scorpio_vette
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ok, first lets start with specs.
95xj, 4.0L, aw4, D30/chry8.25, 3" RC AAL + 2" spacer and extended shackle (so 5").
lower currie enterprise double flex control arms
extended brake lines for 5.5" lift
(it's not done yet. i know i need new upper arms, better shocks etc...but that's why i'm asking this, so i can plan what to buy)
ok, so i've been thinking. i can max out my uptravel completely to where the knuckles actually push into the coils, but i would like to gain some more down travel. i see alot of pictures where people have one axle on the ground, and the other axle nearly vertical, or pictures of people loosing their coils. while i can get alot of flex out of my cherokee, i've never even been able to move the coil even a little bit even with it flexed all the way.
my current problems that i can see would be 1)trackbar end being maxed out 2)shocks possibly limiting me. (i think the trackbar end binding up might be a big factor).
then in the rear, i would like to get a little more downtravel if i could.
right now if i put my front tire up on a ford escort, my rear tire is probably 5-10" off the ground. i would like to keep it on the ground.
i already have longer shackles. i already flexed it so hard that it broke a couple of the leaf spring retainer clamps. i was thinking about possibly removing all of the retainer clamps. BUT...would that have any negative side effect when driving on the street???
SOooo...........
what do i need to change, extend, loosen in the front to get that extreme downtravel that i like seeing.
what do i need to change, extend,loosen in the rear to get that same downtravel???
PS: is it even possible for me to get more downtravel in the front if the highside is already pushing the knuckle through the coil??? i would almost think that if the low side went down even more, then the highside knuckle would start doing damage to the coil. so i might be limited to only improving rear flex. but i still don't understand how some of you can unseat your coils and i can't even move mine.
95xj, 4.0L, aw4, D30/chry8.25, 3" RC AAL + 2" spacer and extended shackle (so 5").
lower currie enterprise double flex control arms
extended brake lines for 5.5" lift
(it's not done yet. i know i need new upper arms, better shocks etc...but that's why i'm asking this, so i can plan what to buy)
ok, so i've been thinking. i can max out my uptravel completely to where the knuckles actually push into the coils, but i would like to gain some more down travel. i see alot of pictures where people have one axle on the ground, and the other axle nearly vertical, or pictures of people loosing their coils. while i can get alot of flex out of my cherokee, i've never even been able to move the coil even a little bit even with it flexed all the way.
my current problems that i can see would be 1)trackbar end being maxed out 2)shocks possibly limiting me. (i think the trackbar end binding up might be a big factor).
then in the rear, i would like to get a little more downtravel if i could.
right now if i put my front tire up on a ford escort, my rear tire is probably 5-10" off the ground. i would like to keep it on the ground.
i already have longer shackles. i already flexed it so hard that it broke a couple of the leaf spring retainer clamps. i was thinking about possibly removing all of the retainer clamps. BUT...would that have any negative side effect when driving on the street???
SOooo...........
what do i need to change, extend, loosen in the front to get that extreme downtravel that i like seeing.
what do i need to change, extend,loosen in the rear to get that same downtravel???
PS: is it even possible for me to get more downtravel in the front if the highside is already pushing the knuckle through the coil??? i would almost think that if the low side went down even more, then the highside knuckle would start doing damage to the coil. so i might be limited to only improving rear flex. but i still don't understand how some of you can unseat your coils and i can't even move mine.
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