98' XJ Sport.. Another XJ Thread

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Little update:

Friday was sort of a "test and tune" with the XJ. I had JKS swaybar discos and threw them on.


Great! Now we can have some flex... Which in turn will allow me to "tune" the suspension to gain the maximum flex without destroying tires, flares, leaf springs..

Basically by disconnecting and driving up something to find the point where bump-stopping is necessary. Generally, it's about 1" of bump-stopping for every 1" of lift. So as we're at 3" taking a look at the front and rear suspension at full flex on the up-travel side of things I need about 2" front and rear. The extended bump-stops are not even hitting the axle tube in the rear. This is BAD. Very BAD. Inverting the leaf springs from over flexxing is a great way to prematurely wear and eventually destroy the packs.


The front will definitely need 2 hockey pucks thrown onto the spring plates. Ideally by limiting the up-travel with the bump-stopping the other side will start drooping down.

I'm really impressed with the OME leaf packs and Rough Country springs. The Rubicon shocks are pretty much perfect for this setup. SO, with the 2" all around I'll keep these 31's out of the fenders but still have the ability to turn back and forth full lock. At least until my "it's only going 3" 31's" statement goes out the window.. which is already true.. Stay tuned. :wink:

Pics or it didn't happen..