Marc

Since almost a year I have the Teraflex 4" LCG LA suspension under my JK with Bilstein shocks.
I'm completly satisfied with it , but thinking on to upgrade it with coilovers.
Is it possible to install these in combination with the Teraflex 4' LCG ???
And what do I need to complete this conversion ???

Thx.

wayoflife

sure, you can do it but you need to be aware that the TF arms are not designed to withstand the increase in flex or, at least not very well. if you install a set of coil overs like the kind off road evolution offers, you will get 14" of travel and with it, you will risk blowing out your bushings.

NGINIER

Thats a good point... I personally don't have any experience with coilovers on the 4"TF, but I imagine, like with most, the rubber bushings are going to suffer with that much flex. I am assuming that some sort of mechanical joint is going to suite you better. Hopefully, you can get away with a single mechanical, and one rubber, as far as the frame and axle side are concerned and then maybe you can avoid some noise and vibration from a pure mechanical system. Any experience anywhere? Clearly, a pure mechanical system will suite you best, but that will transmit the most road noise and axle vibration...

highoctane

I get alot of flex out of my 3" teraflex LCG longarm kit, and I run shocks for a 4" kit on my suspension. The frame side bushing are not wearing, but they are actually sliding out of the arms from the flex. I'd like to switch to Evo's longarms, but wanted to look into using Evo's arms on Teraflex's frame mount brackets. But yeah like Eddie said, the bushings probably won't take the increased flex. The axle side joints are also a minor factor on my teraflex arms. I get enough flex that the joints max out, contact the control arm mount brakets, and apply enough force to loosen the jamnuts on the joints.

Marc

Thx for the answers, like I said I'm satisfied so maybe it's best to leave it this way and save the money for a Hemi conversion

highoctane

Maybe the limiting straps are helping you some. My Teraflex front frame side control arm brackets have two cracks coming from where the bolt hole is. I stop drilled it and it's stopped there. It's been hit with a tig weld to hold it. The rear when it flexes, an audible clunk can be heard when the joint reaches max misalignment, and the bushing gets worked, actually pulling it out of the arm. I removed the rear lowers once, pressed the bushings back in, and they both slid back out on the next trip Offroad, last month. I've seen rebel Offroad has modified Teraflex longarms, by cutting off the bushing end of the arm, welding bungs to the arm, and installing Johnny joints at the frame side. I'm considering that since it can't be to hard to do DIY.

TeraFlex

You'll need #4107132 Weldable Insert and #4116260 Large Flex Joint for that conversion. Maybe it is time for TeraFlex to come out with a coilover conversion kit.

highoctane

Thanks! I'll def look into doing this change instead of dealing with the bushings.

fadeout

yes please....