Purple jeep build

[I Beamed Jeep]

Just showing off my buddies jeep build.

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

 

[tbburg]

'Nice looking build. Was there a reason he went with the "A" brace instead of an "X" brace at the B-hoop behind the seats? Seems like an X would be stronger.

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

He went this rout for more head room. I agree an X may be a bit stronger but this is a jeep speed style jeep so the anarchy A design should be fine.

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

 

[zachandandy]

The a design also gives you the shoulder harness bar incorporated into the design.

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

Did I mention this thing has 12 inches of travel up front? Oh wait xj's can't get 12 inches out of the front, our tape measure must be lying ;-)

 

[FatCity Ryan]

You can get 12" when you sit that high.

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

Please elaborate. From what I know ride height has nothing to do with travel. Are you referring to the coil coming loose???

 

[MoparManiac]

No, the reason most XJs don't get the full 12" is that they sit low and need bumpstops to keep things from contacting each other.

My MJ has 6" of uptravel and pulls 12" up front no problem on 40s and I'd bet doesn't sit too much taller than that.

 

[RWKHausSupply]

Please elaborate. From what I know ride height has nothing to do with travel. Are you referring to the coil coming loose???

With about 6" of lift, even with creative lowering of the lower shock mount, your pretty lucky to get a 12" travel shock in there without loosing a good amount of the available spring uptravel, and so as mentioned you have to limit the uptravel with bumps so that the shock doesnt bottom out. Then by doing so the spring will come off the top (unload fully) with still a few inches left of shock droop available.

Now if you run a baby 2" shock then the shock gets I think about 1.5" shorter (on a 12") so that helps. But why sacrifice shock performance for a little travel.

I am at 7" of spring lift, on 35" tires, with a 12" travel 2.625" body shock that is shorter then even the fox equal in a 2.5, and I have a lower mount very close to how this jeep has done (about 3-4" lower then stock. I full bump at about 1" shock travel showing and limit it to 2" remaining (2" but allow 1" strap stretch, so only really 1" left). My deaver engineered and made coil just comes off the upper spring pad at full droop.

I am waiting for my King Bypasses with a welded bottom to get finished (at king) and that will give me about .75" shorter overall comp shock, and allow me to bump a bit higher and not allow the spring to come off the pad at full droop. Or at least that's the theory :gee:

 

[GrimmJeeper]

I *barely* pulled 12 out of a 14" coilover with the top of the hoops less than 1/4" from contacting the hood. this is with a solid axle and drop brackets though so YMMV

 

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