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Re: Prothane progressive bump stops write up

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charo wrote::rin: :rin: :rin: :dance2: :dance1: :gym:
Zayed Ali wrote:Morning SSS

Look at the below pictures and advise what had happen to my bump stops ,actually they are new (2 months old)
shall I add a flat support in order to prevent such damage and to reduce the friction

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Re: Prothane progressive bump stops write up

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SSS wrote:Alright guys ... here some more Jeep Wrangler TJ specific stuff :mrgreen: :

Prothane coil spring inserts for TJ revision 2 ... for 2-4" lifts :twisted:
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(A very similar mounting variation of the Prothanes was first developed and applied by AnTrax/Hani on Nissan Patrols and Wrangler JKs! He did a first test of basically this design on Moe's TJ ... And I am very thankful that he managed to fabricate and install the above latest Revision on my TJ ... as workshop manager of Princess Cars here in Abu Dhabi! :sunny: )

prothane revision 2 ready for action
Alright, front "stamps" rattle canned silver and mounted with allen head screws to the front. Prothane inserts resting "floating" on the lower spring pads:
prothane_rev2_front_driver_2.jpg
note the uptravel of the 5160 shock at 2.75" lift (2" OME HD plus 0.75" spacer) ... (5")! in relation to the gap on top of the 4 prothane rings ... I would say juuusst right


... and the tricky rear. We had to expand the rear springs a bit to slide the cups in between the passes. Then the 4-ring prothane, then inserted the springs into position with all stuff loose in there. THEN mounted the cup to the upper spring plate. THEN pressed and levered the prothane insert into the cups, which where 4mm smaller in ID than the OD of the prothanes. Some grease was helpful to get them in.
prothane_rev2_rear_driver_2.jpg

note the T&T rear spring plate relocators which gave me 1.25" additional lift on my 2" OME HD springs in the rear (total of 3.25" ... which is juust right for the rake, which gets much smaller with full gas tank plus 40l gas in the orfab mounted rear gerry cans )

and before anyone asks ... here are the part numbers for the 5160 shocks:
front: TJ 3" lift Bilstein 5160 25-193114
rear : TJ 3" lift Bilstein 5160 25-193145
took about 4 months to get them ...
AND first impression:
They ride much softer (yet controlled!) than expected!
I was afraid I can feel every single crack in the pavement ... NOT THE CASE WITH THOSE PART NUMBERS!

... and here is how sluggy is sitting today:
sluggyReadyForAction.jpg
Chafik Basha i did the same setup in the front in the rear i installed the cup on the Diff side (lwr mount) but the problem the cap kep jumping off the prothane only LH, RH is ok.
other than that the performance is great.
for the NIssan my advise sell it to the grocery or shawerma delivery and buy Jeep
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