Comanche Lowering Questions

[jeeppowermj]

Im looking to lower my 87' 2wd MJ w/4.0L. I figure that I will put a 2'' block in the rear and change the shackles to stock XJ's. I figure that will give me about 2 3/4'' of drop. I am on a really cheap budget so I was going to cut the coils up front. I was wondering if anyone has done this and how much to cut to make it about a 3'' drop. I heard that the average is 3'' for every coil. Any help would be great.

 

[1989laredoxj]

take out the shocks and let it sit on the springs for a while it will lower itself quickly. but really they sell universal lowering kits I dont know what fits a comanche but lowering it if your on a really tight budget just let it sit on springs the ride will be so smooth

 

[REDXJ4FUN]

I'm working on the samething. blocks will wrk in the back but not the shackel. the shackel will actualy give you lift due to the fact that being shorter it changes the angle to a more vertical postion. as for cutting the coils it will work. I am going the way of 4cly tj springs and if need be cut them. When you cut springs the spring rate will incress. you will also may want to get adjustable uper arms to help reain the castor you may lose depending on your curnet caster. I am going to be relctating the mount on the axle to help keep the factory geometery but am working on the number to see if there is any inprovement that can be made at the sametime.

 

[jeeppowermj]

u gotta keep me updated on your progress i think i may have to put this project on the backburner for a while since im a broke highschooler. I gotta get my 4wd MJ back in action.

 

[CW]

take out the shocks and let it sit on the springs for a while it will lower itself quickly. but really they sell universal lowering kits I dont know what fits a comanche but lowering it if your on a really tight budget just let it sit on springs the ride will be so smooth

Are you serious? Removing the shocks will achieve no change in ride height but it will make the truck dangerous to drive. Shocks do not provide any lift they dampen the action of the springs to create a controllable and predictable suspension.

 

[XJ89JEEP]

take out the shocks and let it sit on the springs for a while it will lower itself quickly. but really they sell universal lowering kits I dont know what fits a comanche but lowering it if your on a really tight budget just let it sit on springs the ride will be so smooth

just like CW said, "Are you serious" was the 1st thing that came to my mine when i read the first line of your post. like he said shock have absolutly nothing to do with ride hight. shocks are there to absorb shock, hence the name "shocks" if you take the shocks off your vehicle it would be very dangerous to drive. you could hit a pot hole and without the shocks there the springs could shoot you up and causeing you to go out of control. one of my freind have the same idea of taking the shocks off his regal... he ended up cracking his frame in several places over all totaling his car. its bad man i would never recomend taking shocks off.

 

[Bloose]

Are you serious? Removing the shocks will achieve no change in ride height but it will make the truck dangerous to drive. Shocks do not provide any lift they dampen the action of the springs to create a controllable and predictable suspension.

Actually shocks "damp" the action not "Dampen"

But you are absolutely correct though! And the increased cycling of the springs bouncing while driving will likely do nothing at all lower the springs in the short term.

If you want to drop the rear pull some leafs from the rear pack. That should do it. You'd have to experiment but I would recommend the shortest and then skip one and take the one after that out of the pack, see where that gets you. Drop blocks will have the same negitive affects as lift blocks on a Cherokee so I'd avoid that if possible. Then again obviously this is street only so running some slapper type traction bars would likely cancel any negitive affects of the blocks.

HTH,
B-loose