Re: Softening up the ride...
 

I second pulling the shocks and seeing it if is still really stiff. Skyjaker
Hyrdo7000's ride very nice. You could also pull one leaf from the front
spring packs to soften the ride, but this would shorten the life of the
springs.

Carl


"KayakBill" <kayakbill@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Hi Folks, first time posting here, hope I'm not intruding. I recently
> bout a '73 CJ5, got a great deal on it. Kid had put a 2" suspension
> lift and a 2" body lift on it. It'll rattle your teeth out. Would the
> suspension lift alone cause this, or could he have put really stiff
> shocks on it? I want to soften the ride up, the worst it'll see with
> me is some forrest service trails while I'm out running whitewater.
> Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
>
> Y'all be safe...
>
> Kayak Bill -
>

Re: Softening up the ride...
 

I appreciate everyone's help... I'll drop the shocks Friday and try it
out. These shocks are white, with blue boots, not sure what brand. If
it rides better without the shocks I'll get some hydraulic shocks and
replace them. Any suggestions on what brand/model?

In the meantime I'm gonna get some of that body duct-tape from
Victoria's Secret... I'm thinkin there's more uses for that than Mike
mentions...

Thanks, folks. Be safe...

Kayak Bill -

Re: Softening up the ride...
 

I appreciate everyone's help... I'll drop the shocks Friday and try it
out. These shocks are white, with blue boots, not sure what brand. If
it rides better without the shocks I'll get some hydraulic shocks and
replace them. Any suggestions on what brand/model?

In the meantime I'm gonna get some of that body duct-tape from
Victoria's Secret... I'm thinkin there's more uses for that than Mike
mentions...

Thanks, folks. Be safe...

Kayak Bill -

Re: Softening up the ride...
 

I appreciate everyone's help... I'll drop the shocks Friday and try it
out. These shocks are white, with blue boots, not sure what brand. If
it rides better without the shocks I'll get some hydraulic shocks and
replace them. Any suggestions on what brand/model?

In the meantime I'm gonna get some of that body duct-tape from
Victoria's Secret... I'm thinkin there's more uses for that than Mike
mentions...

Thanks, folks. Be safe...

Kayak Bill -

Re: Softening up the ride...
 

I appreciate everyone's help... I'll drop the shocks Friday and try it
out. These shocks are white, with blue boots, not sure what brand. If
it rides better without the shocks I'll get some hydraulic shocks and
replace them. Any suggestions on what brand/model?

In the meantime I'm gonna get some of that body duct-tape from
Victoria's Secret... I'm thinkin there's more uses for that than Mike
mentions...

Thanks, folks. Be safe...

Kayak Bill -

Re: Softening up the ride...
 

Oh yeah, tires are 32 x 11.5 Goodrich T/A's

Re: Softening up the ride...
 

Oh yeah, tires are 32 x 11.5 Goodrich T/A's

Re: Softening up the ride...
 

Oh yeah, tires are 32 x 11.5 Goodrich T/A's

Re: Softening up the ride...
 

Oh yeah, tires are 32 x 11.5 Goodrich T/A's

Re: Softening up the ride...
 

You might want to check the air pressure in those... When I run my
33x9.5's at 32 psi, it rattles teeth. Not too bad at 28, better at 26,
but I have tall sidewalls that lean, so i keep it at 28. If they were
wider, 24-26 would be more like it.

You can do a chalk test to see how much tread grabs. At 32 psi I have
4" in the center touching... You run some chalk across the tread then
drive straight and see how much chalk is left. The best grab is about
1/4- 1/2" showing on each side.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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KayakBill wrote:
>
> Oh yeah, tires are 32 x 11.5 Goodrich T/A's