lowering question

[Slow Build]

Originally Posted by LILJP's66

I haven't had any bad experience as of yet and I think the pan-hard bar would stop the rear end from sliding.

I was thinking more along the lines of the tires hopping on you, not the rearend moving in the frame. I would get the bags ASAP. You can do it fairly cheap if you start out with bags, tubing and schrader valves before investing in a compressor. I did that for a long time on my 89. Just carried a small tire compressor that plugs into the lighter to adjust for loads. I was using them more as a overload spring.

[dragginchevy2031]

dsfd

[blackmopar]

seriously - rear coils are just about the cheapest and easiest thing you can buy for our trucks - cpps are 95 bucks - jeep TJs can be found in junkyard or c-list for cheaper then that - this is the last thing you need to cut corners on - n trust me - im a budget project broke a$$ muh fukah!!

[Jay W]

[quote=kalirodding;4572830]

Originally Posted by jaybyrd66

well i got the front lowered today, cut 2 coils off and she is sitting on the bump stops now, will work on the back end this weekend hopefully. here is a couple before and after shots


You have to take the bump stop out. And with a sawzall, cut the bracket that holds it in place. It will give you like 3"s of more clearance. I did that to a few trucks, and worked just fine. NEVER did it bottom out. Unless you go off road or something.

Hey can you send a pic of the undercarage where you cut out the bump stop pracket? I am sitting on my bumpstops and would like a little extra travel...

[SCOTI]

[quote=Jay W;4673012]

Originally Posted by kalirodding

Hey can you send a pic of the undercarage where you cut out the bump stop pracket? I am sitting on my bumpstops and would like a little extra travel...

Consider this before cutting....Every combo (truck) can potentially be different. One guys opinion of acceptable can be absolutely unacceptable for another.

When the bump-stops are cut/removed to prevent bottoming out against the x-member, something else will take it's place limiting the travel. It could be the lower a-arm shafts/bushings hitting the road, the tops of the tires buzzing the bottom of the fenderwells, or the shocks bottoming out.

[Jay W]

Oh for sure, I alwasy take everything here with a grain of salt as I understand everyone is different.

Thanks for the concern scoti.