If it needs to handle, hop, jump, or not bounce you can find it here. Sway-bars, shocks, springs, and full systems are on display.
No matter what type of off-the-road travel you want to do your suspension is one of the most important parts of your vehicle. Most modern suspension systems made today are coil springs and shocks or coil over-spring suspension that requires a compromise between on-road and off-road performance.
Properly set up bump stops can be the difference between a smooth or terrible off-road ride. Basic factory bump stops work great for a factory ride reducing noise and harshness. Those factory bump stops aren’t up to the task of cushioning hard hits off-road.
After destroying quite a few parts during my first season of competition in the Street Legal Rock Crawling series (SLRC) I realized I may not always be able to drive my Jeep home safely. I don’t have the money or space for a trailer so I rent a trailer to haul my Jeep to competitions.
After 5 months and a few thousand miles, it’s time to share how the Skyjacker 2.5″ lift has performed on our Gladiator. (Part Number GB251PBLT)
Protecting our lower control arm mounts is something most of us don’t think about, or at least it’s something that I rarely thought about.
This set up is not something I would have normally considered but I am in the unique position of upgrading from the factory control arms, and I already have geometry correction brackets installed.
I find that the JL and JT platform is far superior to the older JK platform in all aspects except one. The steering on the new model is atrocious and it only gets worse after a lift and bigger tires.
There has always been a trade-off when using rubber bushings for dual-purpose off-road suspension. They offer excellent on-road driveability, vibration damping, and control.
When I was but a wee lad I had big dreams. I wanted a lifted truck on 33’s with a Skyjacker suspension under it.
There are a lot of opinions on steering stabilizers. Some people swear they cure the dreaded death wobble, some don’t use one at all.
The continuing saga of our death wobble repair and replacement. I finally install the new tie-rod.
If you read my article Dealing With Disappointment – Jeep Dealer Debacle, you already know all about their attempt to fix death wobble with a steering stabilizer. You also know they tried to diagnose the issue without looking at any parts or driving the Jeep. If you didn’t know all of that… you do now.
Coincidences in life happen. The key to navigating these coincidences is to now always assume the worst. I am in the process of testing a new set of gears in the JL. The usually reliable Jeep decided to start the early stages of death wobble right after the gear swap was completed. Many people would…
It has been a little over a year since the initial install of the TeraFlex ST3 kit. When I first installed the kit it was still a prototype for the JL. A year later not much has changed in the production version. A big shout out to RnR Auto and Off-Road for help with the…
Bypass shocks look cool, cost a ton of money, and give you excellent mall crawler cred. But are they worth the money and what do they actually do?
With the recent news about a class action suit against FCA USA for “Death Wobble,” it felt like a good time to remind folks that the aftermarket has excellent solutions. Big tires, big lift, suspension geometry changes all equal driving inaccuracy. That extra height and increased weight of larger and heavier components wear out parts…
Discussing a sway bar and how it works is one of the most difficult parts of a suspension to explain. It is even harder to convince drivers why you want to use one when you are off-road. We are going to attempt it anyway and hopefully, even if you don’t agree with us, you will…
Updated for 2019. You just picked up your new Jeep and you want to start the customization right away. The first item most of us do is add some lift to the stock vehicles height so we can fit larger tires, drive over bigger obstacles, and just look cool. So how do you choose the…
What makes a good all around performing suspension? If you ask three people you are likely to get three different answers. For me, it has always been a system that works equally well on-road as it does off-road. That’s because my off-road rig has always been my daily driver.
It has been an interesting year compared to last year. Last year was show after show, traveling, wheeling trips, and non-stop action. This year, by comparison, felt like I was retired and living in Boca.
