Coilovers vs. Air Shocks

02dmax

02dmax

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I have a yj that I am wanting to 3, or 4 link. Can anyone tell me the pros or cons of each? I would also appreciate some schooling on how to determine the proper spring rates to choose if using coilovers. The yj has a 350,465,205 w/ 60 front and 70 rear. It will likely be for offroad only if that helps or makes any difference. And if anyone has any used parts for this let me know. Thanks.
 
Bigassjeep4u said:
Give me a call at the shop tom. and i can answer some questions
Nick
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It was not ment to be a cop-out... Was just about to walk out and was the last thing i was looking at. If he needed info quickly and had not gotten it here he would know he could give me a call in the morning and get it. Now that being said I got back here earlier than expected so... Some obvious advantages to the air shocks are the cost( good bit cheaper) than the coilovers. The air shocks will work very good if you run an offroad swaybar or two... same withwith coilovers. On the other hand the airshocks have a tendency to unload on the high side so we like to run front and rear winches to controll them. The winches are very helpful in manipulating the suspension to get you out of situations on the trail that could cause a rollover. The winches can serve the same function on a coil-over rig. The coilovers do seem to offer more controll. Both are adjustable as far as ride height goes. You may have to play with different spring rates to dial in the coilovers, but you should be able to get real close if you know the weight of your rig. The air bump stops are a good addition to both. If you want to benefits of coilovers without the cost the airshocks are the way to go, but if you have the money to go coilovers then the extra money may be well spent.
 
I run a YJ with a sbc, nv3500, atlas and d60s. my coilover spring rates are as follows:
front---250 over 300
rear---200 over 300 with a 50lb. tender on top

these are on 14" king coilovers
I agree totally with the info stated above ont he difference between the two.

I sell eibach springs and SAW coilovers if I can help.
919 571-8105
 
If you're wanting high speed hell raising, get coilovers..if you're looking to save weight everywhere go air shocks. If you're rig is full bodied or heavier than a comparable size buggy, get coilovers or 2.5 air shocks. I've got the 2.0's and I could use 2.5's on the front with a sub 3500lb. buggy.
The air shocks are more tunable without buying a pile of coil springs.
 
Thanks for the help so far guys. Appreciate the help.
 
i was running 14" saw c/o's on the front 16" airs on the rear. switched fronts to airs.
things i've noticed:
front end feels more willing to unload on faces,
Rig now really feels like it needs a sway bar. on heavy acceleration the driver front unloads in a fairly big way. (i run the winch attached to the axle to combat this)
they are lighter, easier to package without the resevoir, simpler, easier to adjust.cheaper....
 
35xj said:
i was running 14" saw c/o's on the front 16" airs on the rear. switched fronts to airs.
things i've noticed:
front end feels more willing to unload on faces,
Rig now really feels like it needs a sway bar. on heavy acceleration the driver front unloads in a fairly big way. (i run the winch attached to the axle to combat this)
they are lighter, easier to package without the resevoir, simpler, easier to adjust.cheaper....
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Good so you can give me the coilover back with the reservoir since I was supposed to end up with 2 of them orginally and you never ordered my new resevoir for the other one like you said a year or so ago.:flipoff2:
 
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