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Old May 9, 2013 | 05:28 PM
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Does anyone have any advice on this? The first thing i put on my jeep is new wheels and i noticed that it was riding a lot rougher, even the smallest hole would shake the whole jeep. I just lifted and put on a 3' lift and new tires and shocks and thought it would go away but its still the same. Anyone know what i should do? Any advice is appreciated.

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Old May 9, 2013 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by JKCon
Does anyone have any advice on this? The first thing i put on my jeep is new wheels and i noticed that it was riding a lot rougher, even the smallest hole would shake the whole jeep. I just lifted and put on a 3' lift and new tires and shocks and thought it would go away but its still the same. Anyone know what i should do? Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks
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Need more info. What are your tire pressures? Have they been balanced? Do the simple stuff first. After that, I'd go back and make sure all bolts are torqued to spec.

You may want to post exactly what lift you are running and wheels/tires as well.
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Old May 9, 2013 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by DesolationMania
Need more info. What are your tire pressures? Have they been balanced? Do the simple stuff first. After that, I'd go back and make sure all bolts are torqued to spec.

You may want to post exactly what lift you are running and wheels/tires as well.
Ok. Everything is balanced. Im running a 3 inch teraflex suspension lift, 18 inch XD monsters, 35x12.50 toyo m/ts.
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Old May 9, 2013 | 07:10 PM
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Conner,
Air down your tires to 27psi. Do a chalk test, may need to play with the psi up/down 3psi from there.
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Old May 9, 2013 | 07:16 PM
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Conner,
Air down your tires to 27psi. Do a chalk test, may need to play with the psi up/down 3psi from there.
ok thanks man. i appreciate the feedback
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Old May 11, 2013 | 05:48 AM
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Ok i dropped my psi a little bit and the ride is much better, i appreciate the feedback guy
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Old May 11, 2013 | 08:59 AM
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Ok i dropped my psi a little bit and the ride is much better, i appreciate the feedback guy
What psi worked for you?

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Old May 11, 2013 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by CerOf

What psi worked for you?

Sent from some string and a few tin cans.
As a rule of thumb

E rated tires 26-27psi
D rated tires 28-29psi
C rated tires 30-32psi

A chalk test will determine the best psi for your application and tire style.
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