Bouncy rear, current shock setting is soft. Will stiffening help?

[staying_tuned]

I'm running Falcon's 3.2 system which allows the ability to set compression and rebound to what they call soft and performance. I love the shocks and currently have them all set at soft. Falcon's soft is much tighter and more composed than OEM for comparison. That said, I've noticed with a load of a few hundred pounds, the truck rides incredibly smooth. If my bed is empty though, the rear bounces and takes longer to regain composure at speed over minor cracks, bumps etc.

I plan to try setting the rears to "performance" but wanted to consult the hive mind before giving it a shot in the event I'd be wasting time. Thanks in advance for any feedback!

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[dcmdon]

Next time you have a load on it try just setting compression to performance. Then try setting just rebound to performance.

Then set both.

See which one works best for you.

 

[staying_tuned]

Next time you have a load on it try just setting compression to performance. Then try setting just rebound to performance.

Then set both.

See which one works best for you.

I've got the 3.2's (fixing it in the original post) which require unbolting the bottom mount to rotate the shock itself. Rebound and compression are both adjusted at the same time with this particular unit, I'm unable to adjust them individually. I'll give the rears a go on performance and see what its like!

 

[SteveInOrlando]

I've got the 3.2's (fixing it in the original post) which require unbolting the bottom mount to rotate the shock itself. Rebound and compression are both adjusted at the same time with this particular unit, I'm unable to adjust them individually. I'll give the rears a go on performance and see what its like!

Let us know how it works out.

 

[MPMB]

If it rides better with weight, you'll need to "soften" the shock when empty.

Shocks control spring oscillation. With the added weight, the springs are loaded more (higher spring rate), and controlled better with the shock. That means the shock is setup for heavier loads.

Removing the weight means the shocks are slower (because no weight) in compression and rebound. The shocks don't have the spring rate to extend the shock in rebound, nor the weight to collapse the shock under compression.

Also, make sure you're turning the adjuster the correct way.

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