Ride Shocks

[mvilla]

I think it looks just right with the 40’s.
So what these shocks remind me of is the stock bilstiens. On the softest setting they ride just like the stock shocks. I have no idea who would put these on the stiffest setting. It would be like riding on cement blocks. In essence I have zero adjustment because I can’t go softer and I don’t want to go stiffer. I only have a hundred miles on them. I’ll report back after a few thousand.

I installed the rear shocks only so far and took it for a test run around the city and freeway and noticed this too. Bumped the high and low speed up about 5 clicks and definitely felt too harsh for cruising.

I am super happy with the lift they provided, since I added a bunch of overland gear I started sagging and this brought me back up to where I was before with the Eibach coilovers. Maxed out the preload collar on the rears. Will update with some photos today or tomorrow.

@AccuTune Offroad would rock crawling with a lot of heavy gear be a good time to crank up the adjusters? I could be way off with this as I don’t have a lot of experience, but one of the issues I had with the Eibachwas coming down off the rocks and bottoming out the suspension. I feel like stiffening them up would help with that

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[F-Spot]

To all of you who are experiencing a stiff ride with these Ride coilovers, did you get the heavier rate springs (650lb/in for front and 275lb/in for the rears)?

 

[mvilla]

275 in the back for me. Front I have 550

 

[ScLeCo]

To all of you who are experiencing a stiff ride with these Ride coilovers, