by "BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
Published 06/14/2017 at 13:30
by "BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
Published 06/14/2017 at 13:30
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Hey guys, have any of you heard of means to lower a Jeep? A Jeep is one of the purest forms of open top motoring, but having a car that can’t handle isn’t cool. I think dropping it an inch or so (nothing crazy or “Stance” like) and making the track wider would go a long way towards increasing stability and handling.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/14/2017 at 13:33, STARS: 6
I believe most of the Jeeps handing issues come from having live axles both front and rear.
"Party-vi" (party-vi)
06/14/2017 at 13:34, STARS: 1
Bigger sway bars and stiffer springs go a long way to making these Flintstone mobiles handle better.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
06/14/2017 at 13:34, STARS: 4
Like TTS said, there are many other important factors for bad handling aside from CG. If you want an open top handler...you are barking up the wrong tree.
"Party-vi" (party-vi)
06/14/2017 at 13:34, STARS: 1
You need uprated sway bars and stiffer/shorter springs. Adding a front sway bar to my CJ3A made a world of difference in how it didn’t roll over around corners.
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
06/14/2017 at 13:35, STARS: 4
Yellow jeeps best jeeps.
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
06/14/2017 at 13:35, STARS: 1
I can tell you how to NOT lower a jeep.....
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"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
06/14/2017 at 13:38, STARS: 0
interesting to note, if you lift a volvo it becomes a jeep, if you lower a jeep it becomes a volvo
"Party-vi" (party-vi)
06/14/2017 at 13:38, STARS: 2
damn skippy!
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
06/14/2017 at 13:41, STARS: 1
Yellow Joops best Joops*
"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
06/14/2017 at 13:41, STARS: 1
Well the high center of gravity obviously doesn’t help.
"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
06/14/2017 at 13:42, STARS: 3
"ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied." (theplasticone)
06/14/2017 at 13:42, STARS: 1
In the distance, the wails of a million Jeepbros.
I can’t imagine a single thing that would improve the handling of a Wrangler. But if you want lowering springs (which would be the safest way to do it) I bet you could find them on Quadratec or some other Jeep market.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
06/14/2017 at 13:42, STARS: 4
Come on now.
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
06/14/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 5
No, this is EXACTLY how to do it.
"Party-vi" (party-vi)
06/14/2017 at 13:48, STARS: 4
No, this looks correct.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
06/14/2017 at 13:49, STARS: 0
A Jeep Miata is one of the purest forms of open top motoring.
FIFY
Wranglers are kind of like driving a kitchen appliance.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
06/14/2017 at 13:50, STARS: 0
damn
skippy
spongbab
"gawdzillla" (gawdzillla)
06/14/2017 at 13:50, STARS: 2
sure. might as well swap out the whole front / rear frame and you can duke it out with the GT350R on the track
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
06/14/2017 at 13:51, STARS: 0
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
06/14/2017 at 13:52, STARS: 1
The obvious thought when seeing that this clown has a Warn 8274 is that it’s pointless - but at the same time, it *is* more likely to get stuck now if he actually offroads it. Well played, silly Lowered Jeep Man.
"Party-vi" (party-vi)
06/14/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 2
NO
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
06/14/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 0
Floppy.
"ateamfan42" (ateamfan42)
06/14/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 0
Bigger sway bars and stiffer springs go a long way to making these Flintstone mobiles handle better.
Better dampers help a lot too.
I helped my friend put a 4" lift on his Jeep. With the stiffer springs and upgraded shocks, it actually handles better with the lift than it did at stock height.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
06/14/2017 at 13:56, STARS: 1
yes
"RutRut" (RDR)
06/14/2017 at 14:03, STARS: 0
The answer is don’t buy a Wrangler. Soft suspension, longish travel, high CG, heavy, steering system with tons of assistance for bigger tires. To get low you have to do the same as any other 4wd and convert down to 2wd which would be a huge process.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
06/14/2017 at 14:09, STARS: 1
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
06/14/2017 at 14:10, STARS: 3
High quality trolling here.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
06/14/2017 at 14:12, STARS: 2
"jonny11quest" (jonny11quest)
06/14/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 0
Exactly. Open-top motoring that handles = Miata
"CobraJoe" (cobrajoe)
06/14/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 0
I’ve been wondering if one of those early Wrangler unlimiteds can be found with a manual. Some of them were sold with a dummy front axle to keep up with demand.
Lower it a bit and you’d have an interesting open top wagon. Sounds fun to me.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
06/14/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 1
Lowering a Jeep is like putting a lift kit on an S2000.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
06/14/2017 at 15:09, STARS: 0
Relocate the axles above the leaf springs? Or lowering blocks of the axle is already above the leaf springs.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
06/14/2017 at 15:09, STARS: 0
Then you’d have to adjust the shocks because the travel would be less.
"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth)
06/14/2017 at 15:58, STARS: 0
I’ve wanted to turn a Jeep into a kind of ‘32 roadster style machine. With bigass tires included.
"mtdrift" (mtdrift)
06/14/2017 at 16:20, STARS: 1
‘Dat flex.
"mtdrift" (mtdrift)
06/14/2017 at 16:22, STARS: 1
The XJ is a tin top, but the underpinnings are essentially the same.
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
06/14/2017 at 21:01, STARS: 0
love that they put a huge Warn winch on the front too :)
To each his/her own - it’s their toy