Rod Knee
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Grand Jct., CO
When I put my two inch lift on my xj a few years ago I used quadratec HD leaves attached to my existing stock main leaf (a bastard pack). In order to avoid overcompression of the Old Man Emu N35 (or was it N36 ) shocks I purchased, I replaced the stock rear bumpstops with MJ bumpstops for an increase in bumpstop length of 1.2 inches. I am now considering increasing my tire size to 32 or 33 inches from the 31’s I’ve been using for awhile, so I am reviewing the adequacy of my current bumpstop setup. I went to a ramp today and tested my maximum rear tire uptravel and noticed at max compression my bumpstop does not even touch the axle. So..I am thinking what I should have done is bought or made the extended ubolt plate style bumpstop extension and used them in combination with the stock bumpstops. The problem with using this combo is that you lose three inches of uptravel which with a two inch lift seems excessive, or so it seems to me.
On to my questions.
1. I am not going to increase my lift height, but would purchase wheels with less backspace than stock. Assuming I do the standard cut and fold trimming on my rear wheel openings and modify my bumpstop setup to include the ubolt extension plates, will my suspension travel be seriously compromised or will the decreased uptravel on one side simply be compensated with increased droop on the other side?
2. How have other people adjusted bumpstops on modestly lifted xj’s?
3. When discussing proper bumpstopping most people cite limiting shock compression and keeping tires off their fenders as reasons for doing so. But do we not also need to concern ourselves with fatiguing our springs?
On to my questions.
1. I am not going to increase my lift height, but would purchase wheels with less backspace than stock. Assuming I do the standard cut and fold trimming on my rear wheel openings and modify my bumpstop setup to include the ubolt extension plates, will my suspension travel be seriously compromised or will the decreased uptravel on one side simply be compensated with increased droop on the other side?
2. How have other people adjusted bumpstops on modestly lifted xj’s?
3. When discussing proper bumpstopping most people cite limiting shock compression and keeping tires off their fenders as reasons for doing so. But do we not also need to concern ourselves with fatiguing our springs?
