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Hey everybody. Longtime lurker here coming out of hiding for help.
I'm looking for advice on shocks for my DD TJ. I don't wheel any (at least not so far) and the suspension is stock, no lift with no serious plans to do so in the immediate future. I just replaced the stock sized tires with 31s and I can tell the shocks are way overdue. I'm wanting a reasonably comfortable ride but I know this is a jeep of course so, all things being relative I know it's only going to get so good. It just feels a bit bouncy and wallow-y and I have no idea how old the existing shocks are, having bought the Jeep a couple of years ago. For all I know these are the factory shocks (170K miles on the clock).
With that in mind, I think I've narrowed things down to either Bilstein HD (yellow) or 5100s of the 0 to 2" lift variety. Do you guys have any thoughts on either of these two? I'd like as comfortable a ride as possible but would also like as much of a controlled experience as I can get. I drove a 1st gen miata for 20 years so I'm not requiring or expecting a cadillac ride by any means. I'm just wavering a bit on which of these two to go with. I've read that the HD are stiffer than 5100s. As well, would I need to do any adjustments to bump stops if I went with 5100 vs the HDs since they are rated for up to a 2 inch lift? Or, if anyone has any alternate recommendations for something in the same price range, I'd be all ears.
Thanks so much for any advice!
Elliott
I'm looking for advice on shocks for my DD TJ. I don't wheel any (at least not so far) and the suspension is stock, no lift with no serious plans to do so in the immediate future. I just replaced the stock sized tires with 31s and I can tell the shocks are way overdue. I'm wanting a reasonably comfortable ride but I know this is a jeep of course so, all things being relative I know it's only going to get so good. It just feels a bit bouncy and wallow-y and I have no idea how old the existing shocks are, having bought the Jeep a couple of years ago. For all I know these are the factory shocks (170K miles on the clock).
With that in mind, I think I've narrowed things down to either Bilstein HD (yellow) or 5100s of the 0 to 2" lift variety. Do you guys have any thoughts on either of these two? I'd like as comfortable a ride as possible but would also like as much of a controlled experience as I can get. I drove a 1st gen miata for 20 years so I'm not requiring or expecting a cadillac ride by any means. I'm just wavering a bit on which of these two to go with. I've read that the HD are stiffer than 5100s. As well, would I need to do any adjustments to bump stops if I went with 5100 vs the HDs since they are rated for up to a 2 inch lift? Or, if anyone has any alternate recommendations for something in the same price range, I'd be all ears.
Thanks so much for any advice!
Elliott
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