Are You Happy with Your EVO Bolt-On Coil Over Springs?

[CVJeepin]

So after some looking it's the body mount squishing down and hitting the bracket. Has anyone replaced the stock body mounts with something like this?

http://www.prothanesuspensionparts.com/1117

Did you ever get this issue resolved?

 

[LO_Rex]

I have read that with shocks with raised bottom plates it is best to run springs with the same length as the travel of the shock. Do we know why EVO went with 10" top and 12" bottom springs in the rear?

If you switched to higher rate 10"s both top and bottom would it allow you to dial in preload and not be sky high?

 

[OverlanderJK]

I have read that with shocks with raised bottom plates it is best to run springs with the same length as the travel of the shock. Do we know why EVO went with 10" top and 12" bottom springs in the rear?

If you switched to higher rate 10"s both top and bottom would it allow you to dial in preload and not be sky high?

I didn’t realize the evo Kit was sky high. You should call evo and king shocks and tell them that they don’t know what they are doing with this kit for the last 8 years because what you read on the Internet is different.


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[LO_Rex]

I didn’t realize the evo Kit was sky high. You should call evo and king shocks and tell them that they don’t know what they are doing with this kit for the last 8 years because what you read on the Internet is different.


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It is not a tall lift out of the box. I was commenting on what people above seem to be experiencing when keep increasing the rates with the same size springs.

 

[Ajkaz]

I have read that with shocks with raised bottom plates it is best to run springs with the same length as the travel of the shock. Do we know why EVO went with 10" top and 12" bottom springs in the rear?

If you switched to higher rate 10"s both top and bottom would it allow you to dial in preload and not be sky high?

If you ran 10's top and bottom you'd need way too much preload just to level the Jeep and stay off the bumpstops.

I have read that some later kits came with 12's top and bottom, any truth to this?

I have 1.75" of preload in the rear and am considering higher rates, as I'm on the bumps too easily and I dont want to increase height at all.

 

[mayday_soc]

How much shock shaft do you guys recommend to have showing front and rear? Also, how does shock shaft equate to uptravel in the rear seeing that the coilovers are angled back? Would 3.5” of shock shaft equal 3.5” of uptravel or will there be more? Or is it negligible?

Secondly, should the ride coil be less than the bottom coil? So instead of being 250/250, should I try something like 225/275 for a smooth transition when the ride coil hits the timing rings?

 

[OverlanderJK]

I know I could call and ask but does anyone know if you can buy the brackets only for these?

Or does anyone have front bolt on brackets they want to unload?


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[wayoflife]

I know I could call and ask but does anyone know if you can buy the brackets only for these?

Or does anyone have front bolt on brackets they want to unload?


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I'm pretty sure you can. At least, I'm pretty sure they used to sell the kit minus the coilovers on Amazon that way. Not sure if they do anymore.

 

[midnightmods]

guys who have gone stiffer springs, are you still running sway bars?

 

[wjtstudios]

guys who have gone stiffer springs, are you still running sway bars?

I’m still running mine front and rear sway bars. When my front E disco wouldn’t lock back up, there was noticeable amount of body roll at road speed

I’m running 250/300 front, 300/350 rears.

 

[KevinG]

guys who have gone stiffer springs, are you still running sway bars?

I'm 250 over 300 in front and 150 over 250 in the back. Still have sway bars (antirock in the front, searching for a take off rubi bar)

 

[midnightmods]

I’m still running mine front and rear sway bars. When my front E disco wouldn’t lock back up, there was noticeable amount of body roll at road speed

I’m running 250/300 front, 300/350 rears.

What swaybar links? factory swaybars?

have a rubicon so the E-sway is still working, just disconnected currently, looking at Evo links.

I am also looking at 250/300 fronts, how much pre load thread do you have?

 

[wjtstudios]

What swaybar links? factory swaybars?

have a rubicon so the E-sway is still working, just disconnected currently, looking at Evo links.

I am also looking at 250/300 fronts, how much pre load thread do you have?

EVO adjustable up front and the EVO links that came with the kit for the rear.

I’m running between 2-2.5” of preload all the way around.

I have a ARB fridge, pro eagle jack and a bunch of tools and parts I carry in the back. That’s the reason for the 300/350s for the rears

 

[MericaMade]

guys who have gone stiffer springs, are you still running sway bars?

Yeah using the Evo no limits and the sway bar links that came with kit. I run 250/300 front and 250/250 rear.

 

[KevinG]

Yeah using the Evo no limits and the sway bar links that came with kit. I run 250/300 front and 250/250 rear.

Those rear springs working well? Worth the burger and beer?

 

[MericaMade]

Those rear springs working well? Worth the burger and beer?

Yeah baby!

 

[KevinG]

Yeah baby!

What else do you carry in the back? Mines so light with the tire carrier and corners. I have been thinking about the evo corners and carrier.

 

[MericaMade]

What else do you carry in the back? Mines so light with the tire carrier and corners. I have been thinking about the evo corners and carrier.

I have my deck and around 200 pounds of tools and Recovery gear all the time.