UPGRADE Jeep JL to Teraflex Falcon SP2 3.3 Fast Adjust Piggyback Shocks from MetalCloak Rocksport
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- We have been wanting to upgrade the MetalCloak Rocksport Shocks from our 3.5” Gamechanger to an adjustable shock kit because of how often we change our setup from fully loaded overlanding gears to fully naked and daily driving. After extensive research, Teraflex Falcon SP2 3.3 Fast Adjust Piggyback Shocks was the way to go and we wanted to share with you how we installed ours in case you have similar setup with the MetalCloak Gamechanger Suspension on a Jeep JL 4 Door Rubicon. Please be sure to watch the whole video as we include some tips on the setup throughout the install.
We are really happy with the upgrade! It does exactly what we were hoping for and having the flexibility to adjust the shocks for different setup and road/trail conditions is awesome.
We included a short section in the beginning on how we jack up the Jeep without a lift in case some of you who are just starting to learn how to work on cars by yourselves like us would like to know.
JLU 4-Door: Falcon SP2 3.3 Fast Adjust Piggyback Shocks (2-4.5” Lift) - All 4
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TEKTON 1/2 Inch Drive Click Torque Wrench (25-250 ft.-lb.)
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00:00 Intro and How to Jack Up your Jeep for Home Garage
02:12 Remove MetalCloak JL Fender Liners
03:04 Tools you need to remove the MetalCloak Rocksport shocks
03:52 Install front side Falcon SP2 3.3 Fast Adjust Piggyback Shocks
05:54 Adjust the mode for Falcon SP2 3.3 Fast Adjust Piggyback Shock
07:25 Install rear Falcon SP2 3.3 Fast Adjust Piggyback Shocks
07:49 Install roost guards for Falcon SP2 3.3 Fast Adjust Piggyback Shocks
10:29 How we cut the MetalCloack front fender liners to accommodate the shocks
10:51 Our thoughts on the Falcon SP2 3.3 Fast Adjust Piggyback Shocks
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“The jeep was naked, we weren’t naked” 😂😂
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Perfect timing on releasing this video. My 3.3s arrived the other day and I plan on installing this weekend. This is the perfect how video I needed to see.
Thank you so much for watching and hopefully this really helps with your install!
Nice install. I cringed when you used the torque wrench as a breaker bar though.
Oh, thanks for letting us know. We did not know that you can't use a torque wrench as a breaker bar. Will remember that next time.
I am in AZ they are better on the soft setting, because they still get plenty stiff on setting 3.
Nice, thanks for sharing your experience. We do prefer a slightly stiffer ride. We are gonna do some more wheeling in AZ this winter and test it out some more. But so far, we do adjustment often depending on our setup and road condition. It is super nice to have to the option to do so! Thank you for watching!
You can compress the shocks by hand to get the bolt through. Don't even really need to take the tires off or jack it up to change shocks, but it does give you some additional clearance.
How did this affect your up and down travel? I know the Falcons don't compress as much as the rocksports. Did you add bump stops?
Ya, we like the extra clearance to work around the bottom of the Jeep. Getting up and down, in and out is a bit easier with it lifted.
We don't notice too much difference on the up and down travel. However, it definitely is slightly stiffer and more responsive compared to rocksports. We did not add bump stops.
hi great video, I'm looking into the falcon 3.3, is it really a difference between the MC rock shocks? onroad and offroad? is the onroad much better?
The most noticeable difference is highway driving with all of our overlanding gear on. The Jeep does not feel leaning as much on tight turns, because we were able to stiffen up the shock using the adjustment dial. We also can feel that the Jeep does not sway as hard on rocky trails with our overlanding gear on.
The Falcon does ride a little bit stiffer compare to the MC Rocksport shocks. So you may feel a little more bumps compared to the Rocksport on the trail offroading, even on the softest setting. But it is really not that bad if you air down and just take things a little slower.
Do the 3.3s have a comfy ride on road and off road. Would it be softer then stock shocks?
We think 3.3s have a better ride compared to stock shocks. We regularly adjust the settings depending on road condition. We like to ride it firm/stiff when on highway and when we are fully loaded for overlanding. And we will adjust the setting to soft when airing down for off roading. The soft is a little stiffer compared to Metal Cloak's Rocksport. The ride with firm setting is probably close to the stock shocks. We did not have the stock shocks for very long before upgrading to Metal Cloak's Rocksport, so our memory might not be quite accurate.
@@J2DXPLR thanks for the detailed answer I'll probably get a set of 3.3s for my Wrangler
Any reason you didn’t go with Metalcloak 6 pack shocks?
Great question. We decided not to go with 6 pack shocks because we saw how badly it got smashed up in this video by @LiteBrite when we were researching about what system to go with earlier on. ruclips.net/video/AMyT3JJnsK0/видео.html
Thanks
9 months later - what's your opinion on the SP2 3.3?
We think it is still totally worth the upgrade. Especially with how much we change from fully loaded for overlanding trips to doorless & roofless wheeling. The adjustability is perfect for us. However, we do wish it is just 1-2” longer to allow our MetalCloak Gamechanger to fully flex.
Question 😅 you are replacing your stock shocks.
No, we are actually replacing the Rocksport shocks that came with our MetalCloak suspension upgrade. They do look very similar to the Jeep stock shocks.
@@J2DXPLR what you think about , Rough Country’s “ Vertex version “
Unfortunately we don’t have experience with Rough Country. But when we were shopping to upgrade our truck’s shocks, people were telling us to stay away from Rough Country. I think maybe the quality was not there for longevity?