Droopy76
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One of you guy's running the 5.5 in. kit. How do you like the rear springs? Any problems so far?
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Droopy
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Droopy
The rear springs have been holding up quite well. The only complaint I would have with the 5.5" kit is the rear springs are a 3.5" pack with 1.5" longer shackle. Makes for a better ride but the rear sits lower than the front. But once you relocate the rear shackle mounts to fix the shackle angle it all works out in the end.One of you guy's running the 5.5 in. kit. How do you like the rear springs? Any problems so far?
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Droopy
Only one bolt connecting the single top link to the differential. I don't see a 10mm high strength bolt failing under normal use (including hard wheeling).
With rubber bushings? And were they the factory bolts?ericsXJ has broken 2 of those 10mm bolts. not sure which arms he had when they did break but either RE short arms and drop brackets, or TNT y-link with both uppers.
ericsXJ has broken 2 of those 10mm bolts. not sure which arms he had when they did break but either RE short arms and drop brackets, or TNT y-link with both uppers.
i realize that. and i can confim he broke them with RE short arms, not the TNT kit. but knowing that those bolts can break with the load separated between the two makes me even more suspect that just one alone can break. albeit it may not happen often, but it can. and id rather not rely on it.
Which is a complete different setup than the iro kit.ericsXJ has broken 2 of those 10mm bolts. not sure which arms he had when they did break but either RE short arms and drop brackets, or TNT y-link with both uppers.
Different setups apply different amounts of stress to individual parts. I'm pointing out that the instances of the 10mm bolt breaking you gave are from an entirely different setup.and your point is...
my point is that i dont trust one 10mm bolt to hold my axle in place, especially knowing they can be broken.
Different setups apply different amounts of stress to individual parts.
Yeah, there is no tension on it so hell, just leave the bolt out entirelyI dont think it will be an issue with the IRO kit, unlike the RE or TNT lifts there's no tension on the bolt since there's only one. on those lifts when the front flexes the upper bolts are pushing/pulling against each other thru the axle.