Street Jeep

[romulus22]

this one is going to be pretty basic, almost box stock till i get bored with it. just wanted to share what i have done so far. been putting off painting for a while now. probably do that this week though

did a little lift to the suspension. wasn't much but it looks like i might be able to barely clear the larger size tires.

stock knuckle




shaved





stock




modified




stock on the right. modified on the left



after the knuckle has been shaved a little, all that's needed is to back the rod end off of the shock shaft a few turns to lengthen it

and of course it still flexes like a madman

[Code454]

looks really good with those tires tucked up in there, keep us posted on updates

[scalerfreak]

nice, i think ill do that too

so basically you just shave the notch off, and you have alittle more lift?

[romulus22]

Originally Posted by Code454

looks really good with those tires tucked up in there, keep us posted on updates

thanks and will do.

Originally Posted by scalerfreak

nice, i think ill do that too

so basically you just shave the notch off, and you have alittle more lift?

here's a little diagram of what needs to be shaved

[romulus22]

crappy pic but here's what the stance looks like

[scalerfreak]

i see, soo after cutting that, it lifts the front? does it also give it alittle more flex, im guessing it would

[romulus22]

all its doing is allowing the arm to drop further which in turn will lift the front with stiff enough suspension. it does allow it to move further so i guess you could say it gives it more flex but with the larger tires it probably flexes less. either way its very minimal so i wouldn't call it a flex mod or anything


also remember after you shave the knuckle you will need to back off the rod end of your shock a few turns. otherwise your shock will keep the arm from using its newly acquired room to move

[scalerfreak]

just did it, and i like it, thanks for the idea!

[romulus22]

glad i could help

[hvydty1]

With this mod and the washer mod for the front, I think you could get at least 1/2" more travel ( height) in the front. Nice how to!

[romulus22]

Originally Posted by hvydty1

With this mod and the washer mod for the front, I think you could get at least 1/2" more travel ( height) in the front. Nice how to!

unless you upgrade to longer shocks you are still limited to whatever the shocks allow. just by doing this exceeded the stock shock length. but then again i'm sure it wouldn't take but ten mins to drop the shocks down 1/4"

[squatch71]

one more mod to do....

jeep looks sweet

[justanotherhuman]

nice one romulus will be doing some cutting tonight ;)

[toyofast]

Originally Posted by romulus22

unless you upgrade to longer shocks you are still limited to whatever the shocks allow.

Not really.. You could install Savage 7" long shocks and still be limited to the crappy limits of the upper link and lower arms, not to mention the short limits of axle movement. Too much droop and the axle binds, as with too much forced lift.

We need a wide arm kit to allow more usable suspension travel.

[romulus22]

Originally Posted by toyofast

Not really.. You could install Savage 7" long shocks and still be limited to the crappy limits of the upper link and lower arms, not to mention the short limits of axle movement. Too much droop and the axle binds, as with too much forced lift.

We need a wide arm kit to allow more usable suspension travel.

only problem with wider arms is through the cycle they would be way too wide for the body.

[toyofast]

Originally Posted by romulus22

only problem with wider arms is through the cycle they would be way too wide for the body.

For the YJ body, yes if you were to keep the stock mounting locations. If you were to inboard the lower a-arms closer together, you could have longer arms that would allow for more movement.



It seems like you almost need to use a different offset of wheel. Those rear tires are tucked pretty far in. Maybe even the use of wider hexes would help move them out a couple of mm's.

[romulus22]

Originally Posted by toyofast

It seems like you almost need to use a different offset of wheel. Those rear tires are tucked pretty far in. Maybe even the use of wider hexes would help move them out a couple of mm's.

just noticed this post. this jeep has long been gone and off to another owner.