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My 4inch Superlift kit is making my Jeep drive and feel rough.....

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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 05:57 AM
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Default My 4inch Superlift kit is making my Jeep drive and feel rough.....

I have had my 4 inch superlift on my 4 door rubicon for about a year now. I have the standard superlift shocks, with 37 inch Kumho tires. For about the last month or so, my jeep is driving and feeling really rough on the road. I feel every bump, dip etc. WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE MY JEEP FEEL BETTER WHILE DRIVING....
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 06:00 AM
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Get bilstein shocks, or better than the ones you have.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jgoard15
i have had my 4 inch superlift on my 4 door rubicon for about a year now. I have the standard superlift shocks, with 37 inch kumho tires. For about the last month or so, my jeep is driving and feeling really rough on the road. I feel every bump, dip etc. What can i do to make my jeep feel better while driving....
take the lift out. The ride will change on lifted jeeps. You could research as to wich one gives the best ride (good luck)
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 06:04 AM
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The shocks that come with the Superlift are not that great. I'd start there.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 06:04 AM
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If it rode fine for a long time with the lift and now its not, i would look into the springs being worn. The springs provide the ride and the shocks smooth out the bouncing of the springs. So if its bouncy than look at shocks if it bottoms out look at the springs. My stock ones started to bottom out after a year and i added rubber boosters and it cured it.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 09:12 AM
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Is it making noise? Check the bushings in the shocks...I know with the SL base shocks this can be an issue. It's what I'm running and although I haven't had any issues, I know it can happen. Superlift, SkyJacker, most of the base-level shocks are the same.

If not, I would definitely try Bilsteins. I don't see how the springs would "wear out" so fast. It's more than likely the shocks, and I know form riding in a guy around here running a 4" Superlift with Bilsteins, it rides incredibly well. That being said, he also has TeraFlex LCG long arms, so I'm not sure how much that affects things. It's a super nice set up. ANYway...

I would start with the shocks.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by JEEP THRILLS
take the lift out. The ride will change on lifted jeeps. You could research as to wich one gives the best ride (good luck)
Originally Posted by JEEP THRILLS
If it rode fine for a long time with the lift and now its not, i would look into the springs being worn. The springs provide the ride and the shocks smooth out the bouncing of the springs. So if its bouncy than look at shocks if it bottoms out look at the springs. My stock ones started to bottom out after a year and i added rubber boosters and it cured it.
??????

Superlift replaces the springs. they are beefy. not the issue. Remove the lift? Its an entire suspension system, not just like pucks or something, I don't really know what you're referencing there. Its shocks, springs, track bars, brake brackets, track bar brackets, sway bar links, bump stops, etc.
And the stock springs are terrible IMO.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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Again I say shocks.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 09:48 AM
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check air pressure just in case. could be high. and as MKJEEP said , ditch the crappy shocks!
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by JEEP THRILLS
take the lift out.
Gee, that's an idea.

Pretty sure folks around here who lift their Jeeps don't just uninstall everything and go back to bone stock if they run into issues.

My money is on alignment (hit a pothole?), wheel balancing (could have thrown a weight) or worn out shocks (and that's quite likely as many shocks will have a hard time surviving a long time under the rigors of damping an extremely heavy 37" wheel/tire combination).
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