front suspention travel

[guitarfreak235]

is it just me or do squares have terrible suspension travel up front? stock i had about an inch till it hit the bump stops, and with the 2 inch lift i have 3 inches, but thats when the shocks fully compress, i gotta change the bump stop setup. but anyways what do you guys have as far as compression goes?

 

[crazy4offroad]

I have 6" lift but only get maybe 4" or so of compression, maybe a little more. Axle droop, that's another story. I can probably get close to 10" of droop. Add that to the compression and 12-14 inches of front travel aint too bad! I should get the tape measure out sometime and find out exactly what I get front & rear, might be more than I think.

 

[bucket]

Your extra two inches comes from added leaves, right? That could have a lot to do with your lack of travel.

This is my Burb with 4 inch springs and sway bar still in place:

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Probably 9 or 10 inches of travel in those pics, but it may have some more in it. There's more down than up.

 

[crazy4offroad]

6" Superlift fronts driver side droop:

Same side compressed:

 

[heavyleft]

6" lift. I need to figure out compression on my rig also.

Sitting flat

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Front as stuffed as it gets

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Dropped out to the Max.

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[guitarfreak235]

I have 6" lift but only get maybe 4" or so of compression, maybe a little more. Axle droop, that's another story. I can probably get close to 10" of droop. Add that to the compression and 12-14 inches of front travel aint too bad! I should get the tape measure out sometime and find out exactly what I get front & rear, might be more than I think.

whoops i was only asking about compression, yea i get a ton of droop too so theres a lot of travel, but hardly any compression. i may even need limiting straps...

 

[guitarfreak235]

Your extra two inches comes from added leaves, right? That could have a lot to do with your lack of travel.

This is my Burb with 4 inch springs and sway bar still in place:

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Probably 9 or 10 inches of travel in those pics, but it may have some more in it. There's more down than up.

yea its added leaves

 

[wheelerboy12]

i have a lot of flex and mine is stock suspension with 33 inch tires and cut fenders... i want to make brackets to change my shackle location so its at a 45 angle instead of straight up and down lol. i have a pic on my phone and ill get it uploaded in a few more minutes

 

[wheelerboy12]

heres the picture!

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i still have a lot to go but my jack ran out of up travel lol, once i get it registered and plates ill take it to my school where we have a loading ramp that we like to flex our cars on and ill see what it can actually do.

edit: im not sure if its working, its not showing it on my end, if its not showing let me know and ill try and fix it

 

[89Suburban]

heres the picture!

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i still have a lot to go but my jack ran out of up travel lol, once i get it registered and plates ill take it to my school where we have a loading ramp that we like to flex our cars on and ill see what it can actually do.

edit: im not sure if its working, its not showing it on my end, if its not showing let me know and ill try and fix it

Hahahha, that's the first time I saw a jack under a tire like that.

 

[wheelerboy12]

Hahahha, that's the first time I saw a jack under a tire like that.

haha yea me and my friend were bored one day and decided flexing it would be fun, but since it does not have plates i cant leave my yard with it so we got inovative lol

 

[guitarfreak235]

thought id put some pics flexing too

 

[wheelerboy12]

pics are not working

 

[guitarfreak235]

pics are not working

i can see them

 

[DoubleDingo]

but since it does not have plates i cant leave my yard with it

Probably shouldn't give you any ideas.

When I bought my truck in June I couldn't afford all the fees up front so I went to the DMV and got it transferred into my name and insured. The gal asked if I wanted a one-day pass. I declined but then said yes. She showed me what I needed to fill out, and the main thing was the date. I drove it to the dump a few times, some lawnmower races, etc. I just kept the paperwork with me in case I got pulled over. So if I did get pulled over I would fill in the date really quick. Never had to do that, but 2.5 weeks later I got the plates and such so it didn't matter.