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Post by Somebody on Sept 6, 2013 6:40:26 GMT -6
![:rofl:](//storage.proboards.com/3613987/images/BpaIyaAZycYl9y_eF_Sw.gif) My dog does the same thing... unless there's a ball introduced.. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) What about Melissa and the red ball? ![:rofl:](//storage.proboards.com/3613987/images/BpaIyaAZycYl9y_eF_Sw.gif) Yep wears her out too.. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by Shadrock on Sept 21, 2013 19:15:17 GMT -6
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Post by Shadrock on Sept 22, 2013 12:14:04 GMT -6
Learned the bad part of using shorter springs... I got more travel than I got spring. For now I'll just keep what I have, but I'll be thinking about it. This is where my Jeep ignorance comes in, I'd like to be able to use that extra travel. It maybe something I may have to deal with, I don't know, I'll have to read up on it. ![](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c156/zboss86/Jeep/null_zps068280f4.jpg)
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Post by Shadrock on Sept 22, 2013 12:40:33 GMT -6
Another small problem with lowering the jeep. The track bar isn't parallel to the drag link creating a little bump steer. It has a "bolt" on bracket that lowered the track arm 3"(I'm guessing) from the original location on the frame side. I'm going to need to raise it about 2" to put it back parallel to the drag ling. I'm debating to do something similar to what they did and make a bracket that extends off the factory bracket or just cut off the stock bracket and fab a new one from the frame. Yeah, shotty pic ![](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c156/zboss86/Jeep/null_zpscb930294.jpg)
This pic will give a better idea how it was set up... ![](http://s23.postimg.org/7okl3cb9j/full_traction2_large.jpg)
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Post by mike on Sept 22, 2013 16:38:48 GMT -6
can't you just drill a new hole in the existing bracket further up to make it line up correctly
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Post by Shadrock on Sept 22, 2013 17:53:06 GMT -6
can't you just drill a new hole in the existing bracket further up to make it line up correctly Good thought, but you're thinking on the axle side. You can do that to pull the tire further towards one side. I did that on Big Bird... This one has an aftermarket trac bar with poly bushing on the frame size instead of the factory stud style. I need to fab up a bracket for the bushing.
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Post by davidsyj on Sept 23, 2013 13:55:07 GMT -6
Careful.....last time you flexed in a parking lot....... ![:rofl:](//storage.proboards.com/3613987/images/BpaIyaAZycYl9y_eF_Sw.gif)
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Post by Shadrock on Sept 23, 2013 18:09:26 GMT -6
Careful.....last time you flexed in a parking lot....... ![:rofl:](//storage.proboards.com/3613987/images/BpaIyaAZycYl9y_eF_Sw.gif) Never fear David, I'm an "experienced" Mall Crawler now... ![:airhump:](//storage.proboards.com/3613987/images/9IQfrYWSAAkuHiyLw_eG.gif) But man I love the lower stance, it feels so much more stable and less top heavy. She's a lot easier to get in and out of. I found out why the rear was swaying soooo... bad. The top"hump" of the sway bar got caught up under the rear truss. Not sure how that happened, but between lowering the jeep and fixing rear sway bar, she handles like a race car. Any yes, she sits level now! ![:hifive2:](//storage.proboards.com/3613987/images/pL0cIedCfnV_tJO5ObUd.gif)
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Post by N2DEEP on Sept 23, 2013 18:13:26 GMT -6
That lcg talk is a bunch of bs.
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Post by Shadrock on Sept 24, 2013 6:31:20 GMT -6
Sold my hard top... Never even used it, took it off right after I bought the Jeep. I was real close to keeping it just to see how much I liked it this winter. Oh well, money talks...
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Post by Shadrock on Sept 24, 2013 6:44:55 GMT -6
That lcg talk is a bunch of bs. Possibly, I'm sure both LCG's and tall rigs have their own advantages. I'm too ignorant on subject to speak about it... But from an ergonomic standpoint, I love having a lower Jeep. It doesn't look quiet as cool, but I'm more on function than form. This is my daily driver and I'm excited about not having to jump my lazy ass in any more. ![:pickles:](//storage.proboards.com/3613987/images/asdysyKc8zdsB9caA8dt.gif)
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Post by N2DEEP on Sept 24, 2013 6:50:37 GMT -6
I bet. I hate getting in and out of mine, but sarcasm aside , I'm impressed with the angles it has held up to. A tummy tuck is gold on these things.
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Post by Somebody on Sept 24, 2013 8:01:51 GMT -6
The springs coming out shouldn't be an issue... Mine were coming out for years after my long arm.. I would recommend a spring plate on the bottom to keep them secure and from twisting around when you do flex out that much.. It will also keep assholes from pulling your spring out while your flexed.. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) As far as the tracbar... HOLY HELL... did they really add a crossbar to that design to keep your tracbar bracket from moving?? Take all that crap off, the support bar and the tracbar bracket... Get Clyde or someone to make you a drop bracket and weld it on beside your stock bracket.. That cross support bar isn't needed.. I did mine that way and it's held up real good..
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Post by Shadrock on Sept 24, 2013 12:07:09 GMT -6
The springs coming out shouldn't be an issue... Mine were coming out for years after my long arm.. I would recommend a spring plate on the bottom to keep them secure and from twisting around when you do flex out that much.. It will also keep assholes from pulling your spring out while your flexed.. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) As far as the tracbar... HOLY HELL... did they really add a crossbar to that design to keep your tracbar bracket from moving?? Take all that crap off, the support bar and the tracbar bracket... Get Clyde or someone to make you a drop bracket and weld it on beside your stock bracket.. That cross support bar isn't needed.. I did mine that way and it's held up real good.. I'm not worried about the springs coming out, the way the bump stops are made, they can't come out. This is a newbee's point of view, but the way I see it, if the spring isn't putting any pressure on the axle, there isn't really anything helping with traction other than the weight of the axle/wheel. Kinda like useless flex... Yeah, you see that correctly, there's a support for the track bar. They probably did it because the trac arm bracket was hanging pretty low and was a bolt on piece. The next one will be welded so the support will be ditched. I got the fab part covered ![:thumbup1:](//storage.proboards.com/3613987/images/Pf3l87Bwpxax9yHk6S6v.gif) , I picked up some 1/4" steel yesterday. The hypertherm will whip out some brackets like it ain't nobody's business.
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Post by Shadrock on Sept 24, 2013 12:28:33 GMT -6
I bet. I hate getting in and out of mine, but sarcasm aside , I'm impressed with the angles it has held up to. A tummy tuck is gold on these things. I thought about doing a flat belly pan, but the control arm brackets are still going to hang below the frame. Currently,I got a skid that starts at the front of the oil pan and ramps to the bottom of the crossmember plate. The crossmember is a couple inches below the frame, but there's nothing there really to "catch". It's either have a big ramp or 4 control arm brackets that hang below that could snag a rock. I'd probably change my mind if a rock slides down the ramp and the Jeep gets stuck on the rock like a seesaw. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) They both better than having that factory shovel...
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