Outboard shock question

[jjvw]

Thread 'How to outboard your rear shocks'

Jun 8, 2016

-Moderator's Note- This article was taken from stu-offroad.com. It documents a very early iteration of the rear shock outboard as evidenced by the Ford shock mounts that were quickly replaced with Poly Performance coilover towers. This modification has since been greatly refined and improved since the early-2000s when Blaine first developed the process.

Do more research. And understand the importance of outboarding as a way of installing tunable shocks.


Anyone that has driven their TJ down a rocky trail should agree that the lower shock mounts on the rear axle do in fact stink...

• Chris
• Replies: 4
• Forum: TJ How-to Guides

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Keep digging. A lot of little things have changed and improved since Stu wrote that 20 years ago. Using Ford towers disappeared very early on in Blaine's process.

 

[macleanflood]

Keep digging. A lot of little things have changed and improved since Stu wrote that 20 years ago. Using Ford towers disappeared very early on in Blaine's process.

Then we ought to update that resources document.

Sounds like we have a volunteer!

-Mac

 

[chase.gards]

Thread 'How to outboard your rear shocks'

Jun 8, 2016

-Moderator's Note- This article was taken from stu-offroad.com. It documents a very early iteration of the rear shock outboard as evidenced by the Ford shock mounts that were quickly replaced with Poly Performance coilover towers. This modification has since been greatly refined and improved since the early-2000s when Blaine first developed the process.

Do more research. And understand the importance of outboarding as a way of installing tunable shocks.


Anyone that has driven their TJ down a rocky trail should agree that the lower shock mounts on the rear axle do in fact stink...

• Chris
• Replies: 4
• Forum: TJ How-to Guides

• 

Thanks looks like I missed this in my search. Gives me a good picture of the labor involved. With that, it makes more sense to put that money into brakes etc. and evaluating from there. Thanks guys.

 

[Deputy Dodge]

Hey all, bumping an old thread for some guidance on going straight toward out boarding and 12” shocks or starting with bolt ins and evaluating from there.

05 LJRU End goal of 35s with a balance between on road cruises and off road trails around the north east. So far I’ve got the below parts, I’m just hung up with selecting shocks. Pretty much the “if I’m doing all this anyway should I just” conversation .

*Currie 4” lift
*currectlync
*1” BL, MML, UAM Skid

Also working through good threads on the forum covering brakes, gears, axle shafts etc. I appreciate the input.

Watch HoseJocky's video on the time and skill it takes to outboard and see if it's something you want to tackle.