeep sits level but the rear bottoms out easily at the shock, not the bump stop, and there is only about 2.5-3" of shock shaft showing. The shocks and springs could be very old, hard to tell.
The last tech who looked at it said the weight of the Jeep requires different springs and shocks as a starting point. He also said the rear weight is causing the springs to fall out of their normal horizontal motion and need shims to keep them in their ideal line (I am sure I am saying this wrong). This tech was the only one who didn't try and sell me just shocks or try to sell me an expensive 4" lift kit. He recommended springs that would provide a 3" lift and said the other parts on the Jeep would be okay to handle 3"...steep learning curve for me, apologies I cannot be more specific.
Question: Assuming all I need are springs and shocks, anyone have recommendations for both that will accommodate the weight without sending me down the road like I am on a pogo stick?
Thank you,
Joe