nthinuf

Like most anything involved with setting up your jeep, that can be a gray area. Depends on the coils you had vs the coils you get, how much actual space you have between the bumpstops, whatever else.

To run the long shocks with shorter coils, you need to consider whether the bumpstops will smash together - or the shocks will bottom out. If the shocks bottom out before the bumpstops contact, you need to add bumpstop. If you add taller bumpstops, will the shorter coils have enough free space? Or will the bumpstops constantly be contacting each other on every bump or road imperfection?

If you want to keep the longer shocks and adding bumpstop doesn't work for your particular build, are you ok with cutting off the upper shock mounts and raising them?

It is easier just to say that you need shorter shocks for the shorter coils...

kjeeper10

Has anybody tried to get the EVO's coil rates ?
Funny how certain groups can bash TF saying their coils are too stiff or harsh.. Then praise the EPR's.
Im willing to bet they will be close or higher in spring rate.
My 2 door is up around 4" running the 3" coils.

Reading this thread i might just put the RK coils back in. If anybody is interested in Synergys coils, call or message them. synergy sells many different coils/heights and retains the rake (matched front rear)

JE8154

Like I said if you have enough bumpstop where your shocks aren't bottoming out now you shouldn't have an issue after swapping the springs out. You won't have an issue where your shocks are going to be too long and you drop a coil out either.
Got a part number for the shocks you're running?

DunnyBunny

I run the 4-6" fox shocks for my RK 2.5" triple rates. No issues.

kjeeper10

What is the collapse length of your shocks?
Stock is around 15" iirc

bombout800

Evo won't give out their spring rates

bombout800

Yall are killing me! I think 4" is too much for what I need. And I think my ride is suffering because of it. I got close to 5 inches or more because I run almost zero added weight from stock. So my center of gravity is high and I'm really top heavy feeling.

bombout800

Rears


Extended Length - 27.950"

Collapsed Length - 17.350"

Travel length - 10.600

I couldn't find the fronts. I'm sure I could with a little looking

JE8154

so swap the coils. You'll be fine with the shocks you have

vitodivita

I have the 3" EVO plush rides with OME long travel shocks. I have a love/hate relationship with this combination. Compared to my AEV 2.5 setup, it's better, I'll admit that. I've taken this setup off-road once so far and found that the front coil actually moved in the perch (shocks have too much travel for these).

I've thought about pairing the coils with evo spec king shocks, but after several PM's with people who run them, it sounded to me like it really doesn't make a difference (they had a hard time admitting it too since they spent over $1k on shocks). Perhaps it's my E rated 35" tires that have ruined the ride, or the coil/shock combination is totally not matching up. I have a friend running stock suspension and some 32" e rated duratracs and it absorbs bumps with much less drama/jarring action than mine.

I'm at the point where I'm willing to give the Metal cloak coils a try to feel the difference. I'm scared of dual-rate coils coming from AEV and from what I've heard over at WAL (how you're always riding on the stiff side of the coil, and the soft part is compressed at ride height).