Woodswanderer
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Think i figured out my rear end issue, the banging and the sagging.
Stock shocks have an extra 0.81” of length when extended vs kyb (20.61” vs 19.8”), but less compressed length (12.73” vs 12.95”). Travel length of stock shock is just over 1” more than the KYB (7.88” stroke vs 6.85”). Bad design on their part
i’ll be calling KYB to complain lol. I suspect that paired with these leafs that have more free arch than the originals, the lack of travel is causing the bump stops to hit and possibly blew the shocks prematurely (<5k miles)
gabriel hijacker shocks i have on hand should fix the problem. They have a 7.73” stroke length, 20.77” extended and 13.04” compressed length up to 200psi max. I’ll have to get bar pin eliminators to use them or press the bar pins into the top eyelet
Oddly enough, the rancho monotube shocks listed for up to 1.5” lift have the same measurements as the KYB
JK wrangler oem shocks are an option according to a thread i found here circa 2009, good for up to 4”-5” lift if i press the bar pins into the top eyelet from the xj shock and press out the small sleeve in the lower eyelet. Tenneco monotubes rated up to 4300lb curb weight vs xj’s 3100lb curb weight. Should be able to find cheap takeoffs on craigslist or marketplace
https://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=966436
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Stock shocks have an extra 0.81” of length when extended vs kyb (20.61” vs 19.8”), but less compressed length (12.73” vs 12.95”). Travel length of stock shock is just over 1” more than the KYB (7.88” stroke vs 6.85”). Bad design on their part

gabriel hijacker shocks i have on hand should fix the problem. They have a 7.73” stroke length, 20.77” extended and 13.04” compressed length up to 200psi max. I’ll have to get bar pin eliminators to use them or press the bar pins into the top eyelet
Oddly enough, the rancho monotube shocks listed for up to 1.5” lift have the same measurements as the KYB

JK wrangler oem shocks are an option according to a thread i found here circa 2009, good for up to 4”-5” lift if i press the bar pins into the top eyelet from the xj shock and press out the small sleeve in the lower eyelet. Tenneco monotubes rated up to 4300lb curb weight vs xj’s 3100lb curb weight. Should be able to find cheap takeoffs on craigslist or marketplace
https://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=966436
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