Dobinsons 100 Series Suspension options - full breakdown

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Coils: C59-223V
Hub to Fender:
22"
Added weight: Acquired in 2020 with OME(?) 2+" lift. Has a typical two-drawer plywood box full of tow hooks and a heavy jack, Slee sliders and occasionally a hitch bike rack. I guess the KO2 spare also adds 15 lbs over stock too. I wanted slightly lower than the "medium" OMEs(?) that came on it. First I tried stock but practically dragged the bumper with a hitch tray full of camping stuff. Now back to these. Probably a little too soft over speed bumps but that may be the Icon shocks are tired. Happy overall with the springs with a little over a year on them.
 
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Coils: C59-185
Other rear suspension details: IMS shocks, Firestone airbags with 5psi for daily duty, Trail Tailor extended links, Delta panhard bar correction, perry parts bump stops
Hub to Fender: 23"
Added weight (representative of what’s in the pics): Deleted 3rd Row, custom drawers (3/4” furniture grade. Camp kitchen/stove, tools, misc gear), ICECO 55L fridge/freezer, Quick Pitch drop down fridge slide, tailgate storage (recovery gear is the heaviest thing in there). TCC rear bumper (offset by cutting out rear cross member and removing receiver hitch).

For those interested…
Front suspension: 22”. IMS extended length shocks, Dobinsons UCAs, Dobinsons torsion bars, trail tailor extended links, Slee diff drop
Tires: LT285/75R-17 FALKEN WILDPEAK A/T4W C. Roughly 34” x 11.5”
Wheels: Nomad Convoy 17x8.5 +25
Mods: hammered pinch weld and massaged inner fenders.



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Rear setup before bumper and tailgate storage:
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Do we have any spring rates for the variable C59-223V? I have them and I'm starting to think they're way too cushy. Unloaded over our local speed humps I get a ton of unnecessary compression. (Stock shocks brand new while Icon refurb under consideration). I like the height but need more stiffness I think. Per previous post I'm at 22" unloaded. What would be the next step up in spring rate without a lot more height? Maybe I am a bit low in the rear? I have an old garage height issue too.

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