rear suspension ides

[Cascade_Crawler]

Here's how I did mine... Worked great with soft YJ rears, no issues with binding or travel. You need a good solid crossmember to mount it to, the stock belly pan won't do. I put a couple bends in a piece of 1.5" tube and welded it to the bottom of the frame rails... it hangs down a bit, but not lower than the stock belly pan. One day I will re-do that part. I mounted mine on the passenger side as close to the diff as possible... just enough room to get in and weld between the bracket and the diff.

In my opinion, this is the only way to effectively control axle wrap with leaf springs. Every other method is simply a band-aid fix that either hinders suspension travel or relies on the stiffness of the spring to aid in controlling wrap.

This is the setup that I have and will be building another one when my build is done. They are leaf springs...they will not perform like coil overs but they are cheap. This method works great for getting some reliability out of rear springs.

 

[64FJ40]

You are thinking about just the axle. Think about how the axle relates to the vehicle. Bring the drive line into the equation. Think about which way the vehicle leans under torque.

I don't think you're wrong - I just don't see it. What actually happens if you put it on the pass side? I get the "torque lean" idea, but don't get how that effects axle/spring wrap?? Sideways twist due to driveline torque should be virtually a non-factor in a properly designed anti-wrap bar since that is accommodated in the bushings/joint on the chassis side.


Mine will have to be on the driver's side (diff is on the pass side), and every other SOA Cruiser is the same way and I've never heard of anyone having issues.

 

[CrustyJeep]

I don't think you're wrong - I just don't see it. What actually happens if you put it on the pass side? I get the "torque lean" idea, but don't get how that effects axle/spring wrap??

It has nothing directly to do with axle wrap. If you put the bar on the passenger side, it will also counteract torque lean (good side effect). If you put it on the driver side, it will compound it (bad side effect).

Mine will have to be on the driver's side (diff is on the pass side), and every other SOA Cruiser is the same way and I've never heard of anyone having issues.

That's a big problem to over come. At least you can get it very close to center with an offset pumpkin.

Sometimes people will mount it on the driver side simply because the exhaust is in the way. To that I say, do it right and reroute the exhaust, you tard :flipoff:

 

[64FJ40]

It has nothing directly to do with axle wrap. If you put the bar on the passenger side, it will also counteract torque lean (good side effect). If you put it on the driver side, it will compound it (bad side effect).

Oh... Well why didn't you just say that to begin with?

 

[CrustyJeep]

Oh... Well why didn't you just say that to begin with?

I damn near got out the crayons in post 13 :flipoff:

 

[64FJ40]

I damn near got out the crayons in post 13 :flipoff:

That just made it all the more frustrating that I didn't understand your point. I was only thinking about the axle wrap - not about the torque lean. Now I just need a V8 so I can test out this whole "torque" thing. :haha:

 

[CrustyJeep]

I just need a V8

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