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Old Jul 19, 2015 | 08:45 AM
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I have a 2012 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited I just recently added new front and rear bumpers and a roof rack with the weight of all of this and the family it seems a bit soft in the back would changing out the shocks fix this and if so what shocks?
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Old Jul 19, 2015 | 09:08 AM
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I had a 2011 2 door with PSC bumpers, 35's and Gobi roof rack. I had Fox 2.0 shocks on mine. Only thing I lost with all those mods was power. Shocks did great.
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Old Jul 19, 2015 | 10:07 AM
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I used a Superchip it helped a lot but will have to give that a try thank you.
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 01:04 AM
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Sounds like you want some better springs, not shocks.
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 02:11 AM
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Look at the tag on your rear springs if they end in 58-60 last 2 numbers then your going to have to go to aftermarket springs. If not cheap upgrade and should return ride night. New shocks are nice but what is happening is because of the added weight the shocks you have now are compressed more then before making a flightier feeling. I just went through this upgraded stock springs for heavier stock springs and the jeep runs like stock and added a little height with heavy bumpers
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 05:58 AM
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The Rubicon shocks are actually pretty good and you won't gain much adding new shocks. It definitely sounds like you have a lot more weight than the coils were made for. You've also probably lost most of the up-travel on the Jeep, which means you are almost riding on the bump stops.

As noted above, you can look at the numbers on the coils and see if yours can be swapped with stiffer OEM coils. If not, you will want to pick up some HD coils from someone like OME. If you don't mind a little lift, the AEV 2.5 kit was designed for a heavy Jeep that is loaded with gear and people.
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by OH9JK
Sounds like you want some better springs, not shocks.
This. Or at least some spacers to offset the height lost from the weight of the bumpers.
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