Correct, that is what I was saying, my confusion is why it seems like most people choose the route of a geo bracket with such a small control arm angle in comparison to most high end suspension setups.
Flat arms at ride height transmit impacts/bumps/road imperfections vertically which can all be absorbed by the springs and shocks like stock. Any angle will transmit a portion of that force horizontally into the frame where it isn't absorbed at all. The greater the angle the more of that force is transmitted into the frame instead of the suspension. I don't care what high-end kit you buy, wether it replaced all the control arms or not, the ride is determined by control arm angles, springs, shocks, and to some extent caster. Our 2022 jlur rides better with geo brackets and stock arms than our 2019 did with full rockkrawler arms both at 3.5" of lift. I wouldn't say they are necessary at 2" of lift, but if the mojave actually sits 1" higher than the Rubicon as advertised that 2" spacer puts you at 3" and now you're getting close to the point where they would make a huge difference in my experience.
That is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you, now just to decide if the ride quality outweighs the low hanging bracket, which in the case of this vehicle I think it does since I will not be doing anything more difficult then the Rubicon at most.
I drove through a riverbed with a ton of rocks and boulders last September in the Black Hills. My truck has the 2” AEV lift with their geo brackets and is riding on 37’s. Suprisingly, the geo brackets gave me zero issues the entire time. There was only one spot that they made contact and that was coming off a large boulder for a poser shot
. My driver side bracket made contact with the rock as I was coming down off the rock, scraped a little, but with zero damage. Overall, I love the on road manners and the AEV Mojave lift was perfect off-road.
Short answer is physics.
Looks awesome! What size tires are those? Did you need spacers to run the wheels?
AEV 2 inch and Geo Brackets installed today. Love it, rides even better than factory.
Why would you need spacers to run factory wheels?
I definitely would just do one corner at a time - unless you're wearing a "safety second" shirt. But theres no need to have 2 tires in the air at the same time, you can only work on one side anyway. The 'sketch' part I hear people talking about is mostly trying to retorque control arm bolts when the vehicle is on the ground, which is more difficult than if on a drive on lift. Still, lot of people do it.
If you have a taller tire and the oem backspacing, you could rubbing at full flex or steering lock. That’s why I was curious what size they were. The JL/JT platform makes huge tires look standard.
I don’t really see a problem with doing one corner at a time but I think it’s probably easiest to drop the whole axle and do both sides at the same time. Sway bar links probably need to wait until the end? Just make sure you don’t tighten control arms and track bars until it’s sitting on all fours.
Never mind, add me to the list on the torn boots. Damn.
Wow, what a shocking change in quality expectations after a couple dozen pages of good reviews. Then bam, everyone has degraded boots and no one ever got a response from AEV.I am having the same issue with the front end link boots. I remember when I put them on thinking they didn't give off the vibe as being as nice as the OEM ones I took off. Upgrading to Clayton links soon. Expensive, put they look solid. You have to cut to size, but that allows you to customize how much angle up you want on your sway bar when the jeep is sitting flat.
And then there's you, skirting the trend. What'd you do, get a better batch or keep them greased up or something?
I replaced mine with newer and seems ok now. They said there was essentially a known bad batch and that seems to line up.
Oh, so you did end up getting a response from AEV. That's good and hopefully true.
