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Originally Posted by RuffedUpXJ
How are the road manners with the heims? noise?
What size tires you running?
I got my numbers more exact and looking good, 67% anti-dive. Got my frame stiffeners ready as well. Plus I have an order at Red 9 I need to pick up to complete the suspenion. Hopefully the 3 link and relocated shackle boxes will make the XJ ride better and perform better off-road as well.
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I'm running 40" LTBs. And ironically enough I have XJ leaf springs in the back of my TJ
Just buy GOOD heims and you will have no problems... I run the Ruff Stuff 1.25" heims and they have given me no fits at all... No squeeking or anything, I just make sure to shoot them with a bunch of water after wheeling in mud to try and wash away as much grit as possible.
The Ruff Stuff heims are so good because Dan gets them heat treated and then cryo-treated... The cryo treating doesn't have any performance benefits, but what it does is it increases the durability of the nylon lining, and apparently their tests have shown that they are lasting over 2x as long as the non-cryo treated heims.
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/...d5b239a3b66657
Call the phone number at the top of that web page, and talk to Dan directly... ask him about his heims and ask about his thoughts on some of the competitors' products... Ballistic in particular. Every time I've bought heims from Dan, it's been to replace something inferior that I bought from Ballistic
If you buy adjustable joints... YOU WILL BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTING THEM!!!
I forget who the guy was, but I know that there is some vehicle that has competed in KOH for the last 2 years, and it raced a full season of either XRRA or something like that, and the heims still have no percievable play.
If you want to see how my 3-link is set up or how it rides in person shoot me a PM and I'll give you my phone number.
