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Originally Posted by blazintowers
So what is the best solution to take some of the bouncy/bucking out of it? I like it and all, but when off-roading and hitting big bumps or ruts almost get bucked right out of the seat! Any good suggestions for shocks? single or double for taming it a bit?
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I suspect some folks may have shocks that are too soft, but without knowing the shock valving they are running, I would just be guessing. It could be a number of things. As far as my own experience, I have a four inch "soft ride" lift kit and I initially had Bilstein shocks with the standard 255/70 valving and my front and rear bounced and bucked all over the place, kind of like the one poster's description of driving a jackrabbit. I replaced these shocks with Bilsteins that have their heaviest valving of 360/80 (front and rear) and it substantially improved the ride quality. I do not remember the part numbers of these shocks, but they are available. It still bounces a bit too much for my liking in the front while on rough rural roads, but I drive it at speeds up to 80 mph on the highway and it is smooth and stable. I am currently in the process of adding air bump stops to the front to absorb some of the excess bouncing when on really rough roads. I probably won't be done with that for a couple of weeks. I'll post up results when I'm done. So the answer, yes, firm shocks either single or double should greatly improve the situation in my opinion.