R u running run flat tires?
Tire 315/35/20 hitting the end link AND THE frame
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The Jeep has never been in an accident.
UPDATE:
I picked up the Jeep last night. The 2nd contact point on the frame was actually the upper “spring seat thingy” (not sure what the correct name for that part is) on the rear passenger side.
I swiped a picture from Senior Member “QBNKID”, thanks!, and added a green circle to show the offending area.
THIS IS NOT MY JEEP...
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The shop relocated the end link to the other side of the mount and did a bit of grinding on the outer edge of the upper “spring seat thingy”. They still used the 5mm spacers.
The upper “spring seat thingy” stuck out about ½ inch from the frame inside the wheel well, which leaves just a couple mm’s of space between it and the stock GY-runflats on upward travel. With the 315/35/20 run-flat the tire actually touched this point on upward travel during the Shop "test"… i.e. the tire could touch this point on hard braking or aggressive cornering. Keep in mind, if I had my car lowered I probably would not have this problem (wife doesn’t want it lowered).
Next question for anyone…
Can someone check their upper “spring seat thingy” on the rear passenger side and let me know if theirs is flush or if it sticks out from the frame and by how much?
My plan in the next couple of weeks is to install the Bwoody end links and check to see if I can grind the upper “spring seat thingy” a little closer / flush with the frame, then check measurements with the spacers removed.
UPDATE:
I picked up the Jeep last night. The 2nd contact point on the frame was actually the upper “spring seat thingy” (not sure what the correct name for that part is) on the rear passenger side.
I swiped a picture from Senior Member “QBNKID”, thanks!, and added a green circle to show the offending area.
THIS IS NOT MY JEEP...
The shop relocated the end link to the other side of the mount and did a bit of grinding on the outer edge of the upper “spring seat thingy”. They still used the 5mm spacers.
The upper “spring seat thingy” stuck out about ½ inch from the frame inside the wheel well, which leaves just a couple mm’s of space between it and the stock GY-runflats on upward travel. With the 315/35/20 run-flat the tire actually touched this point on upward travel during the Shop "test"… i.e. the tire could touch this point on hard braking or aggressive cornering. Keep in mind, if I had my car lowered I probably would not have this problem (wife doesn’t want it lowered).
Next question for anyone…
Can someone check their upper “spring seat thingy” on the rear passenger side and let me know if theirs is flush or if it sticks out from the frame and by how much?
My plan in the next couple of weeks is to install the Bwoody end links and check to see if I can grind the upper “spring seat thingy” a little closer / flush with the frame, then check measurements with the spacers removed.
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Happy New Year all!
Finally got going on my end-links, not too bad of a job... if I had known Jeep used 18mm head bolts?
Here are a couple pictures of the 2nd contact point I mentioned in the above posts:
Without the wheel spacer I have about a 2mm space between the tire and the spring seat which I do not think is enough. How much more grinding should I do without screwing up the car? How close can I get to those joining spot welds?
Picture of the spring seat thingy:
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Picture showing how close it is to the tire:
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QUESTION:
How much grinding is too much?
Finally got going on my end-links, not too bad of a job... if I had known Jeep used 18mm head bolts?
Here are a couple pictures of the 2nd contact point I mentioned in the above posts:
Without the wheel spacer I have about a 2mm space between the tire and the spring seat which I do not think is enough. How much more grinding should I do without screwing up the car? How close can I get to those joining spot welds?
Picture of the spring seat thingy:
Picture showing how close it is to the tire:
QUESTION:
How much grinding is too much?
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Grinding complete... I took off about 4mm and the wheel spacers are now gone!
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Here's after the touch-up...
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Here's after the touch-up...
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