Are their any tricks for installing a 2" coil spacer in a TJ?
05-07-2004 | 03:18 PM
#31
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Re: Are their any tricks for installing a 2" coil spacer in a TJ?
We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are both
over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
spring fell out.
The shock is not the limiting factor.
Mike
Del Rawlins wrote:
>
> In <409B97E4.FF3FFABF@sympatico.ca> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Yes, we are all saying that using shocks to limit axle travel 'will'
> > break something.
>
> The shocks are what limit the axle travel even with the stock springs.
> I haven't heard of any stock TJs that suffered the damage you described.
> If you install spacers and retain the stock shocks, the suspension just
> won't droop as far as it would with longer shocks.
>
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over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
spring fell out.
The shock is not the limiting factor.
Mike
Del Rawlins wrote:
>
> In <409B97E4.FF3FFABF@sympatico.ca> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Yes, we are all saying that using shocks to limit axle travel 'will'
> > break something.
>
> The shocks are what limit the axle travel even with the stock springs.
> I haven't heard of any stock TJs that suffered the damage you described.
> If you install spacers and retain the stock shocks, the suspension just
> won't droop as far as it would with longer shocks.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Del Rawlins- del@_kills_spammers_rawlinsbrothers.org
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05-07-2004 | 03:18 PM
#32
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Re: Are their any tricks for installing a 2" coil spacer in a TJ?
We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are both
over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
spring fell out.
The shock is not the limiting factor.
Mike
Del Rawlins wrote:
>
> In <409B97E4.FF3FFABF@sympatico.ca> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Yes, we are all saying that using shocks to limit axle travel 'will'
> > break something.
>
> The shocks are what limit the axle travel even with the stock springs.
> I haven't heard of any stock TJs that suffered the damage you described.
> If you install spacers and retain the stock shocks, the suspension just
> won't droop as far as it would with longer shocks.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Del Rawlins- del@_kills_spammers_rawlinsbrothers.org
> Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email.
> Unofficial Bearhawk FAQ website:
> http://www.rawlinsbrothers.org/bhfaq/
over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
spring fell out.
The shock is not the limiting factor.
Mike
Del Rawlins wrote:
>
> In <409B97E4.FF3FFABF@sympatico.ca> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Yes, we are all saying that using shocks to limit axle travel 'will'
> > break something.
>
> The shocks are what limit the axle travel even with the stock springs.
> I haven't heard of any stock TJs that suffered the damage you described.
> If you install spacers and retain the stock shocks, the suspension just
> won't droop as far as it would with longer shocks.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Del Rawlins- del@_kills_spammers_rawlinsbrothers.org
> Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email.
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05-07-2004 | 03:18 PM
#33
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Re: Are their any tricks for installing a 2" coil spacer in a TJ?
We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are both
over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
spring fell out.
The shock is not the limiting factor.
Mike
Del Rawlins wrote:
>
> In <409B97E4.FF3FFABF@sympatico.ca> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Yes, we are all saying that using shocks to limit axle travel 'will'
> > break something.
>
> The shocks are what limit the axle travel even with the stock springs.
> I haven't heard of any stock TJs that suffered the damage you described.
> If you install spacers and retain the stock shocks, the suspension just
> won't droop as far as it would with longer shocks.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Del Rawlins- del@_kills_spammers_rawlinsbrothers.org
> Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email.
> Unofficial Bearhawk FAQ website:
> http://www.rawlinsbrothers.org/bhfaq/
over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
spring fell out.
The shock is not the limiting factor.
Mike
Del Rawlins wrote:
>
> In <409B97E4.FF3FFABF@sympatico.ca> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Yes, we are all saying that using shocks to limit axle travel 'will'
> > break something.
>
> The shocks are what limit the axle travel even with the stock springs.
> I haven't heard of any stock TJs that suffered the damage you described.
> If you install spacers and retain the stock shocks, the suspension just
> won't droop as far as it would with longer shocks.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Del Rawlins- del@_kills_spammers_rawlinsbrothers.org
> Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email.
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05-07-2004 | 03:50 PM
#34
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Re: Are their any tricks for installing a 2" coil spacer in a TJ?
