rocket83

I need some actual experience responses on running with no shocks. How bad would it be on and offroad? Ive heard that heavy vehicles can get away with no shocks because the weight keeps the vehicle from bouncing all over the road. But would a xj be too light?

ergolarry

Shocks are, in many parts of the world, referred to as dampeners, because thats what they do: dampen the bouncing of the the sprung weight of the vehicle.

Shocks are a safety item: do not remove them. Even the slightest bump at parking lot speeds will be enough to demonstrate how unsafe and uncontrollable a cherokee without shocks is.

shenandoahcrawler

Yeah I would not recommend no shocks on an XJ....no fun at all

Iant333

It will bounce all over, try it and see how you like it.

Programbo

Where did you hear that? I sell tractor-trailer parts for a living and your typical Freightliner or Peterbilt weighs about 37,000 pounds (Just for the tractor) and they all have shocks and the drivers don`t hesitate to come in and replace them as soon as they go bad so it must be noticable.

Karmashwarma

i remember seeing someone offroad without shocks last year, it was hilarious they were floppong all over the place and couldnt take any corners at more than jogging speed because of the body roll, but i think they were missing more than just shocks. anyways it wasn't a good idea

sportrider

X2
ever see a car going down the freeway with a tire bouncing like a basketball? aside from the safety aspect of it, think about how it will destroy your tires. a tire thats bouncing gets NO traction.

Willys55

You never slammed over a train crossing at 60mph before.......crap loads of fun....hey hold my beer we're going around and doing that again.

GSXR_Mike

That's a fact.
Drivers have a sixth sense for shock wear.


Here
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/pr...asmacut-48562/

CheapCherokee

maybe its not that bad. on a recent off road trip a guy in his YJ ran no rear shocks because he couldnt get the correct length ones in time for the trip. he did bounce around a lot, but i dont think it was toooo bad. but this was also just no REARs. no shocks all around might be a different story. heres a video of it just to give you an idea.

MS Fowler

You MIGHT get away with no shocks on the rear--leaf springs have inherent friction that dampens them a little. Especially at walking speed, you might be OK.

Coil springs are completely different. In many cars the shock is what keeps the suspension from rebounding to the extent that the coil spring will be ejected. If you've ever dropped the shocks when the wheels weren't supported, you know what I mean--the suspension arm drops and in some cases the spring exits the vehicle.

MAN00XJ

Yeah.. Definitely need shocks. When I first completed my lift, I had to drive my jeep about 4 miles with no shocks... it was a horrible ride. Imagine the videos of the Golden Gate Bridge moving up and down like a snake during the big earthquake in the late 80's.. thats what my jeep was doing.. not fun. Hit a bump at 50, and you could pretty much consider yourself in the hospital if you are lucky.

ken72

Now thats funny... are you sure you are not from Tennessee?

ktmracer419

run shocks

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i have had blown out shocks before and could not find traction on the stickiest of rocks. the axle would just bounce all over the place and not stick to the ground.

and if you like driving at any rate of speed, it sucks

CheapCherokee

actually now that i think about it, running no front shocks can probably cause DW. happened to my friend, except his fronts were just defective. http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...ad.php?t=39332