Flexing! question!
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Flexing! question!
Hello
Quick question
Be kind in my syntax, I speak French
I was testing my flex on the ramp this morning and ...
I have a limitation
I had a 2010 Sahara with almost the same setup with stock arms and 35 KM2¸and I had more flex
Current Setup
Rubicon 2012 4 doors
3.5 "Rubicon Express with RC x-flex arm
daystar spacer 3/4 "
With 37 "krawlers
Electrically disconnected
The shock is not to their limits (bilstein 5100)
My question
The electric disco seems to have limitations of travel
(I reused the back swaybar link to put forward as mention in the installation )
1-If I put lonnger link like(EVO MFG HD SwayBar EndLinks) I'll get you more flex ??
or
2-Shoud I change the link for something like JKS quick disco and remove them if I need more flex??
Currently I have nothing that abuts in the inner fender and the break hoses are not stretched
Some photo
The flex
The tires are deflated
Driver side rear wheel before the ground off
Driver side on the ramp
Passenger side
Quick question
Be kind in my syntax, I speak French
I was testing my flex on the ramp this morning and ...
I have a limitation
I had a 2010 Sahara with almost the same setup with stock arms and 35 KM2¸and I had more flex
Current Setup
Rubicon 2012 4 doors
3.5 "Rubicon Express with RC x-flex arm
daystar spacer 3/4 "
With 37 "krawlers
Electrically disconnected
The shock is not to their limits (bilstein 5100)
My question
The electric disco seems to have limitations of travel
(I reused the back swaybar link to put forward as mention in the installation )
1-If I put lonnger link like(EVO MFG HD SwayBar EndLinks) I'll get you more flex ??
or
2-Shoud I change the link for something like JKS quick disco and remove them if I need more flex??
Currently I have nothing that abuts in the inner fender and the break hoses are not stretched
Some photo
The flex
The tires are deflated
Driver side rear wheel before the ground off
Driver side on the ramp
Passenger side
Last edited by xander; Aug 15, 2012 at 05:29 AM.
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bigger tires will change what you score on an rti ramp.
what makes you so sure? unless something else is going on, for the most part, shock travel will be your limiting factor.
not based on the pic you posted. if it were, your link would be near straight and over extend. yours still has a good bend to it at the joint.
the proper lenght link will give you the same amount of flex as being disconnected. based on what i'm seeing in your photo, your links are NOT your limiting factor.
The shock is not to their limits (bilstein 5100)
The electric disco seems to have limitations of travel
(I reused the back swaybar link to put forward as mention in the installation )
(I reused the back swaybar link to put forward as mention in the installation )
1-If I put lonnger link like(EVO MFG HD SwayBar EndLinks) I'll get you more flex ??
or
2-Shoud I change the link for something like JKS quick disco and remove them if I need more flex??
or
2-Shoud I change the link for something like JKS quick disco and remove them if I need more flex??
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JK Newbie
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 69
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From: Lachenaie, Québec
first thx every body for your answers
You probably right
maybe the shock is the limiting factor
I thought my arms were limiting.
then last week I changed the 8 arms (got a deal, someone who was selling his JK and had an RC arm kit, never installed.
For shocks, I assumed that I still had the travel, because I had to order longer. But it is possible that the cause of the limitation.
I will do two test
RTI without links
and
RTI with shocks disconnected at one end.
The ramp is just to given an idea.
bigger tires will change what you score on an rti ramp.
what makes you so sure? unless something else is going on, for the most part, shock travel will be your limiting factor.
not based on the pic you posted. if it were, your link would be near straight and over extend. yours still has a good bend to it at the joint.
the proper lenght link will give you the same amount of flex as being disconnected. based on what i'm seeing in your photo, your links are NOT your limiting factor.
what makes you so sure? unless something else is going on, for the most part, shock travel will be your limiting factor.
not based on the pic you posted. if it were, your link would be near straight and over extend. yours still has a good bend to it at the joint.
the proper lenght link will give you the same amount of flex as being disconnected. based on what i'm seeing in your photo, your links are NOT your limiting factor.
maybe the shock is the limiting factor
I thought my arms were limiting.
then last week I changed the 8 arms (got a deal, someone who was selling his JK and had an RC arm kit, never installed.
For shocks, I assumed that I still had the travel, because I had to order longer. But it is possible that the cause of the limitation.
I will do two test
RTI without links
and
RTI with shocks disconnected at one end.
The ramp is just to given an idea.
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JK Newbie
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Lachenaie, Québec
This weekend we had another event and I test the flex.
This time the link to swaybar completely removed. I won a few more inches, but nothing wow.
I thought the shocks were long enough, but as mentioned Wayoflife ...
This is a limitation at this level.
So thank you for advice.
This time the link to swaybar completely removed. I won a few more inches, but nothing wow.
I thought the shocks were long enough, but as mentioned Wayoflife ...
This is a limitation at this level.
So thank you for advice.
Last edited by xander; Oct 1, 2012 at 06:40 AM.