Baystate Jeepers

I finally got to drive the mini beast. You know , I should have stopped building her 5 yrs. ago ! Anyway this is the question. Went 4 link rear with coils. Drives straight , no torque steer from the rear at all ! (YAAAAA) Feels really soft . Leans in a corner,did I say soft. Dont know what the coils were made for but were brand new and free. I cut 1 and a quarter coils off for ride height to match the front. Have the shocks mounted on fab mounts 4" outboard of spring mount center on the axle and a 50 degree tilt on them to a cross-member. Question ? Do you think its just spring rate that makes it feel like that ? I have a pair of TJ 4.5" lift springs I could cut and install. They must be a stiffer rate as the wire is thicker than whats installed now. It dont bounce down the road so I dont feel like its a shock issue. Do you feel like its a sway bar issue ? Never had to worry about that before. Thanks FjR68

Unless you put in anti-swaybar it is likely going to feel that way. In my XJ, disconnected, I can definitely feel a difference when I'm driving on the street at speed / going around corners.

Stiffer springs might help, but you'd likely be giving up flex. It may be easier to figure out some kind of anti-sway bar solution... Maybe air bags for on-road use to stiffen up the springs / deflate for off-road use?

JW

Glad to hear Mona is back on the road... err offroad!

I'd highly recommend an antirock (http://www.currieenterprises.com/cestor ... px?id=1234) You can pick up a universal kit with the proper width. Having a soft sway bar front and rear on my rig means it stays nice and level and yet still flexes like crazy.

Getting rid of the leaves means it's junk. Can't help you Frank.

Joe : Your the best ! Thanks guys, I saw in Q-Tech mag a sway bar from Addco for my year. Its listed for the front but I do have a straight frame so I figure it would fit the rear. Having not driven her for a really long time I guess I was just feeling all her quircks for the first time --- Again ! Its not a bad as I thought. Im going to try her out this weekend at The phone store . Might try the other springs also. Soooooo freakin excited ! See ya in two weeks. FjR68