How does the jk ride with your lift kit,Let us know I put a 4 inch on my tj and bounced all over everyone said it was better than stock mine felt so bouncy my wife didn't drive it any more which is good but I want the same ride as stock on my jk let us know.

 

I have a skyjacker 2.5". It definately rides stiffer than stock....which works out ok on the road for good handling but is a little rough offroad. I would suspect they geared the kit more toward the DD crowd.

 

Is it the springs or spring spacers

 

All new springs and hydraulic shocks.

 

A lot of how your Jeep will ride will ultimately depend on how tall you are in relationship to the components you have (i.e. type of coils, short arms or long arms) and of course, what kind of shocks are you running. I'm always surprised at what a difference something as simple as installing a good set of monotube nitro shocks will make in the ride of a Jeep.

 

What would you recomend for the softest ride as you can tell my tj was bad you could fell a pc of bubble gum on the road and our other car is a Lexus.

 

I don't know if "softest" is exactly what you should be looking for per se but rather a shock that is responsive and one that maintains it's performance under heavy use. This will give you a comfortable ride where as a "soft shock" will give you a mushy, sea sicky ride especially on the trail.

Having said that, I'd have to say in my opinion, one of the best riding shocks you can buy without breaking the bank are Old Man Emu's. I also really like the Full Traction M-Force shocks I am running on my TJ now

 

Part of the problem with the JK is the springs are very soft and the shocks are overdamped from the factory. Most companies are increasing spring rate which has its pros and cons. It will take a while to figure out who designed the springs well.
-J

 

What's the deal with the new speed sensitive shocks? My Rubicon handles fantasticly on the street. I had a06 Sebring off the lot while they fixed the dent in my Jeeps Cowl, and I could barely stay in the lane around corners in the Sebring. Is that from mushy or soft shocks? My Saturn L200 never felt like that. I guess it was stiff like the Jeep.

Are the new shocks supposed to be stiff at high speeds and soft at low speeds for the trails?

Also, I read somewhere that there are 22 different Spring rates for the various JK models. When looking for a lift, what spring rwate should I look for. I never even see any info posted on that. Or is that in the detailed specs that you get when you buy the kit?

 

Most of the companies will tell you, just give them a call. If you are looking for the softest ride possible, go find someone who makes springs just for a 2 dr, 2X4, non-rubicon which is the softest OE spring.