damo252
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- Location
- Roxborough, CO
I guess I am struggling with why so many people use Bar pin eliminators on their rigs. Can some answer this for me.
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BPE?
- Thread starter damo252
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NHscrambler
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Southeastern NH
It gives you many more options on shocks, especially when used with upper shock conversions.
DirtyMJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Prince George, BC
Mostly they're a marketing ploy.
damo252
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Roxborough, CO
NHscrambler said:
How?
I can understand why it would be better with the upper shock adapters, but the BPE?
English XJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- England
Fitting BPEs to the rear upper shock mounts makes removing shocks much easier in the future.
I you don't have wet/salt winters you may not appreciate this as much!
I you don't have wet/salt winters you may not appreciate this as much!
XbajajeepX
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- So. Lake Tahoe
If I were going to lift my jeep 2" or 2.5" with some sensa tracs that are already on there, would I need the BPE's?
serialphreak
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Estevan Sk Canada
reason to switch that i have seen is the factory style bar pin bends on the end where the bolt goes through cause its thinner and has an opening. BPE's are beefy and less likly to bend.
bpeS used on the rear of XJs are mainly used to resolve the problem of the little bolts breaking off inside the body mounts (ie- salt corrosion/rust- mentioned)..
once you've successfully removed these potentially PITA Bolts the 1st time then bolt in the BPE and then never worry about removing them again when you want to swap shocks..
you can make you're own BPE for the rear of XJ from the little rear sway bar bracket
once you've successfully removed these potentially PITA Bolts the 1st time then bolt in the BPE and then never worry about removing them again when you want to swap shocks..
you can make you're own BPE for the rear of XJ from the little rear sway bar bracket
pabloconrad
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- In the NW hunting Sasquatch
English XJ said:
Much easier.
English XJ said:
The rust and salt corrodes the bolts and when you pop them off, well, you have a lot more work to do.
BPEs have saved me trouble and time several times over.
- Location
- La Habra, CA
Isn't the main reason for BPEs to preload the bushings so that the bar pins don't clunk around over time?
Prepmech
NAXJA Member #981
- Location
- Neoga/Decatur, IL
BPEs pre-load the shock bushing preventing vertical movement. There isn't much of an improvement in ride quality, but it will make the bushings last longer.
Prepmech
NAXJA Member #981
- Location
- Neoga/Decatur, IL
xjohnnyc said:
yeah, what he said.
IH8RDS
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Hampton, VA
My bar pins would snap at the pressed part. After welding them up twice, I made mine out of my sway bar mounts. Simple and effective and gave me a little extra length.
