Taller shock towers

[Obi-Wan <bvh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris wrote:
> Back then I had front shock length problems that limited me - we'll see how
> it
> does in a couple of weeks, when I get back onto a ramp for the first time
> after
> installing the Ford front shock towers last fall:
> http://www.bc4x4.com/chrisw/projects/shocktowers/towers.asp

Thanks a lot, Chris.  The last thing I needed right now is another
Jeep project.  My wife is gonna kill me.  Why do I even read this list?

I'm running 9012's up front on my '95 YJ with SOA, stock leaves,
and stock upper & lower shock mounts.  Since I removed the front
add-a-leaf, the front shocks seem a little short.  They'll be really
short when I get new axles & move the lower shock mount up to the
axle tube.  I've looked at the upper shock mounts, but I don't see
how you could get another 4-5" over the stock mounts.  Maybe the
stock mounts changed between '88 & '95.

Would you be so kind as to measure how high the center of the shock
eye is above the top of the frame, and how far out it is horizontally
from the outer edge of the frame?  I'd love to get a picture of just
what those Ford towers would do for me.

Have you seen any rubbing since you installed them last fall?
I'm anxious to hear how you ramp with those.

> Now, with the 5.0L/NP435/NP203/D20 setup,

Do you have two t-cases, or do you have innards of one in the other's case?

-- Obi-Wan
'95.5 YJ, '77 Wag

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