Woohoo, more lift

[JeremyV]

:banana:

Just picked up some barely used 4" coils for my jeep for real cheap... will give me 2 more inches of lift than what I'm sitting at now. :D Not to mention, last week for my other jeep I picked up 4.5" springs and a new exaust manifold for free...

Bad thing is, I have absolutly no time to work on either of these.. and righ tnow I'm in the middle of tearing the engine apart on the truck, so it is stranded in the apartment complex parking lot for a while. I hope they don't want me to move it anytime soon, it doesn't have a permit either :eek:

I know nobody cares, but just thought I'd do the banana dance to celebrate :cool:

[Chicken]

If you're happy... we're happy. While I personally don't have a use for 4" coils, it is comforting to know that you do and will be putting them to good use. Be careful of increased rollover due to added height :D

[JeremyV]

Ahh, but rolling is part of the excitement :D

[net-trend]

Originally posted by JeremyV:

Ahh, but rolling is part of the excitement :D

Uhh, now that's excitement one can do without. :eek:

[JeremyV]

Some rolling action... tell me that wouldn't be fun :D

http://www.suburbanwhiteguys.com/vids/High%20bandwidth.mpg

[Debbie]

Originally posted by JeremyV:

Some rolling action... tell me that wouldn't be fun :D

http://www.suburbanwhiteguys.com/vids/High%20bandwidth.mpg

That wouldn't be fun. :p:

[allan]

Originally posted by Debbie:

That wouldn't be fun. :p:

Umm..what she said :).

[net-trend]

Originally posted by JeremyV:

Some rolling action... tell me that wouldn't be fun :D


That IS fun....but not when you are in a SUV with your family....that's a whole other thing....

[Robert]

i want to lower my car, not raise it

[allan]

Originally posted by Robert:

i want to lower my car, not raise it

See that's the difference between old people, like me, and young people: I want to lower my car payment :).

[Robert]

haha. I'm only 19, you can't be much older than me? 25?27?

[allan]

Originally posted by Robert:

haha. I'm only 19, you can't be much older than me? 25?27?

Keep going :D.

[Robert]

you gotta be under 40?


[i took a class on "how to suckup"] hehe. j/k.

[interactive]

Originally posted by Robert:

you gotta be under 40?


[i took a class on "how to suckup"] hehe. j/k.

So that's what they teach you at juvy?

[Robert]

Originally posted by interactive:

So that's what they teach you at juvy?

Nah. They teach you how to not get caught the second time around.

[Dapon]

Just picked up some barely used 4" coils for my jeep for real cheap... will give me 2 more inches of lift than what I'm sitting at now. Not to mention, last week for my other jeep I picked up 4.5" springs and a new exaust manifold for free..

Jeremy, weren't you the one that told me it was a bad idea to lift a jeep when we talked about my sons problems with his. Watch out and be prepared to spend some money.:p:

[JeremyV]

Originally posted by Dapon:

Jeremy, weren't you the one that told me it was a bad idea to lift a jeep when we talked about my sons problems with his. Watch out and be prepared to spend some money.:p:

Yep, that was me :D I was telling you from experience, lol. My jeep is already lifted a bit, and as you know, has brought more problems and more money. But that is part of the fun, I enjoy wrenching on them and tinkering, etc.

Plus when you use (abuse) them off-road every other weekend that doesn't help the situation at all either :D

[Chicken]

Originally posted by JeremyV:

Plus when you use (abuse) them off-road every other weekend that doesn't help the situation at all either :D
Yeah, that didn't help my buddy's 1978 Datsun B210 much either. Was the official mud bogging vehicle of our friends. What relentless muddy backroads and daily six packs do to a vehicle... R.I.P.

[Dapon]

Plus when you use (abuse) them off-road every other weekend that doesn't help the situation at all either

Man, that's what I keep telling my son about his Jeep. He turns 18 next week and I told him he will have to start paying for the repairs himself. That might change things a bit.

[Lamont]

I have seen one instance where lifting would have been a good idea. We were out riding our dirt bikes in the mountains near here and came upon on of those little Suzuki jeep things. I can only assume that's what it was as all I could see of it was from the base of the windshield up. The guy thought he could cross a "little" stream and found a sink-hole. Water was flowing right through his windows. When the river is flowing it's about 25' across and about 2' deep. He just happened to find the right spot.

He was alone and asked if we had a tow rope. Like, I would be able to tow it out with a dirt bike?

We left him to ponder his predicament knowing the area was well travelled by those better able to haul his sorry you-know-what out of there.

Needless to say we :rofl:

[Robert]

"Man Drowns attempting to rescue his jeep while rescuers laugh and ride away"

[JeremyV]

haha...

The golden rule when off-roading... NEVER GO ALONE :)

[Lamont]

Originally posted by JeremyV:

haha...

The golden rule when off-roading... NEVER GO ALONE :)
Amen to that.



note: 2 six-paks in a cooler does not count as having 12 buddies along.



Follow-up: The guy was pulled out shortly after we left.

[no1v2]

Originally posted by JeremyV: Plus when you use (abuse) them off-road every other weekend that doesn't help the situation at all eitherI think it has more to do with that than the actual raising :D

[JeremyV]

Originally posted by no1v2:

I think it has more to do with that than the actual raising :D

That is a lot of it, but when you lift them (especially if you don't do it properly or cheaply) you alter the driveline angles. This adds extra vibrations to the driveshafts, u-joints, transmission, transfercase... etc. Also when you put bigger tires on it makes your steering box work a lot harder, which tend to blow out, leak, etc... also, the increased steering angles caused will adversely affect your caster, which will lead to poor handling, uneven front tire wear, possible steering component failure... and if you do things like a body lift, the longer bolts and spacers cause added stress to the body mounts which can fail...

:D

The problem is, all of these things can still happen on the road, but when you combine those factors with the off-road use, it just speeds up the failures. So unless you drop a couple grand to lift it correctly and replacing the weak points, even if you do only drive it on the street these issues can come back to haunt you.

But again, I'm just rambling on with useless information... unless anyone here really cares about the vehicle dynamics then I'd be happy to go on and on ;)

[Mark]

Any of you jeep fans ever seen one of these about: http://www.tcvinc.com/

The look really cool, not to mention unique :banana:

[no1v2]

Those are some nice looking Jeeps!

[Dapon]

Originally posted by JeremyV:

That is a lot of it, but when you lift them (especially if you don't do it properly or cheaply) you alter the driveline angles. This adds extra vibrations to the driveshafts, u-joints, transmission, transfercase... etc. Also when you put bigger tires on it makes your steering box work a lot harder, which tend to blow out, leak, etc... also, the increased steering angles caused will adversely affect your caster, which will lead to poor handling, uneven front tire wear, possible steering component failure... and if you do things like a body lift, the longer bolts and spacers cause added stress to the body mounts which can fail...

:D

The problem is, all of these things can still happen on the road, but when you combine those factors with the off-road use, it just speeds up the failures. So unless you drop a couple grand to lift it correctly and replacing the weak points, even if you do only drive it on the street these issues can come back to haunt you.

But again, I'm just rambling on with useless information... unless anyone here really cares about the vehicle dynamics then I'd be happy to go on and on ;)

You are so right Jeremy. When my son lifted his Jeep he went with the best of everything. New U joints, steering componets, everything. Spent a few grand on it. But stuff still wears out faster than normal. Goes through tires faster but that is because the tires are made for off-road more than street.

Lets face it, kids and Jeeps are a money pit.:crazy:

[Chicken]

Originally posted by JeremyV:

But again, I'm just rambling on with useless information... unless anyone here really cares about the vehicle dynamics then I'd be happy to go on and on ;)
No, no... go on, go on. I'm thinking of adding some lift to the Porsche ;) :D

[no1v2]

Just trade it in for a Cayenne :D