Coilover suspension worth it?
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Coilover suspension worth it?
I've got a 4" terflex long arm kit at the moment and plan to step it up to a 6" soon, but wasn't sure if the jump to coilovers was worth the 3200.00 (front & back) price tag. Can anyone give me some input on this and their experience? Any feedback would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Rick
Thanks,
Rick
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For me, yes.
It really comes down to the type of offroading you are going to do. Unless you plan on doing some serious rock crawling, it's probably not necessary. My set up allows me the most articulation you can possibly imagine on a daily driver, with the ability to still see trails once only available to tube buggies. Since I also run a three stage (triple by-pass) shock at each corner alongside the coilovers, I can also do really fun highspeed runs through the woops, bumps and desert without tearing apart my rig. For where I drive and how I wheel, coilovers were a no brainier and worth every cent.
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It really comes down to the type of offroading you are going to do. Unless you plan on doing some serious rock crawling, it's probably not necessary. My set up allows me the most articulation you can possibly imagine on a daily driver, with the ability to still see trails once only available to tube buggies. Since I also run a three stage (triple by-pass) shock at each corner alongside the coilovers, I can also do really fun highspeed runs through the woops, bumps and desert without tearing apart my rig. For where I drive and how I wheel, coilovers were a no brainier and worth every cent.
another thing to take into consideration is your bushings. the TF arms use bonded rubber bushings at the frame and, with the kind of flex you can get running coil overs, you will run the risk of blowing them out - trust me, i have seen it happen. not that big of a deal and, when it does happen, you can swap in a set of johnny joints but, it is something to think about.
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what he said.
another thing to take into consideration is your bushings. the TF arms use bonded rubber bushings at the frame and, with the kind of flex you can get running coil overs, you will run the risk of blowing them out - trust me, i have seen it happen. not that big of a deal and, when it does happen, you can swap in a set of johnny joints but, it is something to think about.
another thing to take into consideration is your bushings. the TF arms use bonded rubber bushings at the frame and, with the kind of flex you can get running coil overs, you will run the risk of blowing them out - trust me, i have seen it happen. not that big of a deal and, when it does happen, you can swap in a set of johnny joints but, it is something to think about.
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no kidding? when i ran a TF kit, i had the spherical joints blow apart a few times. TF was nice enough to send me new joints and a few field repair kits of which i have used on other JK's. clearly, it's not something that everyone needs but, if you want big flex, you really need to be running something like rod ends or johnny joints on both ends.
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no kidding? when i ran a TF kit, i had the spherical joints blow apart a few times. TF was nice enough to send me new joints and a few field repair kits of which i have used on other JK's. clearly, it's not something that everyone needs but, if you want big flex, you really need to be running something like rod ends or johnny joints on both ends.
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Originally Posted by JaySC
Now I wish I got the EVO lift kit instead lol.
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Had the Teraflex complete 3" lift which I really liked.
Then went to EVO coilovers front and rear. Great,
very pleased that I did.
And.....so pleased, that this Wednesday I go back to
EVO to get the double throw downs. Excited about this
and can't wait to run the setup in Moab in a few weeks
along with new 37" Nittos.
Then went to EVO coilovers front and rear. Great,
very pleased that I did.
And.....so pleased, that this Wednesday I go back to
EVO to get the double throw downs. Excited about this
and can't wait to run the setup in Moab in a few weeks
along with new 37" Nittos.