There was another 7 page thread here that did nothing but make me shake my head. Seven pages talking about off-roading and not a single mention of shock travel. So here we go.
I am a Jeeper. I know that coils hold the vehicle up mostly, shocks absorb, and the length of the shock defines how much travel you’ll get—all things being equal with control arms and radius arms.
I also know keeping wheels on the ground is crucial off-roading. I have never ran AEV but I laugh when I see people talking smack about them trying to keep the geometry solid. Let’s just table that for a moment…yes a coil should be tuned to a shock or vice versa..whatever, the coil doesn’t define the articulation. The shock does. The coil length doesn’t matter as long as it doesn’t fall off—so spacers don’t scare me. as long as it can support the flex I want with my shocks and not fall out.
does anyone know if the Bilsten 8100 shocks on the AEV kit have a longer stroke than the Carli shocks?
I am a Jeeper. I know that coils hold the vehicle up mostly, shocks absorb, and the length of the shock defines how much travel you’ll get—all things being equal with control arms and radius arms.
I also know keeping wheels on the ground is crucial off-roading. I have never ran AEV but I laugh when I see people talking smack about them trying to keep the geometry solid. Let’s just table that for a moment…yes a coil should be tuned to a shock or vice versa..whatever, the coil doesn’t define the articulation. The shock does. The coil length doesn’t matter as long as it doesn’t fall off—so spacers don’t scare me. as long as it can support the flex I want with my shocks and not fall out.
does anyone know if the Bilsten 8100 shocks on the AEV kit have a longer stroke than the Carli shocks?