Jeep Patriot Suspension Upgrades
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- It's time for some maintenance, repair and upgrades on my 2015 Jeep Patriot!
No lifts, just some subtle upgrades to improve its performance on and off the road, as well as just ordinary maintenance including control arms, shocks and struts, sway bar links.. the usual.
Here's a list of most of the parts I used - the amazon links are affiliate & earn me a few pennies but you can just google the part numbers if you prefer not to use Amazon. Thanks!
Rear quick struts by TRQ (1x pair) Part number SCA64323 amzn.to/3NU9vQC
Front quick struts by TRQ (1x pair) Part number SCA52106 amzn.to/3XwATqZ
Left front control arm by Moog part number CK620066 amzn.to/3NVHCr7
Right front control arm by Moog part number CK620065 amzn.to/46ztJGH
Front sway bar links (2x needed) by Mevotech part number MS25812 amzn.to/46tvNQn
Rear lower control arm (2x needed) by Dorman part number 522-368 amzn.to/46xpsTT
Rear upper control arm (2x needed) by Mevotech part number GS251005 amzn.to/3XBdFQy
Rear sway bar links (2x needed) by Mevotech part number TXK5342 amzn.to/3PDsaBi
At home simple alignment plates
amzn.to/3NSbuEV
Love those rims
🙃Where did you get skid plate
All three skidplates are factory pieces from the Trail Rated (Freedom Drive II) equipped Patriots, but they fit any Patriot without any difficulty. I just googled the part numbers and bought from whoever had one in stock. They are out of production but some places might have one on a shelf, or if you can find a FD-II in a wrecking yard you can probably pull the skidplates.
Part numbers are
5105236AB - front skid plate
5105234AA - right fuel tank
5105235AA - left fuel tank
Did you do your own wheel alignment
Yes, over the years I'd have spent a million dollars on alignment shops if I hadn't learned to DIY them. Camber gauges are inexpensive and toe plates are about $100, you can get toe reasonably well without the accessories - it's faster and more accurate with them.
There is a learning curve especially to doing four wheel alignments; it's not rocket surgery.
After a few months how are those parts running
No deterioration, still silent and smooth. I was pleased that the inexpensive FCS struts with different-than-stock spring construction seem just fine, same ride height and no apparent negative ride quality.
Everything still working great? Did you install anything else (parts not listed) to make the suspension even better? Thanks for the video, I just clicked on all your links and saved the parts. My Jeep is making an awful squeak/popping noise when I drive over any bump
So far no problems with it, no noise or quality concerns except that I believe the rear cheap struts settled slightly more than the fronts did. If cost was no object I'd choose KYB or Bilstein struts instead.
Also if you plan to DIY your alignment there's finally a good solution for using your phone which is better than the old alignment plates I used in this video. Look up Gyraline if that interests you.
@ awesome, thanks for the reply and the good info. I’ll look into that definitely!👍
It's either your struts or your upper and lower control arms. I just replaced all those parts on my 10 patriot along with the wheel bearings. Got rid of all the squeaks and noises. Easy way to tell is to look at the rubber bushings. Any visible wear or cracks then its time to replace.
Great video ! can you give me the tire size and rim detail plse did you have to do any lift ? Thanks
Thanks! The tires are 235-75R15 Kumho AT51 and the wheels are stock wheels from a 1995 Jeep ZJ Grand Cherokee. They required hubcentric rings to fit (about $11 for the set) and the front wheels needed super skinny 2mm spacers (about $10) to clear the brake calipers.
No lift, no other changes required, no rubbing anywhere, just enough clearance to not rub on uneven ground or while turning sharply
I used JSCAN to recalibrate the speedometer/throttle/transmission for the new tire size.
Any chance you can give me a link for the hubring?
@@josephaklassou-gana2742 sure the Patriot hub is 67.1mm and the ZJ hub is 71.5mm so any rings made for those specs work - these are the ones I used amzn.to/44s3bFm
If you live somewhere with road salt you may prefer plastic ones, they're available too.
@@shoveI thanks a lot!