How much suspension up travel is there? Factory was about 4". If the bump stops are where they ought to be, damage from pot holes, etc isn't going to happen. But the ride will not be as good as it could be with more ride height.
That thing has about 3" until it contacts the flare. So with a BB it would need probably close to 4" of extension to avoid contact. You are more likely to do some serious damage just driving down the road and not seeing a dip/bump/pothole than while crawling off road at ultra low speed. Many do not seem to understand that part of the equation.
I did exactly what you suggested to me as the same as you suggested earlier in this thread. I cycled my suspension while my springs and swaybars were disconnected. Removed the jounces.
Not doubting you and what you arrived at. I'm hoping to show examples of how the correct amount of extension is entirely dependent on the specific Jeep being discussed.
Ya I wasn't trying to contradict your directions. I only wanted to show an example of how all jeeps are a little different, and where mine was. My statement had nothing to do with what you were trying to get the OP to do, other than me doing what you suggested and the results of that. It was just an example.
No. I have run 33s and an 1.25" body lift with as little as 2" and currently with 4" of spring. Early on with my Old Man Emu N66/N67 shocks, I had maybe 3.5" of up travel, 5.25" down. I ran them briefly with the current Currie 4" springs, finally resulting in about 6.5" of up and 2.25" down. That was when I really began to understand and appreciate up travel; even though the shock travels were out of balance. The bump stop extension from that first version of the build never changed despite the increases in lift height simply because the shocks and tire size never changed.
Most of the time, it seems. There are other potential interferences like an aftermarket front track bar hitting an aftermarket diff cover, for example.
