through the floor Q's

[Ryan93]

anyone have pictures of this done with the back seat still in?

 

[alek21]

im pretty sure Grimm's back seat still works, its just folded down.. or at least thats what it looks like

 

[GrimmJeeper]

mine is still functional, that was my main requirement when building it as I have kids. Plus, its fun to pack people in the back and scare the crap out of them after they've been drinking quite a bit at camp, the ride in the back is a lot different than it is up front

not the best pic, but you can see the seat is still up here.

 

[Ryan93]

Perfect thanks man, yea having my backseat is essential

 

[xcm]

I dont miss my back seat, i miss being able to load my xj full of tools =\

sinse i went thru the floor, ive noticed lots of smaller tools going missing. time to figure out a boot.

at this point, my bedcage isnt attached to the main cage, i cant see this ending well. i can see the entire rear structure move around over speedbumps, so grimm's situation makes a lot of sense.

 

[HeavyMetal]

at this point, my bedcage isnt attached to the main cage, i cant see this ending well. i can see the entire rear structure move around over speedbumps, so grimm's situation makes a lot of sense.

man, its that bad??? i definitely wasnt planning on having this tied into a main cage anytime truly soon

 

[ratboy93]

im not sure about JS legal but no one has mentioned about going with 3" resi shocks. im almost positive 3" is ok for js. i was talking with a couple guys from king and kartek the other day at kartek and we were talking about the 3" king jeepspeed shock. although this shock is for the front... a 3" shock holds more oil meaning less shock fade.
ive also heard of a 3" resi out performing a 2.5 triple. now if you have the dow get a pair of 3.0 16" triple for the back, the hole in the floor is goin to resemble a gaping wound but they will be insane bad ass

 

[xcm]

man, its that bad??? i definitely wasnt planning on having this tied into a main cage anytime truly soon

i definately was using hyperbole, but it does move a lil bit. my bedcage is bolted on at 4 points, clearly not enough!
grimmjeeper has a theory that his bedcage combined with desert running lead to a lot of his unibody problems.

 

[HeavyMetal]

noted!

 

[GrimmJeeper]

it does move a lil bit.


grimmjeeper has a theory that his bedcage combined with desert running lead to a lot of his unibody problems.

this is where i would say "that's an understatement" to the bold type, then have to reply to my own post with "understatement MY ASS!"

I can't say the problems in the back of my XJ were caused by my shock hoop 100%, but it suuuuure looks like it if you follow the ideas of where the force from my hoop would be applied and where it would go from there, etc.


im no physics major, but i know i have a physical problem in my XJ that needs major attention if that matters

 

[DieselSJ]

im not sure about JS legal but no one has mentioned about going with 3" resi shocks. im almost positive 3" is ok for js. i was talking with a couple guys from king and kartek the other day at kartek and we were talking about the 3" king jeepspeed shock. although this shock is for the front... a 3" shock holds more oil meaning less shock fade.
ive also heard of a 3" resi out performing a 2.5 triple. now if you have the dow get a pair of 3.0 16" triple for the back, the hole in the floor is goin to resemble a gaping wound but they will be insane bad ass

In JS you can run a 2.5" bypass or a 3" smoothie. For the past 4 years the championship car and 2nd place car have run 2.5" bypass so you can draw your own conclusions as to what is better. When was the last time a car with 3" Kings won a championship? I think it was never...

As for fade resistance, I'll put our current 2.5" Bilstein against ANY 3" smoothie.

 

[Ryno XJ]

anyone have pictures of this done with the back seat still in?

Do these back seats count?lol