Droopy76
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- Location
- Tazewell Va.
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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Iron Rock Long Arm Upgrade
- Thread starter 98XJLimitedNateWV
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Asher.mich
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- mi
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.
1998xjclassic
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- sparta mi
just got here today looks very nice and heavy built. cant wait to get it on
- Location
- San Diego
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.
jeeperjohn
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Temecula, CA
With rubber bushings? And were they the factory bolts?
- Location
- San Diego
yes stock rubber bushings. and they would have been the uca bolts supplied with the RE lift, not the stock bolts. he has a picture over on JF but i cant find it for the life of me. he has since slightly drilled out the bushing and is running a larger, standard size grade 8 bolt IIRC.
winkosmosis
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Maui, Hawaii
With the IRO kit, the only thing that bolt is doing is preventing the axle from rotating. The top of the Y isn't a link.
- Location
- San Diego
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.
- Location
- Reno, Nevada
Yes I did break those bolts running RE short arms (with drop brackets). One side broke while running the Rubicon, the other side went pop on the street. After that I drilled them out and use 7/16" Grade 8's. I don't think the ones that broke were stock. I believe they came with the RE arms and were metric 10.9's.
srmitchell
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Mckinleyville (Humboldt) CA
No, the 10mm goes through the bushing.
I followed good advice, and stayed away for that reason.
You can still drill out the bolt, but for 600 bucks, I really don't think I should have to modify the essential operation of the kit. It's too sketch.
I followed good advice, and stayed away for that reason.
You can still drill out the bolt, but for 600 bucks, I really don't think I should have to modify the essential operation of the kit. It's too sketch.
MaxxXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bakersfield CA
im very interested in this kit. i just bought their double sheer track bar and bar pin eliminator today. now im saving for a critical path kit. im pretty excited, i bet it will ride really well with my RE coils =)
Asher.mich
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- mi
Which is a complete different setup than the iro kit.
- Location
- San Diego
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.
my point is that i dont trust one 10mm bolt to hold my axle in place, especially knowing they can be broken.
xjcannon
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Brunswick, GA
Look, bottom line:
The folks that run it, love it and have had zero problems.
The folks that don't run it are skeptical.
My Iron-Y Long Arm kit is in the mail.
The folks that run it, love it and have had zero problems.
The folks that don't run it are skeptical.
My Iron-Y Long Arm kit is in the mail.
Asher.mich
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- mi
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.
- Location
- San Diego
exactly, and i cant help but think that the IRO only applies more stress to that being being that there is only one.
MaxxXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bakersfield CA
heres what i think about the whole 10MM bolt breaking... stop arguing about it breaking and just carry a few spares! when it breaks, stop ASAP and pull out your ratchet strap, pull it back into place and replace the broken bolt with a new one =) problem solved!
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
Yeah, there is no tension on it so hell, just leave the bolt out entirely
That logic makes absolutely no sense - sure, they don't fight each other, but there is still a hell of a lot of force on the bolt, else there would be no reason for it, or the upper control arms, to exist. The upper and lower control arms keep the torque from the axle from just spinning the housing instead of the wheels - this goes for both accelerating and braking forces.
