limiting wheel travel

[SubAlpine]

I know, I know. But I found out that my rear coils are more than willing to come out at full extension. So my question is, Larger bump stops, Limiting straps, or put my rear sway bar back on? In the pics, I was able to remove the spring, no problem.

[dscowell]

Limiting straps. Cheaper then bump stops and won't effect your flex like keeping the sway bar on. Bump stops are more for up travel while yes they will stop your down travel to some degree. You could keep your sway bar on, but why take away that much flex? Get limiting straps to stop your axle right before it pops out so you don't lose all that flex and not have to worry about it coming out like on the run.

[Patrolman]

Agreed. Limiting straps will likely be the way to go. You might see what the sway bar does first. It might solve the problem and have a bit better road manners, but I imagine the best solution will be no sway bar and limiting straps.

[Brad]

Not sure if Toyota has them but dislocation cones. Usually goes with a securing bracket for the lower spring perch.

[Jim]

dislocation cones

`had to look that one up...

Land Rover specific item?

http://www.terrafirma4x4.com/products_php.php?cat=35&grp=301

So the cone is used at the lower end of the spring and the other end of the spring is attached to the frame (or the other way around). The attached end does just that while the other end is allowed to float away from it's typical surface. The cone helps direct the spring back to desired mount when the frame-axle distance comes together. One gets more articulation w/o spring upset - hmmm...

[Hypoid]

Look at the front coils on a Cherokee. I expect some of the other Chrysler Jeeps are the same...

[Brad]

It might be specific. I was not sure if any other brands carried the same stuff.

[SubAlpine]

Looks like they are in use on Toyotas down under, but I saw some pics. Got me thinking. So I took off my bump stops that are in side the spring, drilled some holes up top, and zip tied them to the spring perch. If it works, which it did while rock crawling my back yard, then I will come up with something better than HD zip ties. But the bump stops are now dual purpose bump/relocation cones. I am so broke right now it hurts, so keep the laughing quite please. At least it is not duct tape.

[Brad]

Do what works, improve it as soon as you can! :thumb:

[Myrtle Turtle]

my lift came with a slanted spacer for the bottom of the coil to correct the angle of the spring and a pair of small metal hose clamps to anchor it through that spacer to the perch..........when the top end pops out it's almost always lined up properly to seat itself when I drop back down

[xaza]

coil overs would resolve that issue but isn't in most peoples budget. Longer bump stops are a great solution that work as long as you aren't preventing too much up travel. Limit straps are perfect because all they do is prevent too much droop but you sacrifice down travel verses guiding the spring to it's proper location. Sounds like you might have a good temporary fix. :wrench: