CrazyCooter
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- First Name
- Tony
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- Far NorCal
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- www.overlandvehicledynamics.com
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- 1991 JEEP YJ, 2021 JTR Ecodiesel
- Occupation
- Specialty Off Road Shop Owner
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As usual......Im killing myself knowing how good a vehicle can drive if set up properly!
Started with a 2021 JTRD last year and tossed on 1.75 front .75 rear spacers/shock extensions and 37s at 30 miles the day before a 2500 mile overland desert trip.
My vehicle was plagued with the annoying front suspension bottoming out of the box, but the spring spacer combined with the Metalcloak Durosprings got me through till my Fox Elite 2.5s and airbumps showed up........At the time of install, I swapped a pair of front Evo 4" JK coils which netted 2" total lift on my truck with a Warn Zeon 10s in the factory steel bumper. I have since installed Airlift rear bags to help when I tow my 19' RV and motorcycle in the bed.
I'm still waiting for the correct spring solution to be brought to market from a manufacturer that I want to buy from. I know I need a much higher front spring rate and 10-20% more in the rear would be welcomed.
I'm almost 17,000 miles deep into this and I'm not happy. The front 2.5s out of the box do not have enough compression adjustment and more rebound damping is needed all the way around.
I reached out to Fox and got the standard corporate "We have never had anyone complain" response, but I did get to communicate with the service dept a bit. Of course they wanted me to sent them in........$35 per shock(Which is totally reasonable), but the insured shipping 2 ways would have brought the cost to about $400 and they advised it might take 3 times to get it perfect! Then add in 1-3 week turn around time plus a week each way in shipping? 6 weeks possibly? Doesn't work for me.........
I then asked for them to just sell me the parts and bill me for the tune time.......Long story short, I got a tune and I ordered a master shim kit......of course it was short many of the sizes in the tune!
I finally ended up with 95% of what I needed after 2 months waiting, so I had a go last week and did some driving today. Its much better, but still not great.
I've been researching this for months and watching videos. I'm a serious off road enthusiast, own an undercar repair shop that specializes in truck/Jeep drivetrain and suspension mods, but this is one field I lack experience in.........
Looking for others with the same truck that maybe has played with this a little to compare notes and can save me from pulling these things apart 10 times.....Maybe come up with the perfect solution for us JT guys.
Started with a 2021 JTRD last year and tossed on 1.75 front .75 rear spacers/shock extensions and 37s at 30 miles the day before a 2500 mile overland desert trip.
My vehicle was plagued with the annoying front suspension bottoming out of the box, but the spring spacer combined with the Metalcloak Durosprings got me through till my Fox Elite 2.5s and airbumps showed up........At the time of install, I swapped a pair of front Evo 4" JK coils which netted 2" total lift on my truck with a Warn Zeon 10s in the factory steel bumper. I have since installed Airlift rear bags to help when I tow my 19' RV and motorcycle in the bed.
I'm still waiting for the correct spring solution to be brought to market from a manufacturer that I want to buy from. I know I need a much higher front spring rate and 10-20% more in the rear would be welcomed.
I'm almost 17,000 miles deep into this and I'm not happy. The front 2.5s out of the box do not have enough compression adjustment and more rebound damping is needed all the way around.
I reached out to Fox and got the standard corporate "We have never had anyone complain" response, but I did get to communicate with the service dept a bit. Of course they wanted me to sent them in........$35 per shock(Which is totally reasonable), but the insured shipping 2 ways would have brought the cost to about $400 and they advised it might take 3 times to get it perfect! Then add in 1-3 week turn around time plus a week each way in shipping? 6 weeks possibly? Doesn't work for me.........
I then asked for them to just sell me the parts and bill me for the tune time.......Long story short, I got a tune and I ordered a master shim kit......of course it was short many of the sizes in the tune!
I finally ended up with 95% of what I needed after 2 months waiting, so I had a go last week and did some driving today. Its much better, but still not great.
I've been researching this for months and watching videos. I'm a serious off road enthusiast, own an undercar repair shop that specializes in truck/Jeep drivetrain and suspension mods, but this is one field I lack experience in.........
Looking for others with the same truck that maybe has played with this a little to compare notes and can save me from pulling these things apart 10 times.....Maybe come up with the perfect solution for us JT guys.
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