Shock length...

XbajajeepX

NAXJA Forum User

Location

So. Lake Tahoe

• Oct 21, 2008

• #1

So I am looking at putting a 2" BB on the daily driver and I was wondering about shocks.... Do you guys think the stock shocks will be fine with only 2" of lift and NO wheeling? This rig is strictly road only, the most flex it will see is a speed bump. What say you?

 

KarlVP

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Hardcoreville, WA

• Oct 21, 2008

• #2

Yes.

 

Yucca-Man

NAXJA Member # 683

Location

Castle Rock, CO

• Oct 21, 2008

• #3

No.

When I did my RE 2" BB, I had to leave the stock shocks on for awhile. They were almost completely stretched out in the rear, and when crossing speedbumps I could feel them bottom out all the time. I had my JKS Bar-Pin Eliminators up front already so they had a little bit of a reprieve, but I wouldn't count on the shocks being happy with a BB.

Jim www.yuccaman.com

 

C

cherokee chuck

NAXJA Forum User

Location

freeland,wa usa

• Oct 21, 2008

• #4

I had new shocks when I did my bb, so it took me about 2 years to use the shocks that came with my R.E. bb. After I started going off road I finally installed them. Of course by then I was buying my Pro-Comp springs.

 

99xj4x4

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Bakersfield/ Chico

• Oct 21, 2008

• #5

Its better to get new shocks, but you can make bar pin elliminators or rase the shock mounts and make your old shocks work.

 

XbajajeepX

NAXJA Forum User

Location

So. Lake Tahoe

• Oct 22, 2008

• #6

Thanks guys... I think I am just going to run it with the stock springs and see what happens....