I've had squeaks from the actual sway bar bushings that clamp the bar to the frame. That was solved with some Fluid Film. I just highlight it as another source. If you ever need to track down a rear end squeak, just getting on one side of the tub and rocking the whole jeep back and forth real good usually helps (gets all those suspension components in motion).

 

EHarris

Because our jeep is at an oddball height we'll be using the JKS version:

https://jksmfg.com/i-19438145-front-...tml%3Fq%3D2031

 

I've got a friend who is gonna jump on the rear bumper for me and rock it so I can get that squeak gone. I just looked at the rear sway bar and it is in fact slightly higher than horizontal so I'm going to leave the rear as is.

 

Perfecto! Thanks for posting the smaller lift model.

 

It's surprising how little a couple hundred pounds bouncing on the bumper moves the suspension. If it doesn't work try the rocking. I said "back and forth" but what I meant was "side to side". It doesn't take much effort to push one side of the tub again and again and the whole jeep gets rocking like a sasquatch is having a good time inside.

 

Yea sometimes in parking lot rain ditches is how I can tell I need new shocks. When they are blown it rocks back and fourth so much I hit my head on the drivers side window. lol

 

I bet you're a blast to wheel with...

 

Who/ what are you going with? I'm going down that same road and while there are brands I'd like to pursue, they don't work with my setup. I'm looking at OME's and Fox performance. I'm fortunate enough to get off the highway quite frequently so I can go with a little stiffer shock if necessary.

 

EHarris

I've had to replace the front shocks 3 times already and I thought the TJM's would last longer than this but have not. Often while driving over calming humps, I can here a whoosh sound coming from the front shocks. with only 37K miles on the current TJMs, I guess I'll have to break down and buy something better. prob Flacons 2.0 with a reserve.

 

Make sure you do your research on the Falcon's- it's been said they're more hype than performance. They were on my list but they don't have the appropriate compressed lengths without having to run a slew of bumpstop and the rear requires an offset mount that won't work well if you've modified your lower shock mounts as some do for extra clearance and packing a longer travel shock into the rear.

OscarMike- yes, that information was for you, but also for future forum members.