A short while ago, my 2010 JKU Sport got a set of RE 2" coil spacers and Bilstein 5100's. The ride was great and the stance still had a slight rake. I just finished installing a Smittybilt XRC frt bumper and 10K Comp winch. Now, the JK sags even more in the front, and when braking, it seems to "nose-dive" more than it did before.

Several things I would like to remedy...I would like to raise the front end up some, without whacking out the pinion angle or castor too much.
I would like to minimize the "nose-diving" and also, keep a decent ride.

Any advise would be appreciated.

 

at bare minimum, you can install a set of coil spacers to level out your front end. that alone will help out a lot.

 

Already have 2" coil spacers. How about different coil springs? Any idea which ones to use?

 

You could use a set of TF 2.5" front spacers. I have a set of fronts that I'm trying to get rid of.

 

TeraFlex 2.5" coils with some 1/2" spacers.

 

I have additional weight on the stock springs and 2" spacers. Just adding spacers doesn't make the springs more weight capable. They only lift the vehicle. The ride is also stiffer due to the compression of the springs. What I was thinking about was removing the stock springs, and finding replacement springs with a higher weight capacity just to offset the additional weight of the bumper and winch. If I then needed additional height, I would consider using spacers. I don't want to hammer the D30 and I don't want a really stiff ride either.

 

Yes! New springs are the way to go. Terraflex and OME have springs a little taller than stock that probably support more weight as well. Call them for good advice about what will work best for you. Could be you'll want a set of 4.

 

Maybe look into these:

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