Hey Guys!
So my wife and I just purchased a 2013 Cruiser to be used as her daily driver for a few years. The original plan was to do the small modifications (drawers, roof rack,...) while she drives it, then once its handed off to me I planned to lift it and do some larger modifications. Well, we purchased it sight unseen and it arrived with a serious driver side lean. I've researched and chased the KDSS lean down, and its actually currently sitting somewhat level. I fear though that it will go back to a lean in the near future, and we are going to just change out the suspension anyway. I do however hate the idea of spending all of the money on factory suspension, then replacing it 3 years later with a lift. Especially because the wife likes the look of a mild 1" lift anyway, and I could be happy with only a 1" for quite a while as well.
All that said to ask if what peoples opinions are on the every day ride quality of the various lifts. I've looked through the lift thread, the picture threads, and talked to some individual members directly, and it doesn't seem that there are any real good options to retain a nice factory feel while the wife drives it. This is what I've found so far, so please confirm or refute any of these!
I should also note that the factory option will be about $1,200, so I'm not looking to compare to any $3,000+ systems at the moment.
I guess I should also ask if anyone has any knowledge of the factory shocks being able to accommodate a .5-1" lift? It seems that maybe this could be an option if they have the travel.
Thanks in advance!
So my wife and I just purchased a 2013 Cruiser to be used as her daily driver for a few years. The original plan was to do the small modifications (drawers, roof rack,...) while she drives it, then once its handed off to me I planned to lift it and do some larger modifications. Well, we purchased it sight unseen and it arrived with a serious driver side lean. I've researched and chased the KDSS lean down, and its actually currently sitting somewhat level. I fear though that it will go back to a lean in the near future, and we are going to just change out the suspension anyway. I do however hate the idea of spending all of the money on factory suspension, then replacing it 3 years later with a lift. Especially because the wife likes the look of a mild 1" lift anyway, and I could be happy with only a 1" for quite a while as well.
All that said to ask if what peoples opinions are on the every day ride quality of the various lifts. I've looked through the lift thread, the picture threads, and talked to some individual members directly, and it doesn't seem that there are any real good options to retain a nice factory feel while the wife drives it. This is what I've found so far, so please confirm or refute any of these!
I should also note that the factory option will be about $1,200, so I'm not looking to compare to any $3,000+ systems at the moment.
- Dobinsons - Found 2 posts that say it rides as nice as factory, but then also talked to a few people that have very different opinions. E rated tires could have been the issue with one set up, but the lift was still credited with some ride stiffness.
- Ironman Foam Cell - Seems to be across the board everyone says this one is much stiffer.
- OME/Bilstein - Seems across the board to be much stiffer
- Tough Dog - Sounds like the only possible option, but I want to get more feedback on these. What do you guys think of them?
I guess I should also ask if anyone has any knowledge of the factory shocks being able to accommodate a .5-1" lift? It seems that maybe this could be an option if they have the travel.
Thanks in advance!