Most articulation - what matters?
10-14-2010, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
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....Options options.. Money money.. Lol I really really like the coilovers now though.. The fact that I can run a lathe, mill, and weld hopefully will help me out.. Can I install the coilovers and rear resovior shocks, keep the ride height low and install the long arm kit / other suspension parts later? Or am I opening a whole new can of worms just with upgrading the shocks?
10-14-2010, 11:35 AM
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ORE sells a long arm kit for their coil over kits. i believe you can run them short arm, and upgrade to a long arm afterwards.
my plan is to run my current setup (2.5BB with 4dr springs when i get a trackbar) and slowly upgrade everything, add the long arms, then do the front coilovers, then the rear setup as money permits.
my plan is to run my current setup (2.5BB with 4dr springs when i get a trackbar) and slowly upgrade everything, add the long arms, then do the front coilovers, then the rear setup as money permits.
10-14-2010, 11:38 AM
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ORE sells a long arm kit for their coil over kits. i believe you can run them short arm, and upgrade to a long arm afterwards.
my plan is to run my current setup (2.5BB with 4dr springs when i get a trackbar) and slowly upgrade everything, add the long arms, then do the front coilovers, then the rear setup as money permits.
my plan is to run my current setup (2.5BB with 4dr springs when i get a trackbar) and slowly upgrade everything, add the long arms, then do the front coilovers, then the rear setup as money permits.
10-14-2010, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by sm_rubi
That's true, I went the opposite path and did the coil overs with short arms first. I think WOL ran it that way as well initially and then upgraded to long arms...which is my next move just not sure whose long arms I'll run yet.
but those coilovers sure are sexy.
10-14-2010, 01:15 PM
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Thought I would throw one more thing into this mix. I have the RE 3.5 superflex, and originally had shocks for the 4.5 in lift on it. Man that thing was flexy, but every time i really flexed it, the springs would fall out. Yes, literally they fell out. Longer shocks may help with articulation, but at what cost? I now have appropriately sized shocks that limit the articulation, but keep all the pieces of my jeep together!!
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10-14-2010, 02:12 PM
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I would go with teraflex. I have 3inch springs and front lower and rear upper control arms and have been driving the last 20,000 miles with stock driveshafts. I think I am the rare one about the driveshafts but if you went this route I would plan on purchasing driveshafts in the future.
10-14-2010, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by superbee
Thought I would throw one more thing into this mix. I have the RE 3.5 superflex, and originally had shocks for the 4.5 in lift on it. Man that thing was flexy, but every time i really flexed it, the springs would fall out. Yes, literally they fell out. Longer shocks may help with articulation, but at what cost? I now have appropriately sized shocks that limit the articulation, but keep all the pieces of my jeep together!!
RockStomper, nice rig, specs please?
10-14-2010, 02:21 PM
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Teraflex 3 inch lift w/ Teraflex front lower and rear upper control arms
Mopar tubular Rubi rock rails
Husky floor liners
Rock Hard gas, oil, tranfer case, and evap skids
SOLID differential covers
JKS front and rear trackbars
315/70R17 BFGoodrich KO tires and stock rims
Spidex 1.5″ wheel spacers
Northridge 4×4 front swaybar links
I now have different tires than the pics.