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Daddy, the ride is too bumpy...

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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 05:48 AM
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You have a lot of alternatives. Springs are fine you should have stock ride with the springs. However the shocks you added tend to be harsh. To throw on top of all that your tires. Run lower than normal pressures for a while. I had a TJ on e loads. I ran them at 23lbs to break in the side walls for almost 3 weeks. No highways then ran them normally at 27 and they finally broke in. Shocks tend to have a break in period too but that varies. My bilsteins took about 2k miles to settle. My suggestions would be similar to those here. 2" bb will not need correction brackets or arms. You should be around 3 deg camber which is fine. Check that you received the correct shocks for 2" lift. That would be an issue. With a bb I recommend staying with the stock theme. Add rubicon red shocks with shock extenders or purchase a high quality shock. OME, bilstein, fox and there are many more. Also check your swaybar angles they should be +/- 5 deg from flat. Also loosen all your arms and track bars, cycle the suspension to release and binding. The re torque everything back to spec. IMHO a lot was done at one time and results will take a little while to feel.
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by CruSHeDJkUR
Go buy yourself some LD OME coils, some OME or Rancho 9000 adj shocks, add the AEV correction brackets and find yourself some 'C' rated AT or street tires and your ride should be plenty soft.

This is what I would do for what will be a reasonable amount of money.

Sell your BB here on the forum.
X2 that is exactly what I was gunna write. 100% dead on.
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 04:04 PM
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The problem that most people dont really know is that its not really the shock that makes your ride harsh.... its the coils....

Your best bet would be to get EVO plush coils

Unless ofcourse you want to go with coil overs... and EVO has thier new bolt on kit which i can only imagine is freaking amazing! i just wish i had the $$$$$$ for it .... for now at least lol
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