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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by JLsJK
Here's a picture I found
This looks like what I need. I will have to check them out. I can bottom out pretty much metal on metal and no tire touch. My stock are falling apart I just don't want to have to keep replacing them. Thank you
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jackrabbit
Looking for some bump stops to replace stock. Cannot find just stock bump stops. I have the RC leveling kit and don't think I need more but would like something heavier. Any suggestions?
How many miles you have on your spring? I had 64,000 and put the 2" springs on today and what a difference. After and before pic.

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PS: Read somewhere someone used hockey pucks for bump stops. So went over and bought 2 for $4.38.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by JK08MCS

How many miles you have on your spring? I had 64,000 and put the 2" springs on today and what a difference. After and before pic.

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PS: Read somewhere someone used hockey pucks for bump stops. So went over and bought 2 for $4.38.
What size lift are your king shocks for? They look to be to long... What do the rears look like?
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 03:44 PM
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If you are going to full bump stop and your tires are not hitting on anything but your shocks are bottoming out, it is a mount issue. Either raise the top mount or lower the bottom. Adding more bump stop will only reduce your articulation.

Is that photo at ride height?

As for over-compressing the coils? Never heard of such a thing.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TheDirtman
If you are going to full bump stop and your tires are not hitting on anything but your shocks are bottoming out, it is a mount issue. Either raise the top mount or lower the bottom. Adding more bump stop will only reduce your articulation.

Is that photo at ride height?

As for over-compressing the coils? Never heard of such a thing.
Or get some longer shocks and move the mounts?
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 04:03 PM
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Not sure what your comment means. Or is it a question since you quoted me? If so, could you re phrase it?
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bbrown626

Or get some longer shocks and move the mounts?
I think you mean, or get some shorter shocks and don't move the mounts.. Right? The shocks look too long if that's ride height? Or the upper mount could be moved up... Longer ones and he wouldn't have any up travel, now he barely has any, which is why he's bottoming out just driving down the street. I'm curious...cause those are some pretty expensive shocks not to be properly set up
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by JLsJK
I think you mean, or get some shorter shocks and don't move the mounts.. Right? The shocks look too long if that's ride height? Or the upper mount could be moved up... Longer ones and he wouldn't have any up travel, now he barely has any, which is why he's bottoming out just driving down the street. I'm curious...cause those are some pretty expensive shocks not to be properly set up
King should be selling them for 2" of lift, period. I've been busy, put the hockey pucks (1") for 1/4 from bottoming out the front shocks. Rear I had a 5/8 in aluminum blocks made. I did put the JKS 2" springs on 2 weeks ago. Found out I needed a adjustable track bar at that time. The larger diameter of the shock tube/housing swings into the frame on the passenger side an 1" 1/2 from full extended travel.

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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 06:12 PM
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It looks like you've got it under control. I hope you can make those babies work for you. They look great. It looks like you got quite a bit of lift, if they say the shocks are for 0-2 inch lifts, they seem a little long though. I couldn't imagine placing those on a stock ride.
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 03:52 AM
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Raising the track bar mount on the axle will reduce the amount of side to side motion the axle experiences during full extension. The more level you can make it, better off you will be. If you raise the mount by the same amount of actual lift you have will allow you to re use the factory track bar as well.
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