Looking forward to a review. I want to hear others experiences before I decide.
So I asked Steven that question a little while back when he was in the design phase of these lifted variants, and he said "Yes, they will". The bags themselves are a set length and he has come up with an elevated stand for them to sit on. This will hinder some of the articulation, as these replace the bump stops, and you have to use caution as to not crush the bags/brackets on full "stuff". Full extension should be ok, since the bags are, again, sitting on spacers. I chose this design over the in-spring bags because of the amount of towing/traveling I do, and I would rather have more stability in those situations.
That is good to know. I think the benefits will outweigh the downside for me as well, but I just want to be aware of the capabilities so I don't damage things unnecessarily. I am curious what the crush limit is and how much PSI would need to be maintained in the bags for them to functionally work as a bump stop.
I plan on installing them, and do a controlled flex test to see how they compress/expand with various pressures in them. I'm also going to install a valve between the two bags so I can shut off the cross flow of air between the bags, thus making them act more like bump stops rather than going flat when air is pushed to the other side.
So does this mean if we have a Mojave with the AEV 2" lift we could get in on the action too?
Hmmm, that is a bummer! I had hoped the limitation on travel wouldn't be too much, I can deal with a little loss there but half is quite a bit.So I installed my Timber Grove bags this afternoon, and I hate to say that I am a little bummed. Let me preface by saying that everything about this kit is top notch. The air lines, hardware, brackets, etc... all designed, bent, assembled perfectly. My issue is that I, yes I am taking the blame for this one, failed to realize how little travel these bags have. I have a full Clayton 2.5" lift, with extended brake lines and Bilstein B8-5160 shocks. It flexes out pretty far, especially having 35's with the Max Tow axles. These bags are going to limit the flexibility by almost half, I figure. I actually went and machined a good bit off of the top of the one bracket on each side so that the bags wouldn't be crushed at normal ride height. I may even take more off, but this will limit how much droop I can allow. I have to play around with it some more, but for right now, I need to remember not to do anything to risk crushing or stretching the bags out.
But, if you are looking to add more support and do not paln on flexing your JT out too much, then these are the bags for you. They are beasts. I am going to try and tweak the brackets a little over the weekend, and see what I can come up with. If I can't come to some sort of resolution, then I may have to bite the bullet and switch over to the in-spring type, and put these on the MarketPlace...
...to be continued
Like I said, I friggin love their design, and ruggedness, and I'm going to do whatever I can to make these work. Once I get them at a good height, I'll take some measurements of what I feel a safe amount of travel is.
Daystar cups might be your resolution. With those you don't need to permanently mount the bag to both frame and axle...so the axle can continue to flex out as far as the spring will allow, and not pull the bags apart.
Never heard of those... I'll have to look into them. Thank you!
Watch the video. I'm not sure if it will work for your specific situation - but the general idea is the same. They were designed for big trucks with bags that wanted off road abilities. Normally bags permanently attach to the frame and axle, but daystar cups allow the axle to droop further than what the bags would normally allow to effectively get more suspension travel. Again, not sure if it will work because your bags have very specific mounting brackets. But I'm sure there is something that would work to keep the general idea.
