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New Year's Eve trip was 68 miles of dirt, 56 of those on a rattle-your-teeth dirt road. Tires at 10 psi, and around mile 40 it started to occur to me that perhaps I want different springs or shocks...
I drove Claudia's LX (similar setup as below, same tires) for a mile, and it was noticeable better at 18psi.
That's our '93: ~ 2" lift of unknown origin (probably OME, but no more tags on the springs; coil wire diameter larger than stock but tables from Slee and Kurt give different results there), 315 ProComp XMT2s. Not sure about the shocks, either. 1/2" spring spacer in the front. Yellow caster bushings. Bump stops extended in the rear. Other than that: Slee shortbus front bumper with HF 12k winch & synthetic rope, single battery, WKOR sliders. Spare tire inside, light duty tool box, recovery gear including strap, rope extension, a few steel shackles and a snatch block.
NO: roof rack/roof top tent/hang-all-your-life's-belongings-on-the-rear-steel-bumper/inside sleep platform/storage drawer system/long-range gas tank. Not even a trash-a-roo. I do have a HAM radio, though. No towing, and no future plans to do so.
I want something softer, in the 2-2.5" lift range. I'm roughly aware what's available, but wouldn't mind hearing what works for others with a similar application. Thanks in advance - michael
New Year's Eve trip was 68 miles of dirt, 56 of those on a rattle-your-teeth dirt road. Tires at 10 psi, and around mile 40 it started to occur to me that perhaps I want different springs or shocks...
I drove Claudia's LX (similar setup as below, same tires) for a mile, and it was noticeable better at 18psi.
That's our '93: ~ 2" lift of unknown origin (probably OME, but no more tags on the springs; coil wire diameter larger than stock but tables from Slee and Kurt give different results there), 315 ProComp XMT2s. Not sure about the shocks, either. 1/2" spring spacer in the front. Yellow caster bushings. Bump stops extended in the rear. Other than that: Slee shortbus front bumper with HF 12k winch & synthetic rope, single battery, WKOR sliders. Spare tire inside, light duty tool box, recovery gear including strap, rope extension, a few steel shackles and a snatch block.
NO: roof rack/roof top tent/hang-all-your-life's-belongings-on-the-rear-steel-bumper/inside sleep platform/storage drawer system/long-range gas tank. Not even a trash-a-roo. I do have a HAM radio, though. No towing, and no future plans to do so.
I want something softer, in the 2-2.5" lift range. I'm roughly aware what's available, but wouldn't mind hearing what works for others with a similar application. Thanks in advance - michael