JKAnimal
Caught the Bug
Ok so there is a new bounce in my front suspension and I can't seem to figure out what is going on.
I installed my lift and shocks on 5/17/13, it's the 4" Enforcer with Adjustable 2.5" King shocks. I spent a weekend at Hidden Falls OHV park putting the lift to the test and make sure everything functioned. Everything worked great. I drove roughly 500 miles round trip not including the driving at the park and had no issues after. I had the shocks set to about 5 clicks from full soft and the tire psi was 30ish. Great ride no problems
I also drove roughly 2700 miles to Colorado for a family trip. Again great ride shocks were set to about 5 clicks and the tire pressure on the 37s was about 30psi.
After the CO trip I went to Barnwell ORV park for a Saturday adventure. I had the tires rotated and the oil changed. It was a great bounce free ride up to Barnwell. The shocks were still set the same but the psi was back at 37 after the tire rotation. I didn't drop pressure until at the park. The trails were great at the park and the Jeep performed flawlessly.
I aired back up at the park to 30 psi and hit the road. I immediately noticed the bounce on the front end. It was one of those belly fat jigglig bounces. I thought I had possibly not aired the tires properly and was getting some bounce out of the 37s. Unfortunately that wasn't the case....:thinking:
I have tested the sway bar disconnect, aired the tires to different psi, adjusted the shocks stiffer etc. The only thing that actually worked was stiffening both front and rear shocks to about 9-10 clicks and I can still feel the bounce but it is much much less. It's great that I can stiffen the shocks to get rid of the bounce but before Barnwell I could run the shocks on any stiffness and there was NEVER this kind of bounce. I am completely stumped!
I can't think of anything along the suspension that could be causing the issue. It doesn't seem to be only one side but both, and seems only to be the front.
If any of you guys have any ideas please let me know. I have a hard time believing that KING shocks might have an issue but I realize nothing is perfect. Is it possible something happened to the shocks to change their function?
The only issue I currently am aware of with the Jeep is some movement in the ball joints which I plan to replace but I can't imagine they could cause this springy bounce that I have. I really like running the shocks soft on some roads (before the bounce) but I can't now because of this irritating issue.
Didn't mean to write a book but it's a strange issue. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!
-John
I installed my lift and shocks on 5/17/13, it's the 4" Enforcer with Adjustable 2.5" King shocks. I spent a weekend at Hidden Falls OHV park putting the lift to the test and make sure everything functioned. Everything worked great. I drove roughly 500 miles round trip not including the driving at the park and had no issues after. I had the shocks set to about 5 clicks from full soft and the tire psi was 30ish. Great ride no problems
I also drove roughly 2700 miles to Colorado for a family trip. Again great ride shocks were set to about 5 clicks and the tire pressure on the 37s was about 30psi.
After the CO trip I went to Barnwell ORV park for a Saturday adventure. I had the tires rotated and the oil changed. It was a great bounce free ride up to Barnwell. The shocks were still set the same but the psi was back at 37 after the tire rotation. I didn't drop pressure until at the park. The trails were great at the park and the Jeep performed flawlessly.
I aired back up at the park to 30 psi and hit the road. I immediately noticed the bounce on the front end. It was one of those belly fat jigglig bounces. I thought I had possibly not aired the tires properly and was getting some bounce out of the 37s. Unfortunately that wasn't the case....:thinking:
I have tested the sway bar disconnect, aired the tires to different psi, adjusted the shocks stiffer etc. The only thing that actually worked was stiffening both front and rear shocks to about 9-10 clicks and I can still feel the bounce but it is much much less. It's great that I can stiffen the shocks to get rid of the bounce but before Barnwell I could run the shocks on any stiffness and there was NEVER this kind of bounce. I am completely stumped!
I can't think of anything along the suspension that could be causing the issue. It doesn't seem to be only one side but both, and seems only to be the front.
If any of you guys have any ideas please let me know. I have a hard time believing that KING shocks might have an issue but I realize nothing is perfect. Is it possible something happened to the shocks to change their function?
The only issue I currently am aware of with the Jeep is some movement in the ball joints which I plan to replace but I can't imagine they could cause this springy bounce that I have. I really like running the shocks soft on some roads (before the bounce) but I can't now because of this irritating issue.
Didn't mean to write a book but it's a strange issue. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!
-John