Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
I hope you guys can help me out, this is sorta relating to the go fast stuff, but also the crawling. I DD and wheel my XJ, I like to go fast on the logging road that are between the trails up here, and faster on some of the trails but my suspension is really not up to par. It flexes pretty good but just doesn't feel smooth or good while I am going faster.
Up front I have:
-T&T customs Y-link, with JJ's on the front lower to replace the rubber bushings, JJ's going to go in the uppers at some point.
-Rusty's 4.5 inch coils and a 2 inch spacer.
-Skyjacker 12 inch travel nitro shocks.
-ACRO 1 ton steering
-RE heavy duty trac bar brack, brace and bar.
-Replacement upper bumpstops (poly) and some pucks for the lower stops.
-Currie Anti-Rock.
Rear:
-Rustys 4.5 inch leafs, rebuilt multiple times w/ more leaves.
-RE monotubes.
-8.8 swapped w/ DPG bumpstop extensions and upper bumpstops extended
-1.75 inch lift shackles (greasable).
-HD engineering shackle drop brackets.
Basically I want a smoother ride when I go fast, is this unreasonable? Should I just get used to being thrown around, I have WRX buckets and 4 pt harnesses installed. I know I should upgrade my shocks so do you guys think some 7100 bilsteins or what would work well for a crawler/DD/ guy who likes the skinny pedal?
BTW this is my jeep for those who haven't seen it, it weighs in at nearly 5000lbs with me, a passenger and gear for wheeling:
-Alex
Up front I have:
-T&T customs Y-link, with JJ's on the front lower to replace the rubber bushings, JJ's going to go in the uppers at some point.
-Rusty's 4.5 inch coils and a 2 inch spacer.
-Skyjacker 12 inch travel nitro shocks.
-ACRO 1 ton steering
-RE heavy duty trac bar brack, brace and bar.
-Replacement upper bumpstops (poly) and some pucks for the lower stops.
-Currie Anti-Rock.
Rear:
-Rustys 4.5 inch leafs, rebuilt multiple times w/ more leaves.
-RE monotubes.
-8.8 swapped w/ DPG bumpstop extensions and upper bumpstops extended
-1.75 inch lift shackles (greasable).
-HD engineering shackle drop brackets.
Basically I want a smoother ride when I go fast, is this unreasonable? Should I just get used to being thrown around, I have WRX buckets and 4 pt harnesses installed. I know I should upgrade my shocks so do you guys think some 7100 bilsteins or what would work well for a crawler/DD/ guy who likes the skinny pedal?
BTW this is my jeep for those who haven't seen it, it weighs in at nearly 5000lbs with me, a passenger and gear for wheeling:
-Alex