Fox Shocks?
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JKbrick
Active Member
Depending on how cheap pick them up and of they don't work try to sell them for what the right ones would cost
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
You don't get lift from shocks.
I would pass. Those shocks are setup for a 7000+ pound truck, not a 4500 pound jeep.
Capita
New member
Curb weight is 6000, rear box weight would be way less than half that. Price is worth the experiment.:idontknow:
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
X2! I hate when people ask opinions when their mind is already made up. Why even ask then?
Jersey_Devil
New member
Don't think it's a good idea but let us know what happens.....
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Capita
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Hence the emoticon. If someone said "there is NO fucking way they'll work" I would say "okay, it's a no go".
olram30
Not That Kind of Engineer
What's the collapsed length? Probably pretty long for 12" travel. And probably going to have to run a taller bump stop so they don't bottom out and probably going to lose up travel. And can 3" coils handle 12" travel? Might have to run limit straps so your coils don't fall out.
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Capita
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True. I'm not scared to be wrong. Pretty sure I can make money on them either way.
Christarp
Member
I have a strange feeling that buying the wrong shocks, and then modifying them to fit, and revalving them to work decently on a vehicle that weighs a ton less than the intended application would be more time and effort than just buying the right ones in the first place, depending on how much value you put on your own time and effort of course..
bbailey
Banned
A 12 inch coilover will give you around 3 inches of up travel with a 4 inch lift. Unless you are running uncomfortably stiff strings, your bumpstops are gonna get a workout.
With EVO Rockstars and long travel upper mounts, the shock body is still dangerously low. Low enough that the right rock is gonna do serious damage.
Only way 12's work is with a long travel upper mount and standard lower mounts. With a 4 inch lift, you'll have roughly 5 inches of up travel. That's reasonably workable.
I agree with the other comments on valving. They are gonna be way the fuck off. Raptors are valved for fast desert travel. JK's, aside from DTD equipped JK's, are not.
For around $600 you can buy properly valved, 12 inch King remote reservoir smoothies, hell, I've got a set in the garage I'll sell for that price. That's a much better option than experimenting with Raptor valved shocks.
They'll still be too big however.
With EVO Rockstars and long travel upper mounts, the shock body is still dangerously low. Low enough that the right rock is gonna do serious damage.
Only way 12's work is with a long travel upper mount and standard lower mounts. With a 4 inch lift, you'll have roughly 5 inches of up travel. That's reasonably workable.
I agree with the other comments on valving. They are gonna be way the fuck off. Raptors are valved for fast desert travel. JK's, aside from DTD equipped JK's, are not.
For around $600 you can buy properly valved, 12 inch King remote reservoir smoothies, hell, I've got a set in the garage I'll sell for that price. That's a much better option than experimenting with Raptor valved shocks.
They'll still be too big however.