this was an idea i had, ive seen jeeps with rear hoops and the shocks coming through the floor which was what i was originally planning on doing, but i also like to innovate and be different. my jeep already stands out and i wanted a step up from that. i have the hoop in the back attached to a cage.
i was going to make lower shock mounts to attach to the leaf u bolt plates to raise the shock and cut off the mount under the axle tube. im thinking instead of mounting the shocks from that position and up to the bar, i would have the shocks mount parallel to the cross bar, and having a solid tube with bushings at both ends connect to a link that would then attach to the shock.
in my head, this is a way to get more travel out of a more compact shock based upon the size and shape of the link. i can also change the damping rate this way. also may maintain shock effectiveness without any binding.

just wanted to share and get your input. this is not necessarily a way to increase performance, but more to do something different.
basically using the linkage design on full suspension mountain bikes.

 

ya it can be done and has been done theres a name for it that i cant think of right now. i say go for it.

 

Cantilever or swing arm setup?

 

just remember, the shorter the shock you use for more travel (say a 10" shock for 12" of travel) the less effective the shock will be. the way to counter this is to get stiffer valving and shocks with reservoirs

 

the same set has been used in F1 racing since the 80's(indy car)

the back of almost all mono shock motor cycles..as well as in a few desert "trophy" trucks and short course trucks. there is some info here from race dezert.

http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/sho...n-how-to/page2

 

Why? There's no reason to run a cantilever setup in a xj

 

duh, because he has to stand out. doing a cantilever setup would give him like 10,000 XJ achievement points

 

I get the reasoning..but why not..lol..along that thinking....the 4 cyl worked so why upgrade to a 6...why not!

 

Well, the gas tank is in the way, the frame rails are pretty tight, and pretty much there just isn't a lot of room to do it

 

Ok this may show my inexperience but I had an old cj that the had the shock mounts on the u bolt plates so if u used sumthing like that then remove rear swaybar brackets on frame rail and make new shock mounts there then ur shocks also act as ur sway control as well would that work??????

 

The only way a shock could even remotely be considered a sway control device is if the valving was super stiff. Like locked up.at the very best..a super stiff shock would only slow the axis "roll "rate.

 

Unless they were set to the same height and tack welded they would do nothing to help...

 

stiff shocks, and having them outboarded as far as possible does help control the swaying. not as good as a sway bar, but it does give the jeep a more solid feel.

this is pretty much the mass-accepted, best/easiest way to outboard the shocks on an xj

 

Ok I'll keep quiet now but I did learn sumthing thanks guys lol