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Correction wedge installed correctly? Coil bend?

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Old 08-10-2016, 02:02 PM
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Have these just come out or have been available for some time now?

Anyone use them?

Just curious as I have synergy wedges now with upper and lower CA and my springs are pretty straight although I do rub the passenger spring with the track bar occasionally.

Course cutting and rewelding the pads is the best option......
Old 08-10-2016, 02:25 PM
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Do these require I cut off the factory mounts or do these work around them?
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Originally Posted by dan3jeeps
Do these require I cut off the factory mounts or do these work around them?
you cut factory mounts. They can also be welded once you have correct position and lose the ubolts.
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Can the factory mounts be cut off with out removing the axle shafts from the housing? No heat issues in other words?
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Originally Posted by dan3jeeps
IIRC, the rear track measurements are within 1/4" of each other on each side. I have factory Rubi shocks with extended shock mounts. Actual lift height I am measuring at curve in fender flare. Measures at 39 1/4 right rear fender and 38 3/4 left rear fender from ground through center of wheel up. 2.5" TF coil combined with 1 inch TF spacer on top of correction wedge.
You want to raise your rear roll centre as you lift the jeep for better handling. An axle side bracket does this. The frame side drop bracket does not & only centres the axle.
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There are no seals or bearings under the perches, just out on the end of the axle shaft.
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Originally Posted by Joe_B

You want to raise your rear roll centre as you lift the jeep for better handling. An axle side bracket does this. The frame side drop bracket does not & only centres the axle.
Hmmm. What is recommended? I already have a rear axle track bar drop bracket. Do I use something else in conjunction with this or change it to an axle bracket entirely?
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He's saying you want to raise the track bar on the axle side vs dropping it on the frame side.

You say you've already got the axle track bar bracket?
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My last post might have been confusing. I have a frame mounted track bar lowering bracket in place with the rear track bar but nothing for the axle as I believe is being discussed.

Should I then do away with the frame mounted bracket and replace it with an axle mounted bracket or do I need to use both?

My interest in this is pretty timely as just this afternoon I was looking at a 4-door lifted Jeep and noticed that the rear track bar was indeed mounted to a extension on the axle and not the frame. I have not seen this before.

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Old 08-10-2016, 06:25 PM
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In regards to roll center- yes, ditch the frame side drop and find a quality axle side rise bracket. Study the brackets and see which ones will give you extra strength vs extra leverage to rip the stock bracket off. Cheapest isn't best.


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