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are both
> over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
Yep. Sometimes the limiting factor is located
between a pair of ears. :)
FWIW, I did the same damn thing myself. doh!
--
DougW
> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are both
> over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
Yep. Sometimes the limiting factor is located
between a pair of ears. :)
FWIW, I did the same damn thing myself. doh!
--
DougW
05-07-2004 | 03:50 PM
#35
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Re: Are their any tricks for installing a 2" coil spacer in a TJ?
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are both
> over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
Yep. Sometimes the limiting factor is located
between a pair of ears. :)
FWIW, I did the same damn thing myself. doh!
--
DougW
> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are both
> over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
Yep. Sometimes the limiting factor is located
between a pair of ears. :)
FWIW, I did the same damn thing myself. doh!
--
DougW
05-07-2004 | 03:50 PM
#36
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Re: Are their any tricks for installing a 2" coil spacer in a TJ?
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are both
> over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
Yep. Sometimes the limiting factor is located
between a pair of ears. :)
FWIW, I did the same damn thing myself. doh!
--
DougW
> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are both
> over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
Yep. Sometimes the limiting factor is located
between a pair of ears. :)
FWIW, I did the same damn thing myself. doh!
--
DougW
05-07-2004 | 03:50 PM
#37
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Re: Are their any tricks for installing a 2" coil spacer in a TJ?
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are both
> over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
Yep. Sometimes the limiting factor is located
between a pair of ears. :)
FWIW, I did the same damn thing myself. doh!
--
DougW
> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are both
> over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
Yep. Sometimes the limiting factor is located
between a pair of ears. :)
FWIW, I did the same damn thing myself. doh!
--
DougW
05-07-2004 | 06:00 PM
#38
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Re: Are their any tricks for installing a 2" coil spacer in a TJ?
In <409BD2E4.182E18BC@sympatico.ca> Mike Romain wrote:
> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are
> both over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
That doesn't prove anything, except that without the shocks in place,
the swaybar does become the limiting factor in axle droop. When you
removed the shocks, was the axle hanging at that point (i.e. frame on
stands) and if so, was there any extension left?
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> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are
> both over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
That doesn't prove anything, except that without the shocks in place,
the swaybar does become the limiting factor in axle droop. When you
removed the shocks, was the axle hanging at that point (i.e. frame on
stands) and if so, was there any extension left?
----------------------------------------------------
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05-07-2004 | 06:00 PM
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Re: Are their any tricks for installing a 2" coil spacer in a TJ?
In <409BD2E4.182E18BC@sympatico.ca> Mike Romain wrote:
> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are
> both over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
That doesn't prove anything, except that without the shocks in place,
the swaybar does become the limiting factor in axle droop. When you
removed the shocks, was the axle hanging at that point (i.e. frame on
stands) and if so, was there any extension left?
----------------------------------------------------
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> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are
> both over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
That doesn't prove anything, except that without the shocks in place,
the swaybar does become the limiting factor in axle droop. When you
removed the shocks, was the axle hanging at that point (i.e. frame on
stands) and if so, was there any extension left?
----------------------------------------------------
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05-07-2004 | 06:00 PM
#40
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Re: Are their any tricks for installing a 2" coil spacer in a TJ?
In <409BD2E4.182E18BC@sympatico.ca> Mike Romain wrote:
> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are
> both over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
That doesn't prove anything, except that without the shocks in place,
the swaybar does become the limiting factor in axle droop. When you
removed the shocks, was the axle hanging at that point (i.e. frame on
stands) and if so, was there any extension left?
----------------------------------------------------
Del Rawlins- del@_kills_spammers_rawlinsbrothers.org
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> We undid the shocks and still couldn't get the springs out. We are
> both over 200 lb and standing on the brake drum wouldn't come close.
>
> Then we undid the anti sway bar and the axle dropped right down so the
> spring fell out.
>
> The shock is not the limiting factor.
That doesn't prove anything, except that without the shocks in place,
the swaybar does become the limiting factor in axle droop. When you
removed the shocks, was the axle hanging at that point (i.e. frame on
stands) and if so, was there any extension left?
----------------------------------------------------
Del Rawlins- del@_kills_spammers_rawlinsbrothers.org
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