The bounce from side to side

[ScottBeach]

I started getting the rock/roll around 35k miles. Orignal shocks are done i would guess. If you offroad it adds wear. I am happy to get 40k out of the stock shocks

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[dmwphoto]

I installed Falcon SP2 2.1 monotube shocks on my 22 Overland to improve the ride and it has done that very well. I only had 4000 miles on the original shocks.

 

[FLGladiator]

Factory shocks had the same effect for me when I turned or went into a parking lot. I changed to Bilstein 5100's and problem solved.

 

[vital04]

This is an older thread now but, just wanted to update it with the latest..
I put the eibach shocks on and really made a difference in the ride. Before with the stock shocks I would bounce from side to side a bunch. It would take about 3 or 4 times for the shock to recover. In the dunes and deep sand chatter I would pay the price for it also.
Now, the shock recovers a lot faster. The bouncing from side to side like a slinky has greatly reduced. I just got back from a road trip hitting some mild dunes, deep sand, and sand chatter. The shocks did better then I would have thought. I had a few others in the Glad and they also made comments on how good the ride quality was going through the soup.

Over all I would recommend these shocks highly!

Thanks [USER=15625]@InvertedLogic[/USER] for pointing me over to these shocks !

 

[ShadowsPapa]

This is an older thread now but, just wanted to update it with the latest..
I put the eibach shocks on and really made a difference in the ride. Before with the stock shocks I would bounce from side to side a bunch. It would take about 3 or 4 times for the shock to recover. In the dunes and deep sand chatter I would pay the price for it also.
Now, the shock recovers a lot faster. The bouncing from side to side like a slinky has greatly reduced. I just got back from a road trip hitting some mild dunes, deep sand, and sand chatter. The shocks did better then I would have thought. I had a few others in the Glad and they also made comments on how good the ride quality was going through the soup.

Over all I would recommend these shocks highly!

Thanks [USER=15625]@InvertedLogic[/USER] for pointing me over to these shocks !

I found it interesting that your description of your problem could almost be applied to my Overland. It wasn't just an up and down like a set of bad shocks, if I jounced the right end of the rear bumper and let go - it not only bounced but it was a sort of side to side thing, too - sort of the motion that might make you feel like you had a few too many and things were moving side-to-side.
The Eibach shocks are in my consideration (I've posted in another thread about my stock shocks being bad, dealer says the fronts are on backorder and so on - do I want to wait or switch to better shocks and be done with it....)
I wasn't sure about regressive shocks like Bilsteins. I love the great ride the Overland has - smooth, takes railroad tracks and pavement shifts and defects very nicely so want to be careful about what goes back on it. Jury still out, so looking at threads like this to see what actual JT owners think of various shocks as far as ride and handling and control after the change.
And the bounce side to side is a close enough match to what I see on the REAR shocks it's interesting.

 

[vital04]

I found it interesting that your description of your problem could almost be applied to my Overland. It wasn't just an up and down like a set of bad shocks, if I jounced the right end of the rear bumper and let go - it not only bounced but it was a sort of side to side thing, too - sort of the motion that might make you feel like you had a few too many and things were moving side-to-side.
The Eibach shocks are in my consideration (I've posted in another thread about my stock shocks being bad, dealer says the fronts are on backorder and so on - do I want to wait or switch to better shocks and be done with it....)
I wasn't sure about regressive shocks like Bilsteins. I love the great ride the Overland has - smooth, takes railroad tracks and pavement shifts and defects very nicely so want to be careful about what goes back on it. Jury still out, so looking at threads like this to see what actual JT owners think of various shocks as far as ride and handling and control after the change.
And the bounce side to side is a close enough match to what I see on the REAR shocks it's interesting.

I was doing a bunch of research before hand. I wanted to just change the bounce and side to side bounce or recovery to the ride. Road and off road, over all improved. I dont really thing that they are that aggressive. They just recover faster from my point of view. I did notice a big difference on the highway. This may be a good/bad thing but, I felt like I had more control and consistent behavior on roads that were not smooth or in a construction areas that allowed me to go a lot faster. In general the ride has improved with the faster recovery but, not so much that it makes to aggressive . If you were closer to RI I would let you take it out for a spin to see how you like it. DM if you have any questions or concerns.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I was doing a bunch of research before hand. I wanted to just change the bounce and side to side bounce or recovery to the ride. Road and off road, over all improved. I dont really thing that they are that aggressive. They just recover faster from my point of view. I did notice a big difference on the highway. This may be a good/bad thing but, I felt like I had more control and consistent behavior on roads that were not smooth or in a construction areas that allowed me to go a lot faster. In general the ride has improved with the faster recovery but, not so much that it makes to aggressive . If you were closer to RI I would let you take it out for a spin to see how you like it. DM if you have any questions or concerns.

Yeah RI is a bit more than a basic day trip.

One thing I wonder, and my son pointed it out, when a semi passes you, there's sway, side to side. We both agreed that a box on wheels with long flat sides that's to be expected, and since the shocks are not staggered to prevent such side-to-side roll or "bounce" it's an issue in that way as well, but then jouncing the rear corner and seeing it go side-to-side and not just up and down, and any oscillation on the right triggered a similar oscillation on the left makes me think - shocks......
I always figured down, up, settle but mine double that and not just up and down, but that angular thing, too.
Your description closely matches what I am thinking and your solution is in the area I was hoping for so that reinforces my thinking that those shock should stay on my "shocks to strongly consider" list. And - they can work with my 1.5" higher front end. (sadly, what started out as a 1.75" spring lift has settled down to a 1.25" lift lately)

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