Re: jeep wrangler yj lift issue
 

jessmd wrote:
> "DougW" wrote:
>> jessmd wrote:

>>> I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable
>>> what can i do to help with the ride please help every little bit is
>>> going to help alot. Thanks
>>
>> Terrible as in bumpy or terrible as in steering/wobble?
>>
>> If it's just rough then look at the shocks. What are you using?

> It is really boucy and it hits pretty hard avery little imperfection
> on the road i can feel. I have the black diamond shocks that came
> with the lift kit

I'm not familiar with the Black Diamond brand, but boucy and hard
are opposite things. Might be the Black Diamond AT shocks are like
my Edelbrock IAS shocks. They are stiff on the road but loosen up
if you hit them hard. Tires and tire pressure can also change things
quite a bit.

Make sure your running the correct pressure for the road.
http://www.automedia.com/Optimizing_...cr20010801tp/1

--
DougW

Re: jeep wrangler yj lift issue
 

jessmd wrote:
> "DougW" wrote:
>> jessmd wrote:

>>> I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable
>>> what can i do to help with the ride please help every little bit is
>>> going to help alot. Thanks
>>
>> Terrible as in bumpy or terrible as in steering/wobble?
>>
>> If it's just rough then look at the shocks. What are you using?

> It is really boucy and it hits pretty hard avery little imperfection
> on the road i can feel. I have the black diamond shocks that came
> with the lift kit

I'm not familiar with the Black Diamond brand, but boucy and hard
are opposite things. Might be the Black Diamond AT shocks are like
my Edelbrock IAS shocks. They are stiff on the road but loosen up
if you hit them hard. Tires and tire pressure can also change things
quite a bit.

Make sure your running the correct pressure for the road.
http://www.automedia.com/Optimizing_...cr20010801tp/1

--
DougW

Re: jeep wrangler yj lift issue
 

jessmd wrote:
> "DougW" wrote:
>> jessmd wrote:

>>> I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable
>>> what can i do to help with the ride please help every little bit is
>>> going to help alot. Thanks
>>
>> Terrible as in bumpy or terrible as in steering/wobble?
>>
>> If it's just rough then look at the shocks. What are you using?

> It is really boucy and it hits pretty hard avery little imperfection
> on the road i can feel. I have the black diamond shocks that came
> with the lift kit

I'm not familiar with the Black Diamond brand, but boucy and hard
are opposite things. Might be the Black Diamond AT shocks are like
my Edelbrock IAS shocks. They are stiff on the road but loosen up
if you hit them hard. Tires and tire pressure can also change things
quite a bit.

Make sure your running the correct pressure for the road.
http://www.automedia.com/Optimizing_...cr20010801tp/1

--
DougW

Re: jeep wrangler yj lift issue
 

Threads like this really make me want to stay stock on my 2002 TJ

Re: jeep wrangler yj lift issue
 

Threads like this really make me want to stay stock on my 2002 TJ

Re: jeep wrangler yj lift issue
 

Threads like this really make me want to stay stock on my 2002 TJ

Re: jeep wrangler yj lift issue
 

Threads like this really make me want to stay stock on my 2002 TJ

Re: jeep wrangler yj lift issue
 

jessmd@alltel.net wrote:
> On Jun 18, 10:14 pm, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
>> jessmd wrote:
>>> I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable what
>>> can i do to help with the ride please help every little bit is going
>>> to help alot. Thanks
>> Terrible as in bumpy or terrible as in steering/wobble?
>>
>> If it's just rough then look at the shocks. What are you using?
>>
>> --
>> DougW
>
>
> It is really boucy and it hits pretty hard avery little imperfection
> on the road i can feel. I have the black diamond shocks that came
> with the lift kit
>

What size tires are you running and how much air is in them?

Don't forget you are taking a soft cushy YJ or Yuppie Jeep with flat
soft springs and turning it into more of a real Jeep with real 'arched'
leaf springs.

This is going to radically alter the ride. Have you ever ridden in a
CJ7? They are little trucks and handle as such.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: jeep wrangler yj lift issue
 

jessmd@alltel.net wrote:
> On Jun 18, 10:14 pm, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
>> jessmd wrote:
>>> I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable what
>>> can i do to help with the ride please help every little bit is going
>>> to help alot. Thanks
>> Terrible as in bumpy or terrible as in steering/wobble?
>>
>> If it's just rough then look at the shocks. What are you using?
>>
>> --
>> DougW
>
>
> It is really boucy and it hits pretty hard avery little imperfection
> on the road i can feel. I have the black diamond shocks that came
> with the lift kit
>

What size tires are you running and how much air is in them?

Don't forget you are taking a soft cushy YJ or Yuppie Jeep with flat
soft springs and turning it into more of a real Jeep with real 'arched'
leaf springs.

This is going to radically alter the ride. Have you ever ridden in a
CJ7? They are little trucks and handle as such.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: jeep wrangler yj lift issue
 

jessmd@alltel.net wrote:
> On Jun 18, 10:14 pm, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
>> jessmd wrote:
>>> I have a 1987 jeep wrangler with a 3.5" lift the ride is terrable what
>>> can i do to help with the ride please help every little bit is going
>>> to help alot. Thanks
>> Terrible as in bumpy or terrible as in steering/wobble?
>>
>> If it's just rough then look at the shocks. What are you using?
>>
>> --
>> DougW
>
>
> It is really boucy and it hits pretty hard avery little imperfection
> on the road i can feel. I have the black diamond shocks that came
> with the lift kit
>

What size tires are you running and how much air is in them?

Don't forget you are taking a soft cushy YJ or Yuppie Jeep with flat
soft springs and turning it into more of a real Jeep with real 'arched'
leaf springs.

This is going to radically alter the ride. Have you ever ridden in a
CJ7? They are little trucks and handle as such.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)