I still have stock shocks on 3.5" of lift. Hasnt limited my flex really.

 

There's no way an 8" travel shock with a 3" kit will work with 2" more of lift without some kind of extension or BPE. I'm running 12" travels on 4.5" of lift...

 

Depends on your current shackle angle. If you're at 45° now and stay at that angle, a 2" longer shackle will give you 1" lift. A 2" lift shackle would be 4" longer than stock.

If you're currently at 90° and the no-lift relocators change it to 45° with the stock shackle, you'll lose a little bit from where you are now. Installing a lift shackle would then give you the advertised height from the now-45° position.

I don't believe that one bit unless you have something else wrong that's limiting travel even more.

 

+1, you would need to applying force to push the wheels down to damage the shocks fully extending. Its usually a gradual motion.

As for the the shocks being the same size for a 3 and 4.5" lift, are you smoking crack? Why would the use the same size with a bigger lift? I can find part numbers listed for the kits but their shocks are listed for 2-4" and 4-6" lift. If i bought a 4.5" lift kit and got the same shocks from a 3" lift kit I would be pissed.

Im with Clown on this. Longer shocks will only allow more flex unless something else is stopping you. The stock style ball joint track bar limits flex a lot so that may be holding you back.

 

That makes sense. I don't know the exact angle of them prior because its all disconnected right now. I'd guess it was closer to 90 than 45.

 

except there IS force pushing down - SOLID axle remember? If one side is getting pushed up, the other side will be getting pushed down. That's how a live axle suspension works - as well as the springs will always be pushing down. It's more than enough force to tear a shock apart - i've seen it happen.

 

It'll be a minor difference. I just wanted to explain the geometry.

 

I ment a "hitting" force. When your flexing the axle is on the ground so your not holding the weight of the full axle. The spring will be unseated at full flex too so that just leaves the opposing leverage of the axle. Its certainly not ideal to be using the shocks are limiting stops for droop especially if your doing it every day. but having a problem from a couple times a year would surprise me.

 

You must have insane articulation and no drop-offs where you wheel. My axle comes up and has sudden vertical forces enacted on it fairly regularly when I hit the trails.

 

How much will these coil springs lift my YJ?

 

Roughly 12" but youll need a transfer case lift then.

 

I woneder if it would be possible to fit a D11 tires under my XJ....? with the nessacery lift of course. or maybe a haul truck axle.....? i will get a pic and show em monday if i can to give yall ideas of how meaty and big these ****ers are..

For any of you who work in construction or development you would know how big they are

 

You need one of these axles. I'm putting one under my YJ so I can run 35s locked without breaking anything.

 

Dump truck axles... because Diff ground clearances are overrated.

 

I want that D135. I just can't afford to build a rig to run 60" tires, locked, on a dually axle.