Rock Krawler Suspension coming Triangulated 4 link

[Razorback]

Hopefully the 4 door can just get by with the RJ anti-sway and some skid trimming....

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[SierraBronco]

We did not discuss door count but since the suspension is identical I would imagine it’s possibility…but a 4 door likely has a sway bar that limits travel. Basically the more down travel you have the higher the chance of it happening. As the passenger side compresses and the drivers side falls out it will steer the pinion into the tank…

Makes sense. We’re still on factory shocks so that’s limiting us now, but looking into Rock Krawler shocks and swapping to the Antirock swaybar. Might be an issue then. Guess we’ll need a driveline…

 

[Mdsuits]

Hopefully the 4 door can just get by with the RJ anti-sway and some skid trimming....

I think will just come down to how much down travel you have on how much you’ll have to do.

 

[Mdsuits]

Makes sense. We’re still on factory shocks so that’s limiting us now, but looking into Rock Krawler shocks and swapping to the Antirock swaybar. Might be an issue then. Guess we’ll need a driveline…

My guess is you’ll be fine…since I haven’t see anyone else mention it I would imagine most people have been fine.

 

[SierraBronco]

My guess is you’ll be fine…since I haven’t see anyone else mention it I would imagine most people have been fine.

We’re just not looking at our rigs like you did

Was there a noise that prompted you to check?

 

[Mdsuits]

We’re just not looking at our rigs like you did

Was there a noise that prompted you to check?

fair enough…yup. It was absolutely fine on road. It wasn’t till I got it out flexing it out I heard it hit. At ride height my shocks sit pretty much in the center of the travel. 4” down and 4” up.

 

[Muffin Top]

A side impact load, like, say.... dropping a rear corner off of a rock into a rut, can easily put the full weight of the vehicle into the rear axle, laterally. The factory track bar handles this load in-line, between mounts designed to handle load in that direction.

No track bar means side loads are reacted through the parallel link mounts, a couple feet away (IE there's a big lever arm) and to mounts not designed for torsion.

Sorry if this comes across as harsh but from an engineering standpoint I really don't like these setups very much.

Does deleting the rear trackbar allow high-speed towing? So you no longer have the rear trackbar steering the rear axle while towing at high speeds?

 

[Mdsuits]

So just to add to the issue I brought up yesterday…..here are a couple screenshots from the video exodus put out after they installed their RK 4 link. If I remember right this is the fox hoss 3.0 shocks, icon lowers and portals.

 

[SierraBronco]

So just to add to the issue I brought up yesterday…..here are a couple screenshots from the video exodus put out after they installed their RK 4 link. If I remember right this is the fox hoss 3.0 shocks, icon lowers and portals.

Nice catch! Or are you just trying to make me feel good for doing a better job on our exhaust?

 

[Mdsuits]

Nice catch! Or are you just trying to make me feel good for doing a better job on our exhaust?

I went back and re watched with the sole intention of looking at the issue. Before buying I watched a few times and never noticed.

 

[Arokcrwlr]

Nice catch! Or are you just trying to make me feel good for doing a better job on our exhaust?

Do you have a thread that details your exhaust? Did you just cut the factory pipe and add a muffler? How's it sound? I did the exact same thing on my EB years ago and I was wondering about doing the same on my '23.

 

[SierraBronco]

Do you have a thread that details your exhaust? Did you just cut the factory pipe and add a muffler? How's it sound? I did the exact same thing on my EB years ago and I was wondering about doing the same on my '23.

Uhmmmmmmmm…maybe it’s in our build thread? But it’s just a 2.5” flowmaster with the dump from the factory muffler cut off then slash cut and welded on. Cost $45 to do everything. As far as sound it’s raspy as hell under full throttle but under normal conditions the lower tone helps it out. On the interstate it’s not horrible and might almost seem quieter. I’m not a fan of loud exhaust unless it’s on something at actually sounds good like an L-Twin or V8, but we had to do it with the triangulation kit and rear winch.

 

[Arokcrwlr]

Uhmmmmmmmm…maybe it’s in our build thread? But it’s just a 2.5” flowmaster with the dump from the factory muffler cut off then slash cut and welded on. Cost $45 to do everything. As far as sound it’s raspy as hell under full throttle but under normal conditions the lower tone helps it out. On the interstate it’s not horrible and might almost seem quieter. I’m not a fan of loud exhaust unless it’s on something at actually sounds good like an L-Twin or V8, but we had to do it with the triangulation kit and rear winch.

I'm waiting for shop time to install my RK 4-link kit and RJ Antirock, so I need to do something with the exhaust. I'm not a big fan of the one RJ sells.

 

[Bird Dog Off Road]

Just had mine put in last week at @Doetsch Off-Road here in Phoenix. Also had mine regeared at the same time so I‘ve not been off-road with it yet as I’m breaking those in. When flexing it, they found clearance issues with the RCI Fuel tank skid and trimmed accordingly (see pics). Side note: I’m running 38s, Radflo extended travel coil overs, and a 1 1/2” body lift.

 

[Mdsuits]

Just had mine put in last week at @Doetsch Off-Road here in Phoenix. Also had mine regeared at the same time so I‘ve not been off-road with it yet as I’m breaking those in. When flexing it, they found clearance issues with the RCI Fuel tank skid and trimmed accordingly (see pics). Side note: I’m running 38s, Radflo extended travel coil overs, and a 1 1/2” body lift.

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since you took the track bar bracket off the frame I would try rerouting the exhaust in that area so it has more clearance from the truss….I couldn’t bring myself to cut it off yet so mine will probably dump out before the rear axle like most have done

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