Author Topic: Leaf spring & U-bolt Question  (Read 1714 times)

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Clem

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Re: Leaf spring & U-bolt Question
« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2008, 09:51:47 AM »
Have you pulled your sway bar? I am not encouraging you to go one route or the other... I found when I pulled my sway bar, the ride got quite a bit better. There are also a few fine tuning things that you can do to your jeep such as:

Shocks. The DT 3000's are good. My preference is the the Sky Jackers.

Tire pressure. Most tires are are rated for a vehicle significantly heavier than what your jeep weighs. There is a fine balance to comfort/safety and having sidewalls that are stiff as a brick. Be careful not to deflate them too much (a la Firestone in the late 90's) There is a chalk test that you can do to check to see if you are over/under inflated. The quick version goes something like jack up the jeep, smear chalk on tire, lower jack, move vehicle forward and back (in driveway), raise vehicle again, inspect wear pattern. If the middle of the chalk is gone, it is over inflated. If the chalk at the outside is gone, then it is under inflated.

flyingbrick

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Re: Leaf spring & U-bolt Question
« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2008, 04:57:21 PM »
Yeah thanks i thought i had the tire pressure set ok but I'll check it when i get the back end back together, I'll think about the shocks, and as for the sway bar this thing is going to my girl who is coming from a Pontiac Fiero, so the sway bar HAS to stay.

Offline Jeffy

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Re: Leaf spring & U-bolt Question
« Reply #17 on: March 27, 2008, 05:02:40 PM »
Yeah thanks i thought i had the tire pressure set ok but I'll check it when i get the back end back together, I'll think about the shocks, and as for the sway bar this thing is going to my girl who is coming from a Pontiac Fiero, so the sway bar HAS to stay.

The swaybar shouldn't affect the ride really unless you're driving over pot holes or the like.  In the suspension compresses on both sides then the swaybar does nothing other then slide in the bushings.

Tire pressure makes a big difference though.  I run as low as 25psi with my 35's but that's because of the wheels I'm using and to get an optimal contact patch it needs to be low.  If I run them at 30psi, the ride is noticeably harder.
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flyingbrick

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Re: Leaf spring & U-bolt Question
« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2008, 07:04:33 PM »
The swaybar shouldn't affect the ride really unless you're driving over pot holes or the like.  In the suspension compresses on both sides then the swaybar does nothing other then slide in the bushings.

Umm Jeffy... I live in Canada, in fact the city I live in is a pot hole, you can not look down a street with out seeing them, and when I get into the US every now and then I kinda get scared that i DON'T see or feel them.