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Jeep Wrangler YJ
YJ General Discussion
Looking for advice on modifying my first Jeep
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<blockquote data-quote="dodgerammit" data-source="post: 441089" data-attributes="member: 21375"><p>What Gilaguy said about the stock height. Here is my Jeep on new stock springs. It has a 1" body lift. Looks beefy doesn't it? The axles sit on top of the springs, so the bump stops are closer than you'd think. They are a direct evolution of the CJ line. They were already lowered for stability. That suspension is about as low as it gets.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]122482[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]122483[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>I can't imagine how much rougher it would ride with even less suspension travel. These things are short. They'd rather bounce over a bump.</p><p></p><p>As far as stering linkage, not sure how you'd upgrade a solid axle linkage as they tend to be kinda the way they are. High steer or hydraulic ram are the only one's I've seen and that is more for a trail rig. Again, these are short in length. They have surprisingly good maneuverability because of that.</p><p></p><p>The front brakes are disc already.</p><p>Not sure swapping the rear to disc are gonna help much. I think most people upgrade the brake booster in some way. I have no issues with mine stopping when I need it to, so I haven't researched that.</p><p></p><p>Now, what you said about running around town very little highway use? Yeah, that's perfect for a YJ. </p><p></p><p>That said, you need to make sure you're pretty limber as the door sill is very high. You step waaaaay up, over, and back down to get in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dodgerammit, post: 441089, member: 21375"] What Gilaguy said about the stock height. Here is my Jeep on new stock springs. It has a 1" body lift. Looks beefy doesn't it? The axles sit on top of the springs, so the bump stops are closer than you'd think. They are a direct evolution of the CJ line. They were already lowered for stability. That suspension is about as low as it gets. [ATTACH=full]122482[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122483[/ATTACH] I can't imagine how much rougher it would ride with even less suspension travel. These things are short. They'd rather bounce over a bump. As far as stering linkage, not sure how you'd upgrade a solid axle linkage as they tend to be kinda the way they are. High steer or hydraulic ram are the only one's I've seen and that is more for a trail rig. Again, these are short in length. They have surprisingly good maneuverability because of that. The front brakes are disc already. Not sure swapping the rear to disc are gonna help much. I think most people upgrade the brake booster in some way. I have no issues with mine stopping when I need it to, so I haven't researched that. Now, what you said about running around town very little highway use? Yeah, that's perfect for a YJ. That said, you need to make sure you're pretty limber as the door sill is very high. You step waaaaay up, over, and back down to get in. [/QUOTE]
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