JCKustoms

Made myself a rear shock bracket. I made one similar to the JKS one, but with 5 adjustment holes on each side! And I cut off the factory lower shock mounts and moved them up 2.5"as well. I also installed my new 5150's... Sure does ride a lot nicer. And I get quite a bit more travel out of it too! I made a "hoop" first that would have mounted both shocks on the front of the axle, but changed my mind...

Does anyone else have this similar setup...if so, how do you like it???

posjeepxj

um. at that angle i think your shocks lose about 50% of there effectiveness. you gained travel from the raised mounts. Well props for building and not buying anyway

JCKustoms

Not true... it's hard to explain, but at most angles (other than stock...to a point) gains you more articulation. I've put this type of upper shock bracket on Toyota's for years, and it's the only way to go. Night and day difference.

posjeepxj

sorry. i was off on my numbers but still right.

PhxCherokee

Sorry, I was reading this thread and i've been trying to learn this for a lil while. But how can I learn about shock angles and effectiveness? I'm considering putting shock towers that go into the cab in the rear later on in my jeep but I'm not gonna do it if I don't know what i'm doing, ya know?

Sorry to thread jack a bit:/

I saw this and loved it tho

posjeepxj

longer shock normally means more travel. by putting shocks into cab you can run a longer shock, hebnce gaining more travel. good setup pictured. only possible problem is not letting th shock move enough

PhxCherokee

Well i know that much. I want to learn about proper angles and such to get the most out of the setup. Wondering if anyone knows a good site to learn it at

posjeepxj

little here. google is amazing

http://www.4x4review.com/Features/Te...7/Default.aspx

JCKustoms

The "effectiveness" refers to dampening, not articulation (or flex)... just my .02!

posjeepxj

if you want great articulation. DONT RUN SHOCKS. your logic doesnt quitet work inmy head. how can something moving up and down at a 45 degree angle have mopre travel than something straight up and down. might not have said that wright but i know what i mean

Gorillaxj

dont run shocks? lol. shocks dont change articulation unless its a limiting point. to short or to long. the dampen the spring rebound.

articulation is limited by spring rating, as well and length up or down. and the spring can also be limited to the up travel and down travel to a shock. mounting a shock at an angle allows it to be longer. making its range of movement up/down more. bringing the shock threw the floor or at an angle is doing the same thing as far as shock total compression and extension heights. a longer shock is better is that it allows it to drop farther, and if mounted correctly compress farther. but if there isn't enough room to compress it will bottom/top out and limit the suspension.
quick paint pic lol. but shows that at an angle the shock has more length and can increase travel distance but uses the same space under the vehicle.

dampening effectiveness and flex are different. both important but one is in most cases sacrificed for the other. this is one reason i think jeep made the shock brackets hang so far below the axle is to gain length for shock compression. suspensions are a balencing act. and everything has to work together. manufaturers are more worried about vehicle ride then flex... hence IFS/IRS setups now dominate the market.

I like what you made and think it should work well.

john78

Dumb ? But why one front of axle and one back is this necessary for some reason an jckustom what's you separation on the top of shocks

jonjon99xj

u made it identical to the jks one

JCKustoms

Yes, but added an extra mounting hole ( in case I get longer shocks some day).

nismo5

dont get too much longer shocks youll end up with yours lookin like mine i had to make mine cause i relocated the lower shock mounts and the shocks that came with my lift were way too long and im too cheap to buy new ones lol your setup looks good i like