jeep cj7 flex - Page 3

Jeepguy91 · 10-06-2009, 04:16 PM

I am running stock yj springs on mine and did a soa at the same time. Very good road habits and awesome flex offroad. I still need to get the right shocks for mine but here is a picture of where it is right now.

wertyu78 · 10-06-2009, 04:22 PM

This is what im getting off of pro comp 4 inch shocks.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41682782@N04/3973210112/" title="IMG_0277 by Wyatt Gilbert, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3973210112_30d68a0d98.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0277" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41682782@N04/3972442141/" title="IMG_0279 by Wyatt Gilbert, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2607/3972442141_34f16b569a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0279" /></a>

**jeepskate** · 10-06-2009, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by crcj7

ill sell you mine i dont run a sway bar any more i dont feel a huge diff... i can clean it up n send you the whole sway bar and every thing for pretty good deal im in raleigh so it should be much shiping

Hang onto it. Once you achieve some decent flex, you're going to need it.

crcj7 · 10-13-2009, 10:56 AM

ive allways hade a deisent amount but nothing impressive will it get that much worse?

KisDozerK3 · 10-13-2009, 12:00 PM

excuse my ignorance......this is a good topic but what is SUA and SOA

**78treehugger** · 10-13-2009, 12:04 PM

SUA-Spring under axle. This is the stock location.

SOA=Spring over axle. It's placing the springs ontop of the axles.

KisDozerK3 · 10-13-2009, 12:07 PM

thanks...now my next question is Soa is for getting more lift but does that also help with flex

**jeepskate** · 10-13-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by crcj7

ive allways hade a deisent amount but nothing impressive will it get that much worse?

Basically, most of the mods that make your rig more trail friendly make it less road mannered. Soft, flexy suspension off road = lots of lean on curves & corners and avoidance maneuvers on road.

**jeepskate** · 10-13-2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by KisDozerK3

thanks...now my next question is Soa is for getting more lift but does that also help with flex

It's often touted as a cheap way to get 5+ inches of lift, but unless you know what you're doing and can fabricate & weld, it ain't cheap. No, it doesn't help with flex in and of itself. Crap springs are crap spring regardless of which way the axles are mounted. You still must use a decent spring, preferably one built for an SOA application so that it will survive the negative arching to often comes during compression. General rule is to use a fairly flat spring. There's plenty of info on this topic all over this forum and all over the web, just spend a a little time searching & reading.

crcj7 · 10-13-2009, 07:22 PM

if i could do it all again i would do a soa. but im not too worried about road maners as long as its not too scarry i come to peace awile ago that its not going to handle or brake well thanks for the help so far guys

**jeepskate** · 10-13-2009, 08:30 PM

It'll handle and brake well if you make it handle and brake well. I don;t know where folks get this notion that they have to accept 70's/80's era performance from their rigs.

crcj7 · 10-13-2009, 08:36 PM

im saying the 35s i have arnt low profile and i dont think im could pull a g on the skid pad yet! im just takein it for what it is its 37 inches to where i step in body roll could happen ... but aaha yea

**jeepskate** · 10-13-2009, 09:46 PM

This is approx. how the same Jeep I posted before sits now on 35's (I've since put YJ springs on the front and swapped out the rears with RE 4.5 XD's & Currie shackles in place of the Superlift 2.5's & Daystar 1 3/4" lift shackles). With upgraded braking & steering systems it rides, flexes, handles and brakes just fine. I wouldn't whip it around a corner like a sports car (it *is* a lifted rig with a high COG), but I can confidently drive it with my pinky and stop on a dime.