Other than disconnecting the swaybar, Any tips here? I was pondering as I looked at my bumpstops, It looks like I've only got about 1.5 inches up and 1.5 inches down at the bumpstops (I know it's more when it gets out to the wheel) Has anyone replaced/ shaved their bumpstops for increased travel from their stock IFS? Would this be asking for early balljoint and CV failure? Are their any other ways? I like the idea of the jd fab/ total chaos kits, but $wow$ I'm running Rancho 5000's now at stock mounting points. It's a really stiff ride, not that makes a difference one way or the other.

 

You can use low profile bumpstops, or you could get some ball joint spacers. I have the spacers and love them.elripster is on this board and sells them.

 

I've been running low profile compression bumpstops with shaved extension bumpstops, and no anti-sway bars for a long time without any problems. It makes a difference and every little bit helps.

 

i'm running no sway bars and the stock bumpstops. i do have the superlift kit, but it doesn't give me any more travel...

 

Very true. Do you see any benefit in running lo pro bump stops as opposed to just taking a sawzall to all of the stockers (compression and extension)?

 

The lo-pro bumps are usually a harder (urethane) compound than the stock (rubber) ones. I would think that you want the point of contact to come later but the end point to stay about the same so I'd say if you are going to trim the stockers only take a little bit off. The stockers have a softer feel though and I prefer them over urethane.

 

Seems like I read a theory in one of these spacer threads that it was good to use a low profile stop for upward travel but to leave the stocks for down travel to protect CV's. Sound right?

 

I've heard that too.

 

That does make sense because the CV angles on get better on compression (bump) and worse on extension (droop).

 

I can see why you definitely want the bump stop to limit droop, I guess having the shock or cv stop your downward travel would be a bad thing.
So will using Ball joint spacers make the 1.5" lift a necessity, or will they just give me 1.5" more travel and let me set the ride height wherever I want with the t-bars? Sounds like the most travel one can get from stock a-arms is a ball joint spacer + low profile bump stops, correct? I'm assuming if this is done longer travel shocks would also be beneficial.

 

I'd leave them stock if you plan to wheel pretty hard, because the further they move the high potential to break them.

Chris

 

The only reason I didn't just cut the compression stops was because of how thick they are (compared to the upper ones) and what I had available to cut them with. So if you have something to chop them up with I'd say go for it.

 

I have been using low profile compression and extension stops for the last 4 or 5 years, 65k miles and God only knows how much wheeling.

I have destroyed 4 CV's in that time. Only one was related to presumed over extension.

Get the stops, it will open things up a little bit.