Air Shock or Coil Over

[vamack]

Hello

Need some help from the suspension gurus, I have a competition Jeep with Fox Air Shox 2.0 16" work perfect for a mile but start heating and simple no more shock and I want to use it in longer trails maybe 4 or 5 hours in mountain trails.

Want to change to King's Pure Race Class 2.0 or 2.5 or 3.0 coilover 18" with reservoir may be with this options:

PR2.5x18 coil over’s W/ springs
PR2.5x18 Coil Over W/ Springs W/ Adjuster
PR2.5x18 Coil Over W /Springs W/ (IBP) Internal Bypass
PR2.5x18 Coil Over W/ Springs W/IBP & Adjusters

If I change to coilover will be less rock crawler competitive

What of this 4 options of coilover will really help me

Thanks folks I will apreciate any advice to this novice rock crawler

Jeep CJ7 1981 "El Pollito", D44 with Yukon 4.88, Eaton Elocker, Atlas 4SP ratios 1:1, 2.7:1, 4.3:1, 11.5:1, Fox Airshox 2.0 16", TF 727 with low RPM torque converter, AMC 258 with some upgrades, MSD complete Kit, LP & Gasoline kit, Goodyear Kevlar MTR 33" with bedlocks rims 15" 6x5.5 wide 7", front 3 link and rear 4 link long arms with currie JJ 2.5", front and rear winch warn 9.5 Ti, rear independent brakes, 2 extra winchs 2000 lb in rear and front axles to control height, chromoly all axles, 8 Rigid led dispersion pattern 60o for night crawling, etc etc.

[Rockhnd]

I really dont see a need for anything bigger than a 2" by 14" for a Jeep. My TJ has plenty of flex, runs on 37's, and has 14" shocks. The TJ works very well in competition.
Now, if you are doing a lot of speed I can see stepping up to 2.5", but it will take a lot of room to package them compared to your air shocks.
Any of those coilovers will be better than your air shocks, but you will need to figure out tuning to get the most out of them.

Good luck and enjoy!

[vamack]

Originally Posted by Rockhnd

I really dont see a need for anything bigger than a 2" by 14" for a Jeep. My TJ has plenty of flex, runs on 37's, and has 14" shocks. The TJ works very well in competition.
Now, if you are doing a lot of speed I can see stepping up to 2.5", but it will take a lot of room to package them compared to your air shocks.
Any of those coilovers will be better than your air shocks, but you will need to figure out tuning to get the most out of them.

Good luck and enjoy!

Thanks for the information, I want to go to 2.5 because in future proyect will change D44 to D60 and tire 39", also bigger diameter more oil and more help to get less heat.

The tuning is something that I have to learn.

[hurleygo3]

I say ditch three of the four winches.

[TBItoy]

Originally Posted by hurleygo3

I say ditch three of the four winches.

I'd say he's not in the US by the way his posts read.


They don't go "4wheelin" overseas, they go "4winchin"

But yeah, they all have lots of winches....

[OHV Wildcat]

Originally Posted by TBItoy

I'd say he's not in the US by the way his posts read.


They don't go "4wheelin" overseas, they go "4winchin"

But yeah, they all have lots of winches....

His parts list appears to show 4 winches.

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[JayMcJay]

Originally Posted by OHV Wildcat

His parts list appears to show 4 winches.

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you're good at reading.

[OHV Wildcat]

Originally Posted by JayMcJay

you're good at reading.

What am I missing here? It says he's got two 9500lb winches, and two 2000lb winches. Am I missing something obvious?

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[apeters89]

Originally Posted by OHV Wildcat

What am I missing here? It says he's got two 9500lb winches, and two 2000lb winches. Am I missing something obvious?

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Don't appear to be missing anything.

Why the fascination with his winches

[Master-Pull]

Their should be more fascination with is wenches.

[vamack]

Originally Posted by apeters89

Don't appear to be missing anything.

Why the fascination with his winches

Hi

And yes have 4 winch, 2 of 9,500 lb in front and rear to take me out from a dificult trail and another 2 of 2,000 lb to control the shocks, this two we use most when we are extreme rock crawl and need to release and gain more ground clearance in the flat bottom or pull when need to avoid a roll over.

Sorry for the bad grammar and spelling.... Enghish i s not my first language.

[climbit]

Originally Posted by Master-Pull

Their should be more fascination with is wenches.

really? their? really?

[climbit]

Originally Posted by vamack

Hi

And yes have 4 winch, 2 of 9,500 lb in front and rear to take me out from a dificult trail and another 2 of 2,000 lb to control the shocks, this two we use most when we are extreme rock crawl and need to release and gain more ground clearance in the flat bottom or pull when need to avoid a roll over.

makes sense to me.

Sorry for the bad grammar and spelling.... Enghish i s not my first language.

no worries, clearly its not for most in this thread

[JayMcJay]

Originally Posted by OHV Wildcat

What am I missing here? It says he's got two 9500lb winches, and two 2000lb winches. Am I missing something obvious?

Sent from my phone

Nope. You were just the third consecutive post referencing his 4 winches.

Anyhow...back to the topic at hand...

[Master-Pull]

Originally Posted by climbit

really? their? really?

Originally Posted by climbit

no worries, clearly its not for most in this thread

I fail. I'll go back to Chit Chat now.

-Alex

[vamack]

Hello here are some links with pictures and videos of mi rig El Pollito

Pictures
http://www.ajeepear.com/foros/index.php?showtopic=27821

Videos
http://www.ajeepear.com/foros/index.php?showtopic=27828