By gradyh on Friday, April 13, 2001 - 07:40 pm: Edit

When I flex my '95 Disco's rear, and stuff one of the wheels up in the well, the wheel tends to go back as well as up in the well.

Is this normal?

I have the 3" RT kit with 9000's and I'm running the 16" American Racing rims with 245/75's. I've been switching rear links between stock and Rovertym's, but it doesn't seem to change things.

By JEEPETR on Saturday, April 14, 2001 - 01:08 am: Edit

Completely Normal. Take a gander at the design of the suspension. The rear axle is located at the top by an A frame and ball joint, and at the bottom by the two trailing links. These Trailing links cannot change in length, however, their effective length changes as they move. When the axle drops out, their angle increases, and the effective length decreases, drawing the axle forward. When you compress the rear, the opposite happens (till you reach a point where they are parallel with the frame, from there they would effectively shorten again, but the suspension cannot go that far in compression) with the effective length increasing and the axle moving rearward... Hope this helps..

~Scott T.
'95 D-90 (JEEPETR)
'96 Discovery (New addition to the Addiction!)

By Mike on Saturday, April 14, 2001 - 06:15 pm: Edit

So, what are some possible solutions? Under full flex, the stuffed wheel is hitting the rear of the rear fender well. Is there a way to move the wheels forward a little?

Thanks,
Mike

By Troy on Saturday, April 14, 2001 - 06:25 pm: Edit

Trim the fenders . . .
Troy