Wheel Pros bought Teraflex. They in the beginning didn’t see the need for the teraflex wheel skus. My impression is that they responded to how many people responded by begging them not to end the nomad line. I was one of those.
Jks bushings are hot garbage. I previously had their arms and front track bar. All bushings failed multiple times, and the track bar came out coated in rust from end to end.
Thanks for sharing your experiences with a similar set up. MY latest JT is a 2024 base sport max tow in anvil. Went with base to get as much payload and towing potential as possible along with having a blank convas. I will end up getting track bars, etc. I am leaning towards synergy now. They have some of best on market with low maintenances and great grade 8 bolts. dobinson coils how you like the ride ? I was leary of going to heavy rear because i did not want that dump truck feeling. Had diesel overland for almost 4 years so i know that rough feeling
I went with the 2" 440-660lbs coils in the rear and the ride's not rough at all, I should be sitting near the bottom of that weight range on the back axle for my daily driving, and upper end when traveling. When on the lighter end I'm frequently on my local curvy washboards and don't get any shimmy/tail wag often caused by too stiff rear suspension. The coils + Falcons also eliminated the horrible under-dampening of the OEM setup I experienced from the '22 Rubicon setup. No brake dive or unsettledness when hitting our frost heaved interstates in MT at 80mph+
Yeah. NVM is good stuff. Well built and good coverage. But since I'm not a dedicated rock crawler here in Michigan (will find the occasional rocks in the logging trails in the UP and the cornfield / wheat fields I use the truck to hunt waterfowl in), I didn't think it was necessary to spend 2.5X the cost on powder coated versions then the rancho's.. $900 for NVM's vs $370 for Rancho's.
I absolutely agree. If I still lived in Wisconsin, I’d build mine completely differently. It’s far from a dedicated crawler, as it’s our only truck, but the trails here break things that are exposed. Belly skids are just insurance.
Thank you. I was planning for the 200lb-400lb rear coils and if the build ever gotten heavier or towing more weight i would jump 600-800lbs. I see some overlanders do the the extreme heavy 800lbs-1200lbs. Thanks for conforming good ride quality with these coils.
Is the winch in front, or rear?
Front, so typical 12k winch+synthetic line at about 75lbs, with the Dobinson front coils for +100lbs loads. Rear is +400ish daily driving load to +600lbs when traveling and have the rear +440-660 load Dobinsons.
Understood and thank you. yes i aware of some these dynamics especially as you go up in height. factory max tow rear springs are short but have the stiffest spring rates and the oem shocks are tuned for that. Then you have the whole sway issues, sag, etc. This is why i was looking at more overland type coils like Dobinson and others. Dobinson monotube shocks has some good reviews as well. The ideal set up will always start with the same coils and shocks from same brand and/or tuned for each other.
I only bought the Max Tow for the 4.10 gears. Gladiator have no business towing near 7700 pounds anyway, and would be miserable doing it.
Which is why my wife limits my spending. I would love to try dobinson springs, but I've already tried three other brands.
