Now I finally have a SOA on my Jeep YJ I need other opinion based on their experience/opinion.
My original suspension had 4" leaf-springs with a 2" shackle lift. I really wanted to go SOA because of the amount of articulation I heard can be gotten by moving the springs on top. In the middle of a engine/transmission conversion I decided to do the SOA since the rig was torn down. Now everything is more-or-less complete I have a monster jeep with 33" boggers. I am going to be getting 37" boggers which was another reason for the conversion. I love the way the Jeep looks REALLY BEEFY, which is what I had wanted from the beginning.
I do some fairly serious wheeling and being at some extreme angles is not uncommon and is what my club considers a fun trip. I DO realize that a SOA changes the center-of-gravity and I will be more prone to roll-overs than I was before.
Now the quesion, how tall is too tall. Does anyone else out there have 11" of lift of their Jeep with ANY size tires 33 or bigger? What kind of wheeling do you do, mild or WILD? Any input would be cool.. Most of my friends are making me paranoid ro even drive the dam thing now. I haven't completed the engine conversion so I have not had the chance to actually take it out of the garage. Since I just finished most the conversion and the SOA I have the chance to change the suspension lift and would like some more input before I go kill my Jeep or myself on the trail. I am a really good driver and have made it through some really hairy crap, but have I bitten off more than I can chew?
Ridin' in the clouds....
My original suspension had 4" leaf-springs with a 2" shackle lift. I really wanted to go SOA because of the amount of articulation I heard can be gotten by moving the springs on top. In the middle of a engine/transmission conversion I decided to do the SOA since the rig was torn down. Now everything is more-or-less complete I have a monster jeep with 33" boggers. I am going to be getting 37" boggers which was another reason for the conversion. I love the way the Jeep looks REALLY BEEFY, which is what I had wanted from the beginning.
I do some fairly serious wheeling and being at some extreme angles is not uncommon and is what my club considers a fun trip. I DO realize that a SOA changes the center-of-gravity and I will be more prone to roll-overs than I was before.
Now the quesion, how tall is too tall. Does anyone else out there have 11" of lift of their Jeep with ANY size tires 33 or bigger? What kind of wheeling do you do, mild or WILD? Any input would be cool.. Most of my friends are making me paranoid ro even drive the dam thing now. I haven't completed the engine conversion so I have not had the chance to actually take it out of the garage. Since I just finished most the conversion and the SOA I have the chance to change the suspension lift and would like some more input before I go kill my Jeep or myself on the trail. I am a really good driver and have made it through some really hairy crap, but have I bitten off more than I can chew?
Ridin' in the clouds....