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Car Forum / Jeep / June 2007jeep wrangler yj lift issue
I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable what can i do to help with the ride please help every little bit is going to help alot. Thanks jessmd wrote: > I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable what > can i do to help with the ride please help every little bit is going > to help alot. Thanks Terrible as in bumpy or terrible as in steering/wobble? If it's just rough then look at the shocks. What are you using?  SignatureDougW > jessmd wrote: > > I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable what [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > -- > DougW It is really boucy and it hits pretty hard avery little imperfection on the road i can feel. I have the black diamond shocks that came with the lift kit jessmd wrote: >> jessmd wrote: >>> I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable >>> what can i do to help with the ride please help every little bit is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >> If it's just rough then look at the shocks. What are you using? > It is really boucy and it hits pretty hard avery little imperfection > on the road i can feel. I have the black diamond shocks that came > with the lift kit I'm not familiar with the Black Diamond brand, but boucy and hard are opposite things. Might be the Black Diamond AT shocks are like my Edelbrock IAS shocks. They are stiff on the road but loosen up if you hit them hard. Tires and tire pressure can also change things quite a bit. Make sure your running the correct pressure for the road. http://www.automedia.com/Optimizing_Tire_Pressure/ccr20010801tp/1 SignatureDougW Threads like this really make me want to stay stock on my 2002 TJ Yup, know that Daimler has tried to make your TJ as cushy as possible, and that anything you do to the suspension to make it off road worthy is going to cost big time in fuel economy, and ride. and may even be dangerous at highway speeds. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Threads like this really make me want to stay stock on my 2002 TJ SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com You have coils springs, YJ's have very soft leaf springs. You can add a 2" spacer lift with no change in ride quality, a 3-1/2" spring lift with stiff springs in a YJ is a world apart. > Threads like this really make me want to stay stock on my 2002 TJ >> jessmd wrote: >>> I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable what [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > on the road i can feel. I have the black diamond shocks that came > with the lift kit What size tires are you running and how much air is in them? Don't forget you are taking a soft cushy YJ or Yuppie Jeep with flat soft springs and turning it into more of a real Jeep with real 'arched' leaf springs. This is going to radically alter the ride. Have you ever ridden in a CJ7? They are little trucks and handle as such. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) On Jun 19, 6:02 am, jes...@alltel.net wrote: > > jessmd wrote: > > > I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable what [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > on the road i can feel. I have the black diamond shocks that came > with the lift kit Do you still have a rear track bar? I removed mine recently and the ride softened up significantly. Keep in mind that the handling could change in other ways. I have not noiticed any difference so far besides the ride. > On Jun 19, 6:02 am, jes...@alltel.net wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > change in other ways. I have not noiticed any difference so far > besides the ride. Don't know I'd agree with removing the track bar, that can lead to some real iffy situations in corners and accelerated wear on the mounts. Track bar relocation on the other hand will bring the suspension back into alignment. RE makes an adjustable track bar, iirc.. SignatureDougW |
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