ocs1667

My Jeep Cherokee has a ride that the mech. says he needed a kidney belt. It has always had a stiff ride since I finished the build 1.5 years ago.


I just had the drive shaft rebuilt which included a new yoke.
Loosened shackles, 28# air in tires, new Rancho shocks. Every thing is 100%, nothing loose.


Improved the ride but still very stiff. Before we loosened the shackles and pushed down on the rear it hardly moved
The shop feels the rear springs are way to stiff.
My feeling is any 6" lift springs I buy would be that stiff. The Cherokee weighs a little over 3000#s and rear end is very light.
Thought I might remove a spring on each side?


Any one experience this and or solved the problem. Looking for some ideas


Thanks in advance
Dennis

freegdr

Picture of rear shackle angle ? Straight stiff ride angle back smoother .http://www.quadratec.com/jeep_knowle...article-93.htm

Guntar13

I second that, mine was terrible at 6 inches until I put in relocation brackets and got the shackle angle back to normal. Felt a ton better then

Fred/N0AZZ

I agree, what lift is it?

ocs1667

Thank you for the interest and information. I will look into the shackle location and make adjustments as needed. I knew if I asked here I'd get the answerer. Can I use mine or due I need after mkt. replacements?


I mentioned it had a 6" lift. I would have liked 4" but if you look at the info on my Cherokee it has a Chevy V8. The drivers side exhaust pipe is above the front drive shaft. If I lower it to 4" inches I'm sure the front drive shaft will hit the exhaust pipe. I could run the pipe around the front but I'm reluctant to do that, and then there's the cost to replace all the hardware.

freegdr

Pictures tell the story..This is to far back shackle bolts gonna hit Relocation bracket.

Guntar13

Mine is still not right but that's with the stock shackle it's WAY better than it was before the relocation brackets
Maybe now the pic will show up...

ocs1667

Called several suppliers looking at their web sights and only Morris had one[does not look like yours]. One Supplier slammed the idea as not substantial enough for long term.


Can you refer me to the supplier you used.


Thank you
Dennis

Guntar13

http://www.ironman4x4fab.com

His stuff is pure quality! That's what I got for my relocation brackets cause they were direct bolt in with no drilling through the floor. (That was my stipulation). I've had them on well over a year and absolutely no complaints

freegdr

Numerous versions here. I dont have brackets bought correct length springs.https://www.google.com/webhp?sourcei...location%20kit

ocs1667

I wanted thank you all for the info. on the adapters. It's a new world out there.

Thank you again.
Dennis