geordi wrote:
Ignore the troll.
The "unsafe because of high center of gravity" is nonsense in normal driving unless you are completely spastic with the wheel at 60+ mph. Softer suspension can actually IMPROVE braking performance by reducing wheel hop if you hit a bump while braking hard, because it will keep the tires in contact with the road better.
I replaced my front struts (If you can get them as "quickstruts" with the spring already installed, DO IT) and I did get a nice improvement in the ride. Yes, I stayed with the stock strut, I got what was available-but-not-junk from Autozone. I had to have them installed by a shop however, because you CANNOT remove the spring without using a shop press. The parts-store spring tool didn't fit in the small gaps on my springs. You also need to compress the spring to re-install it on the new strut.
This is one job that I was happy to let a local shop deal with, just too dangerous if the spring tool decides to let go. You could easily be put into the hospital.
The rear shocks are easy to replace, and I probably should do that at some point... Probably will when I replace the last 2 Commercial Traction tires in a couple months.
The "unsafe because of high center of gravity" is nonsense in normal driving unless you are completely spastic with the wheel at 60+ mph. Softer suspension can actually IMPROVE braking performance by reducing wheel hop if you hit a bump while braking hard, because it will keep the tires in contact with the road better.
I replaced my front struts (If you can get them as "quickstruts" with the spring already installed, DO IT) and I did get a nice improvement in the ride. Yes, I stayed with the stock strut, I got what was available-but-not-junk from Autozone. I had to have them installed by a shop however, because you CANNOT remove the spring without using a shop press. The parts-store spring tool didn't fit in the small gaps on my springs. You also need to compress the spring to re-install it on the new strut.
This is one job that I was happy to let a local shop deal with, just too dangerous if the spring tool decides to let go. You could easily be put into the hospital.
The rear shocks are easy to replace, and I probably should do that at some point... Probably will when I replace the last 2 Commercial Traction tires in a couple months.
A softer suspension or worn shocks can create a fun time in a vehicle with a high center of gravity like the KJ unless you increase the track width(more then wheel spacers give you).Worn shocks,yes KJ's use front shocks, create a nose dive under heavy/panic braking thus taking the required weight off the rear tires,more then would occure by weight transfer when you have good shocks.Soft and/or weak shocks also let the tire hop when hitting a bump and that equals less traction since the tire is not in contact with the road surface.New and/or firmer shocks react quicker to keep the tire planted on the road surface,sure a little more bone jarring but keeps traction and control.That tire hope from worn shocks also wears the tires in a funning fashion which is easy to spot.
If you call someone with 15+ years of automotive experiance,10 of those years in light/medium diesel, and a ASE Master Tech(with L1) a troll on how a soft/firm suspension performs,well why would anyone listen to your ramblings when you could not read the owners manual on how to properly flat tow your own KJ then try and pass the blame to someone else.
