Why do the shocks hang so low in the rear?
06-15-2008, 04:11 PM
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The reason they used these particular mounts were because of shock travel and they were already in the parts bin, MONEY SAVER, in the end the all mighty dollar wins everytime. Many Ford axles are built by Dana and therefore have the same look to them, check out the larger SUV's. Brackets are a cut and weld part... in the end Dana and Chrysler saved a buck or two on each of the 100,000 jeeps they sell. $$$
06-15-2008, 04:28 PM
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The reason they used these particular mounts were because of shock travel and they were already in the parts bin, MONEY SAVER, in the end the all mighty dollar wins everytime. Many Ford axles are built by Dana and therefore have the same look to them, check out the larger SUV's. Brackets are a cut and weld part... in the end Dana and Chrysler saved a buck or two on each of the 100,000 jeeps they sell. $$$
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06-15-2008, 05:03 PM
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It seems to me that the Jeep engineers have improved the design of the bracket location to optimize total shock travel and thus articulation. With a short shock, articulation would be limited. The Jeep engineers put the mounts as close to the tire as practical. Most truck mounts are located much closer to the pumkin and make you guess at the sweet spot between pumkin and shock mounts. The JK mounts are so close to the tire that it is much easier to roll over a rock at the point of greatest ground clearance.
The guys designing the suspension did a great job. The overall layout is much cleaner than the TJ. The control arms are much longer than the TJ and allow 4" lifts with ease. Suspension design is always about tradeoffs and overall we are lucky that Jeep made such a worthy platform. No other production vehicle has so much potential that its crazy. Toyota's FJ has IFS and that makes it lame. The strength standards that wranglers are built to is substancially higher than say a civic. There's no such thing as a perfect offroad vehicle for every person in every situtation, but damn if Jeep didn't built a sweep platform from which we can build the most capably offroad vehicles for the least amount of money. No other production vehicle today can be taken on 4+ trails for $3-6000.
Thankyou Jeep! I looooove my Jeep and I hope the next generation wrangler is a true to the spirit of the CJ/YJ/TJ as this one is.
The guys designing the suspension did a great job. The overall layout is much cleaner than the TJ. The control arms are much longer than the TJ and allow 4" lifts with ease. Suspension design is always about tradeoffs and overall we are lucky that Jeep made such a worthy platform. No other production vehicle has so much potential that its crazy. Toyota's FJ has IFS and that makes it lame. The strength standards that wranglers are built to is substancially higher than say a civic. There's no such thing as a perfect offroad vehicle for every person in every situtation, but damn if Jeep didn't built a sweep platform from which we can build the most capably offroad vehicles for the least amount of money. No other production vehicle today can be taken on 4+ trails for $3-6000.
Thankyou Jeep! I looooove my Jeep and I hope the next generation wrangler is a true to the spirit of the CJ/YJ/TJ as this one is.