I have been informed that with a coilover setup I should run a center limiting strap to keep the coils from unloading too much during climbing. Is this true and if so, how much down travel should I allow the axle to have in the center? I would think that TJs would have the same problem and maybe they do and it is just covered up by torque twist problems.

Originally posted by jeeper111
I have been informed that with a coilover setup I should run a center limiting strap to keep the coils from unloading too much during climbing. Is this true and if so, how much down travel should I allow the axle to have in the center? I would think that TJs would have the same problem and maybe they do and it is just covered up by torque twist problems.

Lee, are you running straps at the shock?

Search you damn newbie!! This topic is being covered right now on this same fawkin page!!!


Geeesh...

you need to run them at the shock with about 80 NM of preload when they are at full droop

get calculating:flipoff2:

Yes I am running them at the shock. I will be limiting about the bottom 1/2 inch of travel in the shock but I have been told that you need to run them in order to keep wheel hop from happening when the axles tries to walk under the truck. I have pretty long control arms that mount to the bottom of the frame to keep this problem to a minimum but I was wondering what people on here who have experience with these would think. Are they strait up necessary or should I wheel it first and then see if I have bad wheel hop? I would like to get everything taken care of while I am in this shop but if they are not needed for sure than I wont bother until later.

I remember a few fabricators on here recomending just a couple of inches of slack at ride hight, on your center strap. You could make an adjustable stap from a seatbelt or somthing and try it out and see what suits you.

Take a measurment from your intended mount on the frame, to the intended mount on the axle while it is sitting on flat ground. Now take one of the same mounts after you get it fully stretched out. Make the strap that long. Now, it will not impair your articulation, but will limit the amount of droop the axle has as dead weight. That is, when the front end is airborn, the front axle won't be trying to smooch the rear axle. Another trick is to simply winch the front end down to the axle on steep climbs.
Putting the straps at the shock is a good idea, but for a totally different reason. The straps at the shock mount will just control how far the shock stretches, but will still allow the entire axle to drop to far, thus letting the front end unload.

And, actually, the search button is really overrated. Not to mention the fact that the"other" converstion going on right now is not of the same nature.