Recent content by vegaskj

Alrighty then. Thanks for the influx of discussion. So I went went with the 16X7s w/ 4" backspacing: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/brw-942671240 So, I accept your reasoning for going w/ 7" over 8", but do still wonder what the reasoning for listing the 16X8s in the wiki-book. Anyway...

I had read here: Jeep Liberty/Tires & Rims - Wikibooks, open books for an open world that a common choice is the stock 16x8" wheel from the Jeep Wrangler Rubicion. Is there any particular reason I should go with the 7" vs the 8"?

Sorry for the delayed replies... busy busy. & thanks Tommudd, HJ & everyone else whos collective knowledge is reflected on these boards. It is finally all done! Looks & rides great! I don't know how I would have muddled my way through this without your help. I'll post some pics soon. Now...

Yeah... Understood. That spring is pretty compressed. & I suppose maybe they just didn't realize it would be so... Well, Gonna try some place else now i guess.. Here it is prior to assambly

Coil over assmb w/ bilstien & Ironman

Hmm, so what he said was that once the springs were compressed to fit the shock, there just wasn't much clearance between the coils... Is this really a problem? Or MAYBE, I should just tell him to leave out the bottom spring seat?

Heh, I was actually just getting ready to finally finish it up this weekend... Procrastination. BUT.. I just got a call from the guy I was having assemble the front strut (didn't want to deal with spring compressors myself...) and he tells me the 24-139168 Bilsteins I got are too short. Sooo...

Finally got my hockey pucks... Turns out you can't buy them anywhere around here with out driving an hour and a half or paying $6 a piece at Big 5... So I ordered them on amazon. Finally though, I am ready to go! got my shocks, springs, rear spacers, front top plates, bought / made bump stops...

Please delete / un-stickey this thread. The 1st link is dead & the 2nd now goes to some BS.

Yeah, I thought about just doing spacers, but ultimately decided I wanted to go with taller springs / shocks. I'll post back with my two cents after i get the parts and do the install. Also, I was wondering; how tall of a bump stop have people been using in the rear for a setup similar to mine?

Alright then. I'm going to order the 24-185240 rear shocks, as they are somewhat cheaper than the 33-185859 cardhu mentioned... Thanks Tom, Cardhu & Hoosier!

Ahh, so the P/N I mentioned would work?

Thanks Cardhu, would have sucked if I ordered the wrong ones... Think I'll be getting the 33-185859's then