Just installed a BB; how long can I run stock shocks?

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Jip

NAXJA Forum User

Location

South Carolina

• Mar 18, 2007

• #1

Hello everyone,

I just installed a 2" BB on my '96 2dr daily driver. I've got low mileage replacement shocks on it currenty, and I was wondering if I'll really need to upgrade my shocks? It rides fine, and its mainly a pavement pounder with the exception of going graded backwoods trails to go fishing; so its not an off-road machine (no sway bar disconnecting or anything).

So can I keep my good stock length shocks or do I really need to upgrade to something longer?

Thanks!

Jip

 

2000xjclassic

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Cleveland Ohio

• Mar 18, 2007

• #2

I've always heard that you are good with the stock shocks if you stay under three inches of lift. So you should be good.

Chris

 

JohnX

Sarge

NAXJA Member

Location

Williams AZ

• Mar 18, 2007

• #3

If you don't wheel really hard, and don't disconnect sway bars, you should be fine.

 

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j99xj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

• Mar 19, 2007

• #4

Bumpstops will need to be lowered otherwise every hit will destroy your shocks just a little more...

 

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Jip

NAXJA Forum User

Location

South Carolina

• Mar 19, 2007

• #5

Thanks for the replies!

 

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Nine Mile

NAXJA Forum User

Location

NJ

• Mar 19, 2007

• #6

j99xj said:

Bumpstops will need to be lowered otherwise every hit will destroy your shocks just a little more...

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Now why would that be?

Please explain, I'd love to hear this.

 

JohnX

Sarge

NAXJA Member

Location

Williams AZ

• Mar 19, 2007

• #7

Nine Mile said:

Now why would that be?

Please explain, I'd love to hear this.

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Yeah...How does stretching them out farthe make them bottom out more?

 

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ghettocruiser

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Location

Norristown, PA

• Mar 19, 2007

• #8

JohnX said:

Yeah...How does stretching them out farthe make them bottom out more?

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Haha...what I was thinking. Im putting a BB on a guys jeep that is just basically for looks, and for fitting 31's. I dont expect him to have any problems. If he does...then Ill just take the stock spec shocks, add 2" to them, and look in the Gabriel catalog at autozone. They have length specs in there to get the right shocks. $13.99 lifetime warrenty for the base model gabriels... kinda hard to beat that for a mostly street jeep.

J.

 

Krazors001

NAXJA Forum User

Location

New Canaan, CT

• Mar 19, 2007

• #9

you could run some bar pin eliminators which give you some additional travel. 1" or so?