What's wrong with the 5100's?
I want something adjustable.
Not to answer for the other guy but we've run a lot of different shocks over the years including the 5100s on several different Jeeps. The digressive valving makes them feel stiff over smaller bumps, potholes, etc. They are great for aggressive driving because of this, minimizing body roll, brake dive, etc but that's not how most drive their Jeeps anyway. For big bumps, washboards, etc they tend to be under dampened. If you want a softer on road feel you don't want a digressive shock. Fox 2.0s or rocksport reds will ride smoother. If you want more dampening off road at speed you'll need to step up to a 2.5" shock in my experience.
That's my take on the 5100's too. Hard when they should be soft. Soft when they should be hard.
Is that the case with a winch?
If that's the case with your winch I suggest an upgrade?
I still see them advertised. Anywhere from $3,800 to $4,200 for a set of 4.
I don't have a winch yet.
Actually, Core 4x4 does have a bent rear track bar, you have to select the "rear track bar clearance bend for spare tire" option before moving it to your cart. Not sure how new this option is from Core, but it was an option when I purchased mine in March. Core's crawl option with lifetime warranty are top tier.
I did sone of the same moves Rock Jock tie rods and bar , Rubicon express adjustable front track bar forged steel, tera flex springs and sway bar end links. Falcon shocks . A Franken lift. Certian items chosen for strength
That wasn't an option when I bought my rear track bar. If it was. I would have gotten it instead of the bent Clayton bar.
You'll find the ride different adding the winch.
I found it softened the ride ever so slightly. @Rusty PW what I did was got the Badlands 12k Apex winch specifically so I could have synthetic line (which weighed 5 pounds. The winch weighed 61 pounds by itself. ( contacted harbor freight for weight.
BDS is terrible in my opinion. Exact same hardware as jks. Terrible customer service and garbage bushings. My teraflex IR control arms dominate, never loosen up, and need ZERO maintenance. No jam nuts or Johnny joints for me. I agree. I used skyjacker to lift my 80 cj7. Other than their shocks, the rest was great back then. Anyone who wants my jks/bds control arms can have all 8 for free. Or I’m going to weld up some creatures with them.
