Everybody has already said it. A shock upgrade is going to be your friend. If you’re hitting corrugations that long, you’re probably going to be maxing out most 2” body shocks. The jump in fluid capacity from a 2” twin tube, to a 2” mono tube with a resi, and finally to a 2.5” shock with a resi is substantial. With how heavy most 80s are a 2.5” shock is the minimum that should be run especially if you don’t want to wait around for people. Short stents at 30-40 on empty fire service roads my dobinson yellow shocks fade very quickly and and the compression dampening kind of disappears. You’re going to be killing smaller shocks going 50 for miles.
Lots of people have mentioned king but I’m surprised nobody has mentioned fox, bilstein, or the dobinsons MRAs. Everybody calls king the “industry standard” but the quality of their individual parts (at least on the non-racecar stuff) is not good. Dobinsons MRAs (the only bolt in option), bilsteins smooth body 8100s, or fox with a dsc is what I would recommend for somebody who wants to buy once and be done.
The articles for coilovers but it’s a nice breakdown of parts utilized by each company.
Lots of people have mentioned king but I’m surprised nobody has mentioned fox, bilstein, or the dobinsons MRAs. Everybody calls king the “industry standard” but the quality of their individual parts (at least on the non-racecar stuff) is not good. Dobinsons MRAs (the only bolt in option), bilsteins smooth body 8100s, or fox with a dsc is what I would recommend for somebody who wants to buy once and be done.
The articles for coilovers but it’s a nice breakdown of parts utilized by each company.
Fox vs King: 2.0 Coilover Shock Comparison – AccuTune Off-Road
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