project "Bad Influence"

[GrimmJeeper]

uh., ahem, i mean gear oil and good rubber

yeah good idea, bring those too :gag:

 

[crazyjim]

Mine sat a bit ass high...

Andy, stop fueling the fire haha. You and I both know Mike has a point, in general, that sicky cali lean bullshit is for the bro's.

 

[unbarebable88xj]

well back to this being a helpful thread lol

i thought the reason to run higher in the front is to help absorb the bumps better or is this a false statement?

just want to make sure i have it best set up for what money i do have to put into it lol

 

[crazyjim]

well back to this being a helpful thread lol

i thought the reason to run higher in the front is to help absorb the bumps better or is this a false statement?

just want to make sure i have it best set up for what money i do have to put into it lol

It's a way false statement, and a common misconception. MOST vehicles that do well have more travel in the rear than they do in the front FYI. You want to sit as level as possible.

 

[unbarebable88xj]

It's a way false statement, and a common misconception. MOST vehicles that do well have more travel in the rear than they do in the front FYI. You want to sit as level as possible.

makes since to me. what would you say is an optimal ride height for being on 33" tires?

dont want to go anymore that 8" anything over that just seems ridiculous to me. but clearance in the front axle is key to me with the way the v8 is sitting in there. i know i can bump stop but dont want 2" before i hit them you know lol

 

[unbarebable88xj]

Mine sat a bit ass high...

Andy, stop fueling the fire haha. You and I both know Mike has a point, in general, that sicky cali lean bullshit is for the bro's.

what shocks are you running?

 

[srimes]

You 100% gonna stick by that Grimmy??

That's just the south-of-the-border style.

 

[crazyjim]

makes since to me. what would you say is an optimal ride height for being on 33" tires?

dont want to go anymore that 8" anything over that just seems ridiculous to me. but clearance in the front axle is key to me with the way the v8 is sitting in there. i know i can bump stop but dont want 2" before i hit them you know lol

Most of us run Deavers, they're around 5-5.5 inches front and rear. That's a great spot to be for 33's, and depending on shock (10 or 12") you can have equal up/down travel with relocated lower mounts, or more down travel for crawling. Unless you wanna be like the cool kids and run Joel / Bilstein's custom built '11" of fury' 2.5" resi's. They're 11" travel shocks wrapped in a 10" package.

 

[bails85]

i hate to admit it because i know you guys are gonna rag on me but i always liked the higher in the front look. but only on trucks like rangers and yotas with the suspension to back it up. i did see a xj that was done up and had the higher front end and it looked bad ass. but then again he did all kinds of shit to it and it had an ls1 in it. there i said it.

 

[AzXj1002]

our race truck sat pretty leval, back was maybe a hair lower,

 

[DieselSJ]

our race truck sat pretty leval, back was maybe a hair lower,

When did you buy Dennis's truck? Last time I talked to him he said it was still for sale.

 

[crazyjim]

i hate to admit it because i know you guys are gonna rag on me but i always liked the higher in the front look. but only on trucks like rangers and yotas with the suspension to back it up. i did see a xj that was done up and had the higher front end and it looked bad ass. but then again he did all kinds of shit to it and it had an ls1 in it. there i said it.

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

 

[crazyjim]

To clarify that... most of those fords and yotas you see "with suspension to back it up" driving around all ass low, are rocking stock rear's with some shitty spindle lift in the front. A stock XJ would whoop 'em with the right driver haha.

 

[Darky]

I'm on my phone so it's not showing your location, but if you're in CA, you're going to have a very hard time getting it smogged and registered with a 71 302 in it. CA requires the engine to be same year or newer.

 

[in4aride]

Colorado. No emissions in this county

 

[Papercut]

It's a poser thing to do, and it makes you look like a tool. look at a real race truck, sitting still. They don't sit like that, they sit even, the only trucks that look like that are the flatbiller "bro" guys who build em for looks not to use.

I vote Mike for king bro poser!

Haha j/k bro.

 

[bails85]

^^^^^ hahahahhahah. mike you better go clean your chin off bro.

 

[unbarebable88xj]

im in colorado springs we have no emissions here which is great!!!! deavers are in the future plans but i dont have 800 bucks to throw at some springs right now lol

 

[GrimmJeeper]

^^^^^ hahahahhahah. mike you better go clean your chin off bro.

i don't even know what that means. :dunno:

it's not that high anymore. I worked 10 hours a day for 30 days straight to get those coilovers in before goatfest and I literally finished the work 45 mins before it was time to leave, I didn't have time to get the springs set up right.

 

[Papercut]

I worked 10 hours a day for 30 days straight to get those coilovers in before goatfest and I literally finished the work 45 mins before it was time to leave, I didn't have time to get the springs set up right.

This is ture i remerber. I think I made a trip out to LA to give you a hand one night :moon: