Joe18

For background I've got a 92, 4.0, AW4, 4-door, with KYB monomax shocks and 30x9.5 hankook RF10 ATM's, and a custom bumper that is more suited for an abrams than my 3200lb XJ.
I'm about to order a 3in rustys lift kit with new leaf packs and 180lb coils, and i'm going to need new bumpstops because both front and back have one missing and one completely trashed. So I got to thinking , that if i got smaller bumpstops, my suspension could gain some travel and with a set of fender flares I wouldnt be rubbing too bad either. So how crazy am I, will it work and what are my bumpstop options? Yes I did search but I didnt find much.
Thanks for any help.

ringo12

I dont have bumpstops and I have a 4.5" lift and the only thing it does is adds tons of body roll around corners but I also dont have a sway bar....

ragged1

I don't think bumpstops will affect body roll at all.

94nIT

My Father in-law put tennis ***** in his coils. He runs his in the Baja 1000. He says it works as a cheap bump stops and reduces the rattling when running the course.

VTJeep

Haha. OP- you should really click here:
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/low...ks-tips-32980/

VTJeep

Ok, to be clear- no sway bars will give you a **** ton of body roll. Your bumpstops got nothin to do with street driving, they only limit how far your tire will stuff into the well when goin over bigger obstacles, usually at off camber angles.

blue_on_blackXJ

The flares won't really do anything for rubbing, the cutting required to install them will. If you're lookin to do it on the cheap, just trim and don't burn the coin for flares unless you're required. Better yet cut the fenders and then make flares to fit your cut since a lot of flares don't require much metal removal.

s14unimog

Bigger tires don't = smaller bump stops. You would really need to see how much fender you can cut with whichever aftermarket flare you go with before going that route. Just b/c you lift a truck, it doesn't mean you can go higher in the fender well. A bump stop is only relative to the axle and body. You need to flex the truck out, see where it hits, and measure for the necessary length needed. This length will be different for almost every setup.

Driving on the street without a front sway is suicide, I don't care how you spin it. And no, bump stops have ZERO affect on body sway.

ringo12

I have NO sway bar therefor I HAVE bodyroll therefore when I turn a corner the body rolls and stuffs the wheel into my wheel well, I have no bumpstops there for they stuff higher into my wheel wells.

REP--

I just trimmed my front fenders and then trimmed and re installed the flares higher up. Works good.

s14unimog

what's your point? Re-read what you wrote, why even bring that up?