It seems to be the general consensus that putting coil overs on a jeep suddenly makes it VERY expensive. But other than the cost of the actual coil-over vs shock + coil, what am I missing?
For the rear...
Fox 12" RR shock $269 x 2 = $538
Currie 4" rear spring = $230
poly performance mounts = $200
Total: $978
Fox 12" RR Coil-over w/ springs $550 x 2 (Accutune) = $1100
Poly performance mounts + $200
Total $1300
The difference between outboard a 2.0 vs outboard a 2.0 Coilover fabrication wise seems reasonable. Instead of frenching the mount into the frame, you would need to cut the rearmost 16-18" off completely, fit the CO and weld rearmost frame section back on and reinforce accordingly.
@mrblaine proved it can do it with a stock axle. I'm not saying $1300 is cheap, but it is only a little more expensive than the popular currie/fox outboard. I'm not saying this kind of fabrication is easy, but it's only a little more involved than the popular currie/fox outboard.
Is there something I'm missing?