Question about my shocks and 2.5 TF coil lift
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Question about my shocks and 2.5 TF coil lift
I presently have a Skyjacker 2"BB on my JK with Skyjacker hydro shocks. Can I still use these shocks if I go to the 2.5" TF coil lift? I really don't want to buy the kit with shocks if I don't have to. Would like to just buy the kit and use my hydro shocks. Will they be long enough? Thanks
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Just a pointer:
If you increase your ride height (Suspension lift), the shocks you have will extend a bit, by the amount of the lift...but, the actual amount of wheel travel itself in not affected, as the factors that affect droop, etc, will be the same.
A suspension lift in other words is merely pre-drooping the suspension.
Questions about shocks for lifts should consider this....as its a universal concept, and the brands, etc, do not matter.
So - you'd only NEED longer shocks if you wanted more down travel, which you might be able to get by JUST adding longer shocks....as a change in ride height, in of itself, doesn't provide more wheel travel.
Caveats are that some shocks can be limiting factors, and some are damaged by extreme travel, etc.
A higher ride height - with longer bump stops (Extensions, etc...) can allow a shock that can't compress as short to fit, and might be able to extend further than a shock that CAN compress enough to fit...
...but you have sacrificed some up travel to get the extra down travel, as the bumpstop robs you of uptravel.
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So - for the question of whether a shock will be needed if you get a higher ride height always comes down to if the increase in ride height exceeds the travel of the shock....and/or your independent wish for more droop.
If you increase your ride height (Suspension lift), the shocks you have will extend a bit, by the amount of the lift...but, the actual amount of wheel travel itself in not affected, as the factors that affect droop, etc, will be the same.
A suspension lift in other words is merely pre-drooping the suspension.
Questions about shocks for lifts should consider this....as its a universal concept, and the brands, etc, do not matter.
So - you'd only NEED longer shocks if you wanted more down travel, which you might be able to get by JUST adding longer shocks....as a change in ride height, in of itself, doesn't provide more wheel travel.
Caveats are that some shocks can be limiting factors, and some are damaged by extreme travel, etc.
A higher ride height - with longer bump stops (Extensions, etc...) can allow a shock that can't compress as short to fit, and might be able to extend further than a shock that CAN compress enough to fit...
...but you have sacrificed some up travel to get the extra down travel, as the bumpstop robs you of uptravel.
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So - for the question of whether a shock will be needed if you get a higher ride height always comes down to if the increase in ride height exceeds the travel of the shock....and/or your independent wish for more droop.
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Just a pointer:
If you increase your ride height (Suspension lift), the shocks you have will extend a bit, by the amount of the lift...but, the actual amount of wheel travel itself in not affected, as the factors that affect droop, etc, will be the same.
A suspension lift in other words is merely pre-drooping the suspension.
Questions about shocks for lifts should consider this....as its a universal concept, and the brands, etc, do not matter.
So - you'd only NEED longer shocks if you wanted more down travel, which you might be able to get by JUST adding longer shocks....as a change in ride height, in of itself, doesn't provide more wheel travel.
Caveats are that some shocks can be limiting factors, and some are damaged by extreme travel, etc.
A higher ride height - with longer bump stops (Extensions, etc...) can allow a shock that can't compress as short to fit, and might be able to extend further than a shock that CAN compress enough to fit...
...but you have sacrificed some up travel to get the extra down travel, as the bumpstop robs you of uptravel.
--------------
So - for the question of whether a shock will be needed if you get a higher ride height always comes down to if the increase in ride height exceeds the travel of the shock....and/or your independent wish for more droop.
If you increase your ride height (Suspension lift), the shocks you have will extend a bit, by the amount of the lift...but, the actual amount of wheel travel itself in not affected, as the factors that affect droop, etc, will be the same.
A suspension lift in other words is merely pre-drooping the suspension.
Questions about shocks for lifts should consider this....as its a universal concept, and the brands, etc, do not matter.
So - you'd only NEED longer shocks if you wanted more down travel, which you might be able to get by JUST adding longer shocks....as a change in ride height, in of itself, doesn't provide more wheel travel.
Caveats are that some shocks can be limiting factors, and some are damaged by extreme travel, etc.
A higher ride height - with longer bump stops (Extensions, etc...) can allow a shock that can't compress as short to fit, and might be able to extend further than a shock that CAN compress enough to fit...
...but you have sacrificed some up travel to get the extra down travel, as the bumpstop robs you of uptravel.
--------------
So - for the question of whether a shock will be needed if you get a higher ride height always comes down to if the increase in ride height exceeds the travel of the shock....and/or your independent wish for more droop.
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I presently have a Skyjacker 2"BB on my JK with Skyjacker hydro shocks. Can I still use these shocks if I go to the 2.5" TF coil lift? I really don't want to buy the kit with shocks if I don't have to. Would like to just buy the kit and use my hydro shocks. Will they be long enough? Thanks
