OK the YJ spring set up is supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced bread & I had though of putting YJ springs on my Zook way before anyone had heard of it so I finally got around to doing it. If I spend a whole day and a fair amount of money on a mod. I'm gonna expect a lot out of it. So here are some issues I have already:
My approach angle is lousy. My front springs stick WAY out there, if I come up against a rock ledge it seems like instead of my bumper hitting first now my springs & shackles will hit
I added a EXTRA leaf with more arch into my rear YJ spring pack because my Zook always seems to sit too low in the back whenever I change to diffent springs. Well, guess what? With the YJs up front it sits higher in the front then out back now, AGAIN by like 2-1/2"!!
With the amount of flex with YJs up front now my front driveshaft hits on the skid plate and on the crossmember when the front end drops down. (this is BEFORE the double shackles even open up!)
For some reason my front drive shaft is now like 4" too short but this could be a differance between the Zook front axle & Toyota front axle that I'm swapping in.
The missing links up front end up RIGHT ON the mounting plate & bolt head for my front bumper.
(my problem because of design of bumper but still another problem)
The missing links seem like they'll make for extra play in the front end which is something I DON'T need.
My shocks all max out before any of my double shackles open up so I need four new shocks or new lowered upper shock mounts.
SO why did I swap these in again??????????? My wife has a totally stock Zook that will go 90% of the places that mine will go with a little mo-jo & driving skill.
So now after I dump hundreds more $$$ & about 30 hours more into the Zook I can show off on RTI ramps....
Wooptie Doo!
My approach angle is lousy. My front springs stick WAY out there, if I come up against a rock ledge it seems like instead of my bumper hitting first now my springs & shackles will hit
I added a EXTRA leaf with more arch into my rear YJ spring pack because my Zook always seems to sit too low in the back whenever I change to diffent springs. Well, guess what? With the YJs up front it sits higher in the front then out back now, AGAIN by like 2-1/2"!!
With the amount of flex with YJs up front now my front driveshaft hits on the skid plate and on the crossmember when the front end drops down. (this is BEFORE the double shackles even open up!)
For some reason my front drive shaft is now like 4" too short but this could be a differance between the Zook front axle & Toyota front axle that I'm swapping in.
The missing links up front end up RIGHT ON the mounting plate & bolt head for my front bumper.
(my problem because of design of bumper but still another problem)
The missing links seem like they'll make for extra play in the front end which is something I DON'T need.
My shocks all max out before any of my double shackles open up so I need four new shocks or new lowered upper shock mounts.
SO why did I swap these in again??????????? My wife has a totally stock Zook that will go 90% of the places that mine will go with a little mo-jo & driving skill.
So now after I dump hundreds more $$$ & about 30 hours more into the Zook I can show off on RTI ramps....
Wooptie Doo!