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I've had a couple of people take note that my front control arms don't seem to be a normal setup and when I've looked at the photos on Iron Rock's website of their long arms it seems that their photo supports the confusion.
I've taken a bunch of photos and posted them in this album, https://picasaweb.google.com/1016442...rontSuspension
I started at the passenger arm, then the drivers side. I then put the drivers side and then passengers side up a ramp and took some more photos of the articulation.
This is the kit that my arms are supposed to be from http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merch...egory_Code=PFX
In the photo on Iron Rock's site, only one arm has the Y shape with both a lower and upper connection on the axle side. The other arm is a single connection point.
On my Jeep, both driver and passenger have Y shaped arms. The drivers side has the Iron Rock Offroad lettering in the plate spanning the Y like in the picture from Iron Rock's kit.
I'm going to send the album to Iron Rock to see if this was an older design, something that the Previous Owner added onto the arm, or what but I was also hoping to get some opinions from the guys on here with a better understanding of suspension designs, geometries, etc.
I know the stock mounts are still there and are a potential contact point. They seem to not be interfering up to the point that I articulated in the photos (which seems to be close to my limits as the tire didn't have much more room before contact and the spring was only being retained by a couple of coils). I'll probably take a whack at the brackets with a cutting disc on my grinder before the weekend just to be sure.
There weren't any noises and the movement seemed fluid while going up the ramp. Some people have commented I'd have binding issues with this setup but as far as I know I haven't.
I've taken a bunch of photos and posted them in this album, https://picasaweb.google.com/1016442...rontSuspension
I started at the passenger arm, then the drivers side. I then put the drivers side and then passengers side up a ramp and took some more photos of the articulation.
This is the kit that my arms are supposed to be from http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merch...egory_Code=PFX
In the photo on Iron Rock's site, only one arm has the Y shape with both a lower and upper connection on the axle side. The other arm is a single connection point.
On my Jeep, both driver and passenger have Y shaped arms. The drivers side has the Iron Rock Offroad lettering in the plate spanning the Y like in the picture from Iron Rock's kit.
I'm going to send the album to Iron Rock to see if this was an older design, something that the Previous Owner added onto the arm, or what but I was also hoping to get some opinions from the guys on here with a better understanding of suspension designs, geometries, etc.
I know the stock mounts are still there and are a potential contact point. They seem to not be interfering up to the point that I articulated in the photos (which seems to be close to my limits as the tire didn't have much more room before contact and the spring was only being retained by a couple of coils). I'll probably take a whack at the brackets with a cutting disc on my grinder before the weekend just to be sure.
There weren't any noises and the movement seemed fluid while going up the ramp. Some people have commented I'd have binding issues with this setup but as far as I know I haven't.
,C4x4 Winch Bumper with Warn XD9000I , 6.5" RE lift., TNT longarms 33x12.50x15 Mud Rovers , If it moves and shouldn't, use Duct Tape & Zip Ties... If it doesn't move and should, use WD-40 & aHammer SOLD!!!
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