I think there is still an inch or two in the rear before the shocks bottom out (TF144's). If it were not for the height sensor coming into close contact with the chassis I believe you could get away with factory bump stops, no mods. As the TF144 is theoretically 4" longer than the factory boges, you would see a 4" increase in wheel travel if you could avoid the height sensor issue. I will be welding some 40mm box section to the bump stop pad to overcome my issue, so in theory will gain only 2" of wheel travel - perhaps a touch more as the bump stop compresses.
I won't be taking it for a drive til next Thursday, then I'm off to articulation heaven on the weekend. I will certainly update the handling characteristics once I've got everything sorted!
Don't forget the rear wheel extension is close on 1.5 times the extra length you have in the shocks because they are angled. So you got more articulation than that Keith. Happy Days
Your P38 is gonna wipe the floor with my perentie again keith! I'm afraid your combination in that thing (traction control, locker and muddies plus new lift) makes the 'practical' perentie look like a land bruiser struggling for traction and generally looking bogged. Maybe its time for me to get some lockers etc...
Dalbeg is going to be good! Provided I have my bump stop mod done! Might have to do a quick trip to mt Louisa before heading to dalbeg, make sure nothing binds!
I reckon your Perentie is a beast, has an awesome donk and general presence to go with it!
A locker would even things up though! Or you could get a P38 too! See any you like?
I had someone else take a few pics whilst I was going through one of the stages in the W4 challenge....there were quite a few comments re the articulation and capabilities of the p38
I'm looking online at bump stop options and I've seen that XJ Cherokee front bump stops are a push-on affair. I will hit the jeep dealer up for a squiz when I get home and see if they are longer than P38 ones and if they will fit.
Sadly 80series cruiser ones have a metal base and are a bolt-on unlike my first thought.
Just looking online some more, most of the new yank soft-roaders have a very similar bump stop to the P38, but they do appear to be longer than ours by a fair margin (which is what I'm interested in).
The Patriot and compass are two, the Dodge Avenger and Caliber, and the Chrysler Sebring all use the same (rear) bumpy.
Ill be going for a visit to the yank sales yard Thursday I think!
I actually attached a set of OEM bump stops to the end of a set of replacement bump stops using about 8 nylon tie strips on each one (I'll try to sort out a picture). This was following a drive home on the OEM bump stops after a rear bag failure.
I still want to increase the bump stop length with something more permanent as the original OEM ones are perished and coming apart so I was thinking about fixing something, probably rubber, to the axle bump stop plate and leave the standard ones on the chassis alone. I feel that the push on fixing would make them prone to be knocked off if something caught them when off road.
That's a fair call. It would be a pain to have to ride home on the bump stops (again) haha!
I wouldn't worry about anything knocking them off out bush though! If a stick or rock or kangaroo can get to the bump stop, I'd be worried more about piercing a bag or ripping a brake line!
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