Did you do the full lift kit? I was thinking about just throwing the 1.5" coils on my JTR, but keeping the rest fairly stock. I have some Fox Performance Elite 2.5 remote reservoir shocks on the way. I'm not super worried about 1.5" lift as much as I am wanting some stiffer springs in the rear.
Once again, it depends on what rubicon. Springs they are. They’re not all created equally. Some are much stiffer than others. It depends on the options on the rubicon they come from.
I have a 24 Mojave X and I think it rides horrible. drove a 23 Rubicon and i thought it was a better ride.
You’re going too slow!
He also might like a floaty horrible (imo) ride like my overland had stock. It handled like trash, leaned hard in corners and bounced rebounded multiple times after hitting large bumps for that floaty ride. I couldn’t stand it, but I see people try to say that overlands ride the best. Best is subjective, but that’s clearly not best to me. Softest, I would agree.
"Wallow" is a function of the shocks, not really the springs. Proper shocks will control the spring's oscillations, and if the shocks aren't matched right, then the ride will suck.
The 5100s make it feel a lot more in control and responsive and the bounce/wallowy feeling is gone. You do feel small undulations in the road more, but it’s not stiff at all when you hit bumps. I intentionally drove down a dirt road today hitting all the pot holes and washouts o could find and it felt great. Not any rougher. I vastly prefer it like this. I feel way more connected and in control.
It took Max Tow rear springs in the rear to balance the suspension of my Rubicon and get rid of the wallowing. Shocks, which I tried first, didn't solve either problem, though they helped a little. Rear Max Tow springs + Bilstein shocks all around was the answer for me. It drives on the road like a dream now, or at least as good as one can expect out of a solid axle vehicle.
If you truly believe your Mojave rides that bad, then you should go back to the LTD.
So true!
