Quite possibly one of the most overlooked aspects of suspension building today is the affect that too much suspension travel or articulation can have on other parts. Allowing the axle to droop too far out can cause the shocks to bottom out damaging the internals, shafts, coils, and ends. It can also damage the suspension pivots, heims, bushings, johny joints, or whatever your pivot may be. Also in harms way are your driveshaft, suspension links themselves (or leafsprings depending on your set up), axle housing, brake lines and breather hoses. Just about anything related to your suspension can be damaged by too much droop/articulation.
The key to having the perfect amount of articulation/travel is all in the set up of the parts and requires a ton of actual cycling of the suspension on the vehicle. Obviously the suspension on my vehicle is not set up yet, but in anticipation of this I have added two tabs to my axle, in a planned position, to bolt the limiting straps too once the proper amount of droop has been determined and the lenght of strap bought.
Limit straps are cheap insurance against damaing vital and expensive suspension parts and should be a part of every suspension system.
We will revist this again when the suspension is being installed at a later date.