jks upper shock mounts

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markaboo929

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Mooresville,NC

• Apr 11, 2007

• #1

i just got some upper shock mounts and hey are actually for the zj an tj.i looked at jks site and supposedly the ones for xj/mj/yj have a 10* offset.what is the purpose of the offset and can i use the no offset ones i just got?i am mounting some dt8000 shocks which do not have the stud mount.hence the reason i need conversions.any help i would appreciate.eace:

 

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markaboo929

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Mooresville,NC

• Apr 11, 2007

• #2

any body got these mounts??????????? I am positive SOMEBODY does??????

 

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xjbubba

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Location

santa barbara, ca

• Apr 11, 2007

• #3

Not sure about the 10* off-set, but on my front shocks, I made my own adapters to allow use of "eye"-"eye" shocks. I discovered when at full droop, the change in position of the axle, and, accordingly, the lower shock mount, caused significant binding in the shock mounts. I had to re-fab with a significant "off-set" to accommodate this. It's a compromise between shock alignment at ride height, versus alignment extended and/or compressed.

 

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markaboo929

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Location

Mooresville,NC

• Apr 11, 2007

• #4

i was thinking about that but then again when it articulates the axle actually goes toward the drivers side an all i can see is if it was offset that when it goes up wont the opisite side move opposite of fthe off set?

 

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markaboo929

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Location

Mooresville,NC

• Apr 11, 2007

• #5

hey check these out i think this may be an awesome alternative for us to use so it will not be a compronise any more!!!!!!!! http://s2.pegasusautoracing.com/2007/129.pdf i may just use these in conjuntion with the no off set mounts.:rof: to deal with excellent movement!

 

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xjbubba

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Location

santa barbara, ca

• Apr 11, 2007

• #6

Pretty expensive "turd polishing". The axle movement I was talking about is front/rear--not side to side. The way to determine if you have need for offsets in the shock mounts, is to jack the Jeep up and let the tires droop, without sway bar, or shocks attached to the lower mounts. Pull the shock down and see if it easily drops into position on the lower shock mount. Then you know exactly what you need.

 

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markaboo929

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Location

Mooresville,NC

• Apr 11, 2007

• #7

yeah turd polishin-gots ta love it!!- anyways if the mounts have the open area towards the front an back i should be able to swing back an forth then---right? side to side wont matter then???

 

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markaboo929

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Mooresville,NC

• Apr 11, 2007

• #8

yeah too expensive i saw thatb too............

 

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xjbubba

NAXJA Member # 1524

Location

santa barbara, ca

• Apr 11, 2007

• #9

I think the reason the stock upper mount is a bayonet type, is to allow multi-directional adjustment to binding. You get movement from side-to-side, as well when drooping--how far depends on how much droop.