Shocks

[Old man with MJ]

Will 2011 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited shocks fit on my 88 Comanche without modification,still has the stock shocks and springs?

Thanks

[Old man with MJ]

No replies, does that mean no or it hasn't been tried before? I thought I heard about this here!   

[Pete M]

perhaps more detail in the title would find someone that remembers.  :dunno:   I don't remember at all.  :(

[Alexia]

I remember looking up the lengths on JK shocks and decided against it. That is all you really need to do is look up the lengths on them and compare to stock MJ shocks.

[HOrnbrod]

No replies, does that mean no or it hasn't been tried before? I thought I heard about this here!   

 

Look it up yourself on the Monroe shock site. The tables on the site list stock shock lengths and mounting details for both vehicles. Pretty simple Old man. 

[Old man with MJ]

Give me a break I am  a senior citizen! The reason I asked this question is Rubicon shocks listed on Craigslist as takeoffs made me wonder if they could be used on my MJ . Now where is that shock website you were refering too?

Thank You

[Pete M]

monroe.com  put in the vehicles info, click on a shock, and it gives all the pertinent data. :thumbsup:

[HOrnbrod]

Give me a break I am a senior citizen! The reason I asked this question is Rubicon shocks listed on Craigslist as takeoffs made me wonder if they could be used on my MJ . Now where is that shock website you were refering too?

Thank You

So am I. More "senior" to you I imagine. Here's the site:  http://www.monroe.com/en-US/catalog/

 

Here's the results:

 

2011 Rubicon, Unlimited Rubicon, Front, Reflex Monotube Shock, 911536  

2011 Rubicon, Unlimited Rubicon, Rear, Reflex Monotube Shock, 911539

 

1990 Comanche, Front, Sensa-Trac Light Truck Shock, 37083

1990 Comanche, Rear; Sensa-Trac Light Truck Shock, 37029

 

911536, Compressed Length 14.020", Extended Length 21.930"  Mounting is correct

911539, Compressed Length 14.760", Extended Length 23.150"  Mounting is correct, remove bar pin

 

37083, Compressed Length 13.250", Extended Length 21.125"

37029, Compressed Length 14.375", Extended Length 23.000"

 

Based on this, the 2011 Rubicon shocks will work just fine on a non-modified MJ. If you need any help interpreting the data, let me know.

[Old man with MJ]

Thanks, that is exactly what I was asking for, the Rubicon shock should be stiffer or more heavy duty than a stock Jeep shock,yes?

[HOrnbrod]

The valving, or "stiffness" spec is not provided in the Monroe specs. But based on the weight difference of the two vehicles, it's safe to assume the JK stock shocks would be somewhat stiffer than the MJ stock shocks. But not to the extent that say an HD Bilstein 5100 series shock would be. I have both an MJ and JK, and think they will be just fine.

[GHayduke]

I lifted my MJ about two inches and went to Rubicon Shocks as they are supposed to be longer.  To use them on a 88' Comanche I did the following mods:

 

Front-  Pressed out the longer JK bar pins and pressed in the shorter MJ bar pins & installed them.

Rear-   Pressed out the bar pins and drilled out the bushings as much as I could as it's hard to drill out the rubber.  Still didn't want to fit 9/16 inch studs.  I then ended up greasing the bushings, and using a map gas torch to heat the MJ shock studs and lightly hammer on the rear shocks. 

 

You could say this was not a basic bolt on application.  Ended up being a few hours of work, but for the $20 I paid for the shocks it worked.