OverlanderJL
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Comparing teraflex to anything else is like comparing dog shit to a ribeye.
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I also understand that only 10-12, 2" Mopar suspension lift were sent to the St. Louis area, not very many considering number of dealerships.My dealership received 3, 2" suspension kits before any JLs arrived and was told it may be sometime before they get anymore. I was lucky enough to get one of those[emoji4]
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Thank you, and no need to apologize at all Eddie. I am simply uneducated when it comes to Jeeps in general, much less lift kits and parts associated with it.
I bought my lift from Quadratec, who orders theirs through a dealership in PA, near their operation.
I flexed my suspension somewhat today with the swaybar disconnected and the bow stayed the same. The good news was that it didn't hit the bump stop while flexed or compressed. I was nowhere near full articulation, but it gave me some confidence that it won't touch that bump stop, even at the extremes.
I can't wait to get this thing off-road.
Umm you want it to hit the bumpstop at full stuff.
Yes, but you didn't answer the question about his steering wheel. Unlike the rear end of a Jeep, the position of the drag link WILL have an effect on position of the axle in relationship to the body. Simply removing the track bar alone will NOT necessary change what your friend was seeing. He would have needed to move things around and then take measurements to know for sure if things changed or not.
I flexed my suspension somewhat today with the swaybar disconnected and the bow stayed the same. The good news was that it didn't hit the bump stop while flexed or compressed. I was nowhere near full articulation, but it gave me some confidence that it won't touch that bump stop, even at the extremes.
I can't wait to get this thing off-road.
Umm you want it to hit the bumpstop at full stuff.
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Agreed. If you're not hitting the bump stops, you're not fully compressed or something is binding.
I didn't ask him about steering wheel, but this guy knows what he's doing. He's been building Jeeps for a while. If I know him, he didn't touch anything without the wheels being straight and everything unbound.
I think he/she's saying that the spring didn't rub on the metal cup. In one picture earlier, the bow looked like the spring would rub the side of the bump stop.
If that's the case, glad to hear the spring bow didn't affect anything.
I find it hard to believe on a 2 in lift that there would be spring bow . I've never seen that before because typically that height of lift will only move the axle over about 1/4 in. . I wonder where the spring started out ??
Hopefully , in post 38 you meant to say the drag link WILL NOT affect the position of the axle to the frame . It has no bearing on it at all . The track bar is responsible for that .
Getting the Mopar 2" lift installed as we speak. Dropped it off this morning, and actually spoke to the tech who is doing the install. He said that he can't remember doing a lift where the spring didn't have at least a little bow. As Eddie has mentioned, when you have a soft spring rate, it sounds like it's virtually impossible to eliminate some bow. Not even sure if an aftermarket track bar could make it completely straight on both sides, but with only 2" lift, I am taking Eddie's advice and not even worrying about it. I will be out in some mud this coming weekend trying out the new lift with 35" MT's and seeing how "Mad Max" performs. If I pay for someones plane ticket, can you come and help me install a Warn Zeon 10s winch? I will include unlimited beverages of your choice, and cereal as that's all I am capable of "cooking"
I saw the spring bow in the pics I just find it hard to believe on a 2 in lift .It just depends on how the springs are engineered .
Now on the drag link issue the goal is not to rock the boat on the forum , but I would strongly recommend you keep your track bar hooked up when you are driving your Jeep LOL ! I do on my trucks and my jeep as they handle much better. I remember my drag link being the connecting link between the steering gear pitman arm and the knuckle when I last checked. Now if you want to counsel your followers different I'm good and will not challenge your expertise.
I don't really have an ego here but for the record my background is 35 verifiable years of steering and suspension repair in a large dealership , a short stint teaching at a community college and still do death wobble , steering and driveline issues all day everyday. No internet regurgitation here.
Hopefully we can all learn new things and I have found out a lot of information here on the JL .
I have to bow out of this thread because it appears to be above my pay grade. I think you might have lost a few on your geometry explanation of the Pythagorean theory !:beer:
Now on the drag link issue the goal is not to rock the boat on the forum , but I would strongly recommend you keep your track bar hooked up when you are driving your Jeep LOL ! I do on my trucks and my jeep as they handle much better. I remember my drag link being the connecting link between the steering gear pitman arm and the knuckle when I last checked. Now if you want to counsel your followers different I'm good and will not challenge your expertise.I don't really have an ego here but for the record my background is 35 verifiable years of steering and suspension repair in a large dealership , a short stint teaching at a community college and still do death wobble , steering and driveline issues all day everyday. No internet regurgitation here.
Go back and read. I'd be happy to explain everything here in one post but I've only been doing this for about 20 verifiable years so I'll let you decide for yourself.
You might learn something but I doubt it . Have used the track bar alignment trick but I still prefer to drive my jeeps with the bar hooked up .
You might learn something but I doubt it . Have used the track bar alignment trick but I still prefer to drive my jeeps with the bar hooked up .