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10-17-2011, 08:11 AM
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i have a 96 xj bought it lifted and need some help i believe its 6'' skyjacker with 2 1'' spacers for the front and 3'' blocks and shackles in the rear has skyjacker hydro7000 shocks all around and i cant figure out why my front coils are bowwing forward? hitting the mount inside the coil cuasing it to wobble hitting a bump i believe
first of all, get rid of those blocks in the rear and the stacked spacers in the front. Both are not good ideas. The rear will ride like crap and you'll get TERRIBLE axle warp under acceleration. And you should never stack spacers.
The coils bowing forward indicates your castor for the front axle is WAAAY off - probably because the previous owner didn't bother to install adjustable lower control arms. You absolutely need to do this.
the wobble you are experiencing is not due to the coils, but rather from worn steering linkage, most likely a bad trackbar bushing.
...you have a lot of work to do
10-17-2011, 08:56 AM
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Has anyone used JK shocks on there lifts, I have some laying around and my cherokee has 2" lift. Would like to use them when i replace leaf springs.
10-17-2011, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rand4x4
Has anyone used JK shocks on there lifts, I have some laying around and my cherokee has 2" lift. Would like to use them when i replace leaf springs.
10-17-2011, 12:39 PM
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yup! the're good for 2-3" of lift. Just have to press out the sleeves in the bottom bushings, and press your stock barpin from the front shocks into the JK ones.
10-17-2011, 12:40 PM
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10-17-2011, 06:33 PM
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10-17-2011, 10:02 PM
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So my question is if I had 33" wheels and I wanted the tire to be in the same position in the wheel well as stock would I have a wheel that is 5.9"?
That seems like a lot to me.
Other question: Do I want them in the same position as stock?
10-17-2011, 11:44 PM
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Here check this out: http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp
So my question is if I had 33" wheels and I wanted the tire to be in the same position in the wheel well as stock would I have a wheel that is 5.9"?
That seems like a lot to me.
Other question: Do I want them in the same position as stock?
So my question is if I had 33" wheels and I wanted the tire to be in the same position in the wheel well as stock would I have a wheel that is 5.9"?
That seems like a lot to me.
Other question: Do I want them in the same position as stock?
And with 33's assuming 12.5" wide...your gonna need a wheel with less backspacing than stock so the tires wont rub...i'd say at least 4.5"...so they will stick out further than stock but yet will not rub when you turn.
Last edited by Kyle 4x4 4life; 10-17-2011 at 11:48 PM.