Id like to lower the COG of my jeep. I have the RE 5.5in LA. Is shorter springs the only thing i need?
Id like to lower the COG of my jeep. I have the RE 5.5in LA. Is shorter springs the only thing i need?
Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Nations and peoples who forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms." — Robert Heinlein
I will take those springs off your hands if you do this
Jonathan Tate
361.676.6466
2010 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 6.7 MegaCab
2004 Jeep TJ
1992 Jeep YJ
2008 Jeep JKU
2013 Ford Explorer Sport (mama's go fast car)
Youll be first in line if i can find some 4'' springs. My idea is to get my jeep a little bit more stable on the highway(ya right...i know) so lower it and maybe put smaller tires on it. I even considered trading it in
Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Nations and peoples who forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms." — Robert Heinlein
sway bars in place?
Seth Stewart '04
2000 Suburban DD
1995 F150 SAS - Needs more work to sell
1998 GMC pickup - sold
2003 Yukon XL - wrecked/motor donor
1975 Scout - TBD
1976 Scout - parts truck
1972 IH 1310 dually - TBD
196? Scout 800 - 302 roller
Still have the stock sway bars in place, yes.
Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Nations and peoples who forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms." — Robert Heinlein
check all your bushings... things tend to wear out and make things wobbly
Jonathan Tate
361.676.6466
2010 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 6.7 MegaCab
2004 Jeep TJ
1992 Jeep YJ
2008 Jeep JKU
2013 Ford Explorer Sport (mama's go fast car)
Wait what? I just asked if springs were all I needed to lower the ride height and if I need to make other adjustments.....
Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Nations and peoples who forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms." — Robert Heinlein
RE 3.5" springs are more like 4". Even more like 4.5" until they settle.Originally Posted by NealtheDestroyr
What track bars are you running? You will most likely need to adjust them, assuming they are adjustable.
RE long arms appear to be adjustable, so assuming you have adjustable track bars it should be fine.
Last edited by breckboarder55; 06-09-2010 at 06:32 PM.
SHUT UP AND WHEEL
Im just running the standard adjustable track bar that came with the lift. Thanks for the info.
Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Nations and peoples who forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms." — Robert Heinlein
I missed this yesterday, are you having some issues? Or are just tired of driving a Jeep?Youll be first in line if i can find some 4'' springs. My idea is to get my jeep a little bit more stable on the highway(ya right...i know) so lower it and maybe put smaller tires on it. I even considered trading it in
If you put in a 3"-4" spring you could keep your 35"s, you will just need to adjust your bump stops/trac-bars .
You could go even lower to 2"-3" if you wanted to do a little trimming or add some tube fenders... Even go to stock height with 35"s if you went highlined.
Just throwing out some options before you decide you want to trade it in...
SHUT UP AND WHEEL
I dont have the scratch for a newer ride so im having to make do with what ive got. ill probly just get shorter springs and maybe the highline kit.
Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Nations and peoples who forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms." — Robert Heinlein
u dont need a kit to do hiline. just a sawzall and a steady hand and a little fab
Red 81 CJ5, 35's, 4.10 and detroit, 4 to 1 dana 300, tbi efi, flat belly, cage, chromos and auzzie in front... sometimes runs. body damage to come
Steady hand is optional.
BDR
Is there any reason why a leaf spring center pin does not tie in also to the u-bolt plate? Since the new center pins I got were not fully threaded, I had to slap the ubolt plate on there, a washer and the nut. I do not see why this would be an issue, but figured I would ask.
92 YJ
04 F-150 4x4
11 F-250 4x4
I don't see a reason why this would be bad, except for the fact that you'll have a tad more work to do if you want to swap springs or axles in the future. This is most likely the reason why manufacturers don't attach the center pin to the spring plate, there are just to many variables (spring width, shock mounts, axle tube diameter).
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