2000 xj Dana 30 truss

[Andre2000]

So I measured front and back I’ve got 13-1/2 in the back and 13 in the front
And it does seem like 7 inches above the truss to oil pan I wasint measuring correctly cause I thought it might swing into it but from what you guys are saying it will swing forward as the control arms straighten out

 

[Evan03]

You need to remove coil springs and cycle suspension to figure out what contacts when, then set up bump stops accordingly.

I also assume this is more a street rig since you said you get stuck everywhere with drop brackets. Or also likely is you actually have never run drop brackets and are only spouting what you read on the interweb



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[XJlimitedx99]

7 inches of lift on short arms is... sub-ideal...

I had a few other choice words in there, but decided that statement is more diplomatic.

Thing must ride like a covered wagon.

 

[Andre2000]

I ran the drop kit on my old jeep and they sat lower than the diff they got hung up in mud

As for a long arm kit it would be Awsome but for this year the budget is already over for my Jeep already got 513 gears coming just did Dana 30 gussets and sleeved now just waiting on my truss to come in

Long arm kit for sure would be great but this year for me lol

And good idea I’ll rip the coils out and cycle my suspension once I install the diff back in

 

[Andre2000]

And it’s just a Bush rig it’s parked all winter in a garage only comes out in the summer definetly not a daily

 

[XJEEPER]

Do you have a link for those bump stops incase I need to tweak it some more

Google Prothane Coil Spring Inserts

Here's what I did on my 2000:
Unlike the early XJ models, the factory bumpstop cup is welded on instead of screwed on so using my sawzall I cut right above the weld. This left me with 5" of bumpstop tower, which is hollow.

I grabbed 2- 3/4" bolts-2" long and 4 nuts from HD.

Cut out two 2.75" diameter circles from some scrap 1/4" plate. This is slightly larger than the flat on the end of the Prothane bumps.

I welded the 3/4" bolt head to the center of each 2.75" plate.

The inside of the stock bump tower is approx 1.75" ID and I had some tube scraps laying around that had a 1.5" OD and the 3/4" nut would slip inside with a little grinding of the ears.

I cut 2-2" lengths of tube which I used with the 3/4" nut to create a threaded sleeve to insert into the bump tower.

Leaving the nut protruding about .25" from this sleeve, I welded it to the 1.5" OD tube. I then ran a bead around the circumference of the sleeve on each end to tighten up the gap between the OD of the sleeve and the ID of the tower. Some minor grinding resulted in a snug, centered fit.

I then welded the sleeve into the stock bump tower, with the sleeve about 1/4" out of the tower, then buffed it clean and painted it along with the 3" bump plate.

I threaded the 2nd nut onto the bolt on the bump plate and dropped it inside the Prothane bump, shoved the bump inside the coil spring and installed the spring.

I then reached inside the coil, grabbing my fabbed bump plate and flipped it over so the bolt was pointing up and then threaded it into the bump tower. This needs to be done with coil uncompressed.

Once threaded in completely, I snugged the nut with a wrench, then seated the coil and lowered the weight of the Jeep onto the coil.


The 2.75" plates contact the top of the Prothanes upon compression and don't hang up on the coils while flexing. With a 6" lift, I ended up trimming 2 rings from the 10" Prothane bumps, which seems to work perfectly with my setup.


There is just over 1" of adjustability with my plate setup, so I can thread the plate out to reduce the airgap if needed to limit uptravel.

 

[Anak]

Low profile truss: https://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/R2783.html

 

[Andre2000]

That’s pretty slick if I had not already ordered and payed delivery and duty fees I’d go that rout for sure buts too late to go back now the barnes one is going on
I like that low profile truss tho wish I woulda known about that a few weeks ago lol

 

[XJlimitedx99]

That’s pretty slick if I had not already ordered and payed delivery and duty fees I’d go that rout for sure buts too late to go back now the barnes one is going on
I like that low profile truss tho wish I woulda known about that a few weeks ago lol

I'm pretty sure it just came out. Like, days ago. RuffStuff posted a new product alert about it on their Facebook yesterday.

It does look like a great product.

 

[Anak]

I posted it up because it just showed up in my email as a new product. Reminded me of this thread.