OME on 2021 Badlands

[JediMcMuffin]

So... 64,000 miles later on my 2021 Badlands, clearly I'd run it hard enough that the suspension was pretty rough. This is still a daily driver, so dropping baller amounts of dollars on it wasn't really in the plan, perhaps down the road.

My wheeling:

• SoCal (Anza Borrego) / Death Valley / Eastern Sierras
• Upcoming trip to Moab in May
• Usually kids in tow, loaded pretty heavy with camping shit

Mods:

• MetalCloak Bumper w/Warn Zeon winch
• Roof Rack
• Solar Panel
• Turn Offroad Hardtop (heavier than stock)
• Fridge
• Goose Gear cabinet
• Turn Offroad Swing Gate reinforcement

Goals:

• Basic maintenance, it was time
• More trail comfort for the family
• Mostly back to factory height, raked a bit unloaded, level when loaded

Ended up picking out OME NitroChargers with Medium rate springs to counter the static weight. So far so good! Shift Autowerx here in town (same place TrailRecon uses) did the swap. Definitely a little more dive on the brakes, but overall a much more comfortable ride. Trail report to come I'll get it out pretty soon.

Expectations:

• Probably not going to let me get away with murder like the ESC-V would
• They'll take the washboards fine, up to a point.
• Once these are shot, I should be able to afford MT64s or something similar, so it'll feel like a pretty substantial change. Perhaps something with adjustability would be a next step.
• I'd like to get 45-55,000 miles out of these, we'll see.

I do think I'll be adding the BellTech rear stabilizer bar. I don't have one, but the mounts are there. That should help with a bit of body roll, and since I do tow a small cargo trailer frequently, it should help with that too.

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