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Rubi's Build up
Sandbox Sailor:
I never had any problems running the 7" and 35's on that TJ. The only time I broke anything was trying to pull things that I shouldn't have, and I ended up exploding the spider gears in the front axle (twice). I did some pretty insane wheeling with it, and flexed the hell out of that suspension with no issues. It is all about driving style, taking it easy on the skinny peddle when you need to, and knowing the limits of yourself and your equipment. My next project when I get home will be a mid-90's XJ, which will eventually get an 8" long arm lift and whatever trimming is required to get 35's under it. Eventually, when I can save nough I will swap the real leaf springs for coils, but that is further down the road. I am definitely interested in those MOPAR JK dana 44's that come with the 4.10's and electric locker, but again, that is further down the road.
CnoteTJ:
call me crazy but when in situations when you are going over something(one tire on rock, the other elsewhere) isnt the most important thing the downtravel of the suspension?
my reasoning: one tire on rock is now the high point of suspension, tire not on rock is low point. therefore its not about the lift height just the downward travel of the suspension that is allowed by suspension. look at tube buggys in UROK (sp?) and WEROCK (again sp?) the buggies are very low slung but have large tires(37 +) also look at how much downward travel they have vice they upward travel. this was a topic in either Jp or Petersen's 4WOR in the last 6 months, i cant remember more than that though.
is lift necessary? yes
are bigger tires necessary? yes
is a HUGE lift necessary? no
are HUGE tires necessary? no
are they cool though? yes
with all that said, just hope that you get a well designed lift kit. ;)
Sandbox Sailor:
Well, down travel and up travel together are the components of articulation. Articulation is what keeps your tires in contact with the ground as you go over obstacles. That being said, up travel is easier to get on a commercial lift setup. If you have too much downtravel with a coil suspension, then the coil spring falls out of the bucket (this happened to me on one occasion, and my spotter watched it and held the spring back in as I came down off the rock) with that TJ. The Rock Krawler suspension will flex that much. In those competition rigs, most run something like Foxx air shocks, so they don't have the same concerns. Again, it really all just boils down to knowing your and your rigs pro's and con's, and wheeling smart and picking the best lines for your ability and your rig's setup.
Kral4me:
--- Quote from: Sandbox Sailor on June 18, 2008, 07:25:53 AM ---Again, it really all just boils down to knowing your and your rigs pro's and con's, and wheeling smart and picking the best lines for your ability and your rig's setup.
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x2 ;)
And by the way...it's about TIME we see you on the forum Rob *grins* are you back from the sandbox yet dude, or what!?
RnnngTrails:
Bumper/Tire Carrier, cb stuff, KC daylighter mounts etc. in. I'll be installing after work for the rest of the week. anyone interested? Also getting other orders tomorrow and friday.
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