who can set up my C/Os?

scrowexj · May 17, 2015

So I'm new to the coilovers game and probably jumped way in over my head, I need my front 2 coilovers set up, someone in the north alabama area I can carry it to drop it off, and pick it up. Ther. FOA 12" C/O it Rides like **** an I can't handle it. Would not be in a big hurry on it. Thanks in Advance

ALLJ · May 18, 2015

Jimmy Penner EOR ! be worth the time to drive to him IMO

muleskinner · May 18, 2015

KVINSON said:
Jimmy Penner EOR ! be worth the time to drive to him IMO

X2

muddinmetal · May 18, 2015

KVINSON said:
Jimmy Penner EOR ! be worth the time to drive to him IMO

x3

BUG-E J · May 18, 2015

KVINSON said:
Jimmy Penner EOR ! be worth the time to drive to him IMO

:****:

CHASMAN9 · May 18, 2015

Sosbees off road in Chattanooga/ somewhere close to there. :dblthumb:

TBItoy · May 18, 2015

I thought most shops/tuners wouldn't even touch FOAs beyond a spring swap :dunno:

Neal3000 · May 18, 2015

Talk to FOA about what its doing and get them to send you some shim packs, they are really easy to revalve

scrowexj · May 18, 2015

Don't think it's the valving, but may be, there new and I just got done building this XJ, so they were pretty much bolted up, set my ride height and have not touched it, still needs pre load and everything set up . May needs springs swapped also I don't know enough about it to try myself and screw it up worse

crawlin85cj · May 18, 2015

Re: who can set up my C/Os?

I bet you could get it to your liking with the correct springs. Do you have any interest in sharing the current spring rates and setup? Maybe some pics?

2010 Jim's Garage 4429
2012 Jim's Garage YJ
2013 Wide Open Design WFO

scrowexj · May 18, 2015

Not at all, it's pretty much a stock XJ 4.0 Aw4 with a HP 44 front. there 12" FOA's running 5" up travel. Spring rates are, 12"200 over . 14" 250, 150 psi in both coilovers. I'll post the only pictures I have on my phone

TBItoy · May 18, 2015

Radius arms?

What is it doing that makes it ride like ****? With 5" up it should ride good if you get the valving half way right

scrowexj · May 18, 2015

Yes, radius arm it just seems stiff, kinda like it's not giving much or it's rebounding to fast maybe?

crawlin85cj · May 18, 2015

Re: who can set up my C/Os?

That's a ton of spring. I think 150/200 would be a huge improvement.

2010 Jim's Garage 4429
2012 Jim's Garage YJ
2013 Wide Open Design WFO

TBItoy · May 18, 2015

scrowexj said:
Yes, radius arm it just seems stiff, kinda like it's not giving much or it's rebounding to fast maybe?

Sounds like way too much spring, stock xj spring rates are in the 120 lb range.

Is your panhard bar at a really steep angle?

scrowexj · May 18, 2015

Well I thought it was to but, everyone up till now says on the shorter 12" C/O will be stiffer for some reason including the guys at FOA, but I will give that at shot swapping springs and it's kinda steep but not really bad, it's one thing I'm gonna re do, put a bend in it to get it A Little more horizontal with the axle

scrowexj · May 18, 2015

here is a picture of it, maybe a Little steeper than I was thinking,

TBItoy · May 18, 2015

A bend won't do anything.

You need to build a taller axle side mount and a longer frame mount so the bar is flatter.

Your axle has to move sideways a massive amount when you hit a bump for the suspension to compress... And those ford radius arm bushings don't like to move that way

CHASMAN9 · May 19, 2015

Maybe I just can't see it, but are there sliders and stop rings on it and are they in the right spot? If not, your spring rates are just adding up to one weight rating. :dunno:

ibrokeit · May 19, 2015

TBItoy said:
A bend won't do anything.

You need to build a taller axle side mount and a longer frame mount so the bar is flatter.

Your axle has to move sideways a massive amount when you hit a bump for the suspension to compress... And those ford radius arm bushings don't like to move that way

Exactly this.

I used ruff stuff with my 3 linked tacoma. http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/PANKIT.html