should be about where the upper arms attach to the axle truss, give or take an inch.csudman said:looks good, i just wonder where the roll center will be.
csudman said:I would imagine that it would be high, givin lots of body roll, as the links appear to converge way above the ic. Or maybe i need to read the por threads again.
MaXJohnson said:a higher roll center would contribute to less body roll, not more. Unlike coils, leafs help dampen roll motion due to friction between the leaves; like having a bit of a shock absorber built in. Plus most guys that go to coils in the rear tend to guess low on spring rate. Hence the increased body roll.
How's your chopped XJ coming along. Can't wait to see it with some paint on the rear quarters.
MaXJohnson said:a higher roll center would contribute to less body roll, not more. Unlike coils, leafs help dampen roll motion due to friction between the leaves; like having a bit of a shock absorber built in. Plus most guys that go to coils in the rear tend to guess low on spring rate. Hence the increased body roll.
How's your chopped XJ coming along. Can't wait to see it with some paint on the rear quarters.
JeepFreak21 said:Don't leaves get less body roll because at a certain point the spring starts working against you, and since coils are not typically connected at both ends, they don't provide the same resistance?
Billy
Beezil said:thats what concerns me too, which is why I went 1/4 elip for my set-up...that, and it looks like the springs are centered UNDER the framerail. I don't like it.....IMHO the springs need to be as far to the outboard as possible, and you might not even be able to get away with it on the oem axle width.
I'd be interested in seeing it perform, I would like to witness a rear coil conversion that actually WORKS...those I have seen sure make the rear end behave "wildly"