Control arms/ limiting factor

[cw50must]

I have a 3" lift currently with stock control arms. As it sits my stock lowers are what limit my axle downward when disco'ed and flexing. Well I ran across some used adjustable lowers for a good deal so I picked them up. Now the new lowers will not stop the axle like the stock ones do, so what will prevent it from going too far down? I don't want the brake lines, or the shocks to be the new limiting factor.


this is what my new arms look like.

http://image46.webshots.com/46/8/94/2/358789402Hfkxou_ph.jpg

 

[Dirk Pitt]

The new limiting factor will be one of the following...

shocks,
brakelines,
track bar frame mount tre
steering tre(s)

HTH

 

[Skullver]

you can use limiting straps such as in desert racers if you are worried about it, the control arm angle will contribute to ride quality.

 

[RCP Phx]

The new limiting factor will be one of the following...

shocks,
brakelines,
track bar frame mount tre
steering tre(s)

HTH

Or even the arms themselves since they dont have the "dogleg"(kick) like most popular arms do.

 

[bigwhitey]

I have 6" lift contolr arms and they still stop downtravel. Of course they will go farther then yours but the stock tracbar will only limit it by about 2 inches.
Get an adjustable tracbar that has a good bend at the axle end so it won't hit the top of the bracket at full flex and look at getting control arms that won't hit the shock mounts when flexed. Then look for new shocks and brakelines.

 

[Ramsey]

probably your track bar is limiting you. if your arms are stopping, try trimming behind where the shock mounts if it is hitting there.

 

[bburge]

I did a little grinding (kinda hard to see in these pics) and got a lot more droop...

Grind

bburge

 

[cw50must]

Well I have an RE track bar, the appropriate length shocks and the brake line extension brackets.

I'm not really hoping it will droop more, I just don't want it to go too far down that its going to damage or wear something else. I think I'm getting the picture now.

 

[XJ_ranger]

put all your parts on, take it to a ramp

see what binds... and replace the broken part...

another way to test this is to set the vehicle on jackstans, remove the springs, and move the axle around with the jack and see what is going on....