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Hey guys, I've been wondering if a mild spacer lift like the Teraflex 1.5in (2" in the front) would require new (longer) shocks or bump stops on a JLU Sahara.
I watched an installation video at extremeterrain.com and they had to pull the shocks almost all the way down to reassemble the bolts after they installed the spacers. As the shocks are now extended by 1.5" (2" in the front) compared to stock, they also have less room to travel downwards before they reach their maximum extension.
So if the vehicle goes offroad and into heavy articulation and lifts a wheel, a huge amount of force is pulling downwards on the already maxed out shock, because the upward travel of the opposite wheel is still applying pressure on the axle, am I getting this right?
That doesn't sound too good for the suspension, but since 1.5'' isn't that much, I was wondering if the stock shocks might be long enough to compensate for the 1.5'' spacers, so that the coil on the wheel going up is fully compressed and therefore prevents further articulation BEFORE the shock on the opposite side is maxed out.
Does anyone have experience with that topic or may even be running a 1.5'' spacer kit in their JLs?
Thank you for your advice
I watched an installation video at extremeterrain.com and they had to pull the shocks almost all the way down to reassemble the bolts after they installed the spacers. As the shocks are now extended by 1.5" (2" in the front) compared to stock, they also have less room to travel downwards before they reach their maximum extension.
So if the vehicle goes offroad and into heavy articulation and lifts a wheel, a huge amount of force is pulling downwards on the already maxed out shock, because the upward travel of the opposite wheel is still applying pressure on the axle, am I getting this right?
That doesn't sound too good for the suspension, but since 1.5'' isn't that much, I was wondering if the stock shocks might be long enough to compensate for the 1.5'' spacers, so that the coil on the wheel going up is fully compressed and therefore prevents further articulation BEFORE the shock on the opposite side is maxed out.
Does anyone have experience with that topic or may even be running a 1.5'' spacer kit in their JLs?
Thank you for your advice
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