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One Last Shock Travel ?
- Thread starter Hylander
- Start date
wheelin79cj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Florida Panhandle
Hmm, all specific knowledge aside, I would think down travel, since up will most likely (depending on tire size and fender cutting) be somewhat limited by tire size/bumpstops. Take it with a grain of salt though...I am still in the learning process on XJ's.
-Aaron
-Aaron
- Location
- West Sacramento, CA
You are saying that with a longer total travel shock, with presumably a longer body, you will have MORE up travel than with a shorter total travel shock, that has presumably a shorter body?
Sorry, am I missing something?
Either should be fine anyway.
Sorry, am I missing something?
Either should be fine anyway.
builder
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Yucca Valley california
only way to know is measure ! droop and compression!
- Location
- West Sacramento, CA
No, I don't believe that any more. With low steer, you're not going to put steering links or a panhard through the oilpan. You can keep the driveline out of the exhaust, trim the fenders, make room. If you have a solid ride height, you can tell how much travel you'd get out of a shock, and limit it as needed.
My Static distance is 21"
One shock measures 26.5 - 15.5
The other is 24.5 - 14.5
Just wondering if more up travel is better, or more down travel is better
- Location
- West Sacramento, CA
Ride height is 21" mount-mount, the 24.5" mount-mount extended gives 3.5" of droop, 14.5" gives 6.5" of compression...I'd say unsat.
The 26.5" gives 5.5" increase in shock length from 21" ride height, 15.5" is 5.5" less when collapsed...I'd do that. If you really wanted to, a bar pin eliminator would burn an inch of compression, giving 4.5" of uptravel and 6.5" of droop. I run bar pin eliminator eliminators.
The 26.5" gives 5.5" increase in shock length from 21" ride height, 15.5" is 5.5" less when collapsed...I'd do that. If you really wanted to, a bar pin eliminator would burn an inch of compression, giving 4.5" of uptravel and 6.5" of droop. I run bar pin eliminator eliminators.
- Location
- West Sacramento, CA
My friends Billy and Sara are having a meet and greet in downtown Sac on I think Tuesday.:cheers::cheers:
builder
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Yucca Valley california
whats the lift height! i have a 3" and use all the droop on the on thier 24.50 shocks,unseat coil 3/4 ". just curious!!
I installed the RE 3.5" Lift, however it gave me 4" front and 5" rear.
My rig had no sag at all, it sat right at factory specs.
So I'm going witht the 26.5 - 15.5 front
and I think the 24.5 - 14.5 rear with BPE's.
I'm hoping the rear will settle a bit, but I called RE and they said no it will not settle at all, so I may have to remove a leaf to drop it 1"
Or add another spring pad to raise the front 1"
Right now I have a Rake.
builder
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Yucca Valley california
It will settle lol, just put some weight in the AZZ end till it does.bummer thier closed and like i said i got mine in 24 hrs from them at standard shipping rate. enjoy!
