RE: JPOR: Kicker shocks

["Michael Ciaio" <jeep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Something just occurred to me on this topic.  Under high torque,
> high traction conditions, like climbing up a rock step or something,
> axle wrap can be a problem too, right?  If the springs on either
> end can twist up enough (slowly, over a period of several seconds),
> then our poor driveshaft u-joints are in just as much danger as
> from the fast, bunny-hop kind of axle wrap.
>
> In cases like that, a kicker shock won't help at all - it'll just
> slowly compress or extend as the springs twist up.  Bang!
>
> Makes a stronger case for the anti-wrap bar approach, maybe?
>
> Chris

That's the answer I was looking for.  I guess a homemade ladder bar like
Bill's is the way to go.

-Michael Ciaio
Secretary, Long Island Off Road
East Coast 4 Wheel Drive
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