Shock Lengths

YJJPWrangler87

YJJPWrangler87

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Looking to finish up Amanda's Jeep. We are needing some Shocks that will fit for 6" lift on a 92 XJ. Any recommendations?

Zack
 
YJJPWrangler87 said:
Looking to finish up Amanda's Jeep. We are needing some Shocks that will fit for 6" lift on a 92 XJ. Any recommendations?
Zack
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Cycle the suspension and measure. Then you have to total travel needed - if it is a new lift though - it will probably settle a touch in the future - so take that in account.

Personally I like the Bilstein series either 5100 or 5150 - but to me even better is the BBCS from Polyperformance with a built in bump stop. They have valving for both leaf spring suspensions and coil spring.

You don't want to know what BBCS stands for.:D
 
Zack,

You can make 10, 12, 14" shocks fit.. BUT it all depends on how you want to work everything out.

Is it bumpstopped? I think it can be pretty difficult to figure the exact right size shock and takes some thought. You dont want the shock to be the bumpstop under compression and idealy not the limiting strap... (I still need to work on the limiting strap deal).

IF I had it to do over I would order some front shocks w/ bushings at each end. Either make or buy something similar to the JKS upper shock conversion peice. Then either make or buy something similar to the JKS/Teraflex lower BPE.

You should then bumpstop the jeep properly so that the shock isnt bottoming out under compression. And as for limiting when I change out the front with the setup I just listed im goign to incorporate some limiting straps parallel to the shock so that the strap will be the limiting factor and not the shock anymore...

Shock bodies have widely varing sizes so you can either take the quick way out and run some 10, or 12" shocks or spend the time to really get the most compression/droop of of a pair of shocks.. depends on how much time you want to spend.

Same for the rear but its a little easier depending on how you want to move the rear shock mounts....

HTH..

ALSO get some good Monotube shocks I wish I had gone with something rebuildable but Im running the RE monotubes and like them..(Bilstein or Fox next though)
 
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