Not yours, it was correct. N2Rock was the one that was backwards.

The stem should be connected to the red bracket. If you look at the bracket it appears that if could cruch part of the shock at extreme articulation.

 

do you have the url for woods?

 

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www.4XFiX.com

 

Sorry for the slow response, but I just found this thread.

To use my bracket, you need to mount the rod end to the relocation bracket. The quote, "If you look at the bracket it appears that if could crunch part of the shock at extreme articulation" is mostly accurate. Most importantly flipping the SS end for end will prevent the shock from making contact with the bracket. No so important is the fact that this contact will happen when the steering wheel is turned hard to the left and not during extreme articulation.

I didn't know that there's a TSB out for the SS direction, but I had noticed that the new JK's have the rod end attached to the axle. I just went and read the TSB. It sounds like you may need to show proof of a leak, to get the TSB work performed. At least that's my interpretation of the TSB. Would be good to hear what folks are running into at the dealership. Thanks for posting up this info. I'll spread the word.

And thanks for posting up the details about the kit and website.

 

You're right about the current TSB, I know the shock on my Jeep is just like yours, and somehow I misread the TSB.

But the stem up makes more sense to me, get the shaft out of harms way and away from road debris. I was holding off on rotating mine until I had a boot to protect the shaft if its not too late.

Sorry

 

We should keep in mind that the shock boot debate is very much like many other Jeep debates i.e. it's more effective to buy an X and build it up, than to buy a Rubicon...

I'm not offering my personal opinion, however there are many people who would tell that shock boots are typically very bad for shocks in most Jeep environments.

 

Not to hijack this thread, but why?

 

Here's a link to a thread about shock boots.

SHOCK BOOT THREAD

The claim is that they hold dirt and moisture in...

I bet it depends on what type of wheelin you do. Mud, Crawling, Sand... actually determines which is better. I'm also willing to bet that generally there's not a giant difference.

 

I recently cut my boots and found... my rear passenger side shock was bent. Just for that reason (and the fact that there was a bit of Trabuco mud in two boots) I won't put a boot back on any shock.

 

Woods and dayton1999 – thanks for the info. Even with “simple” changes there’s always more to think about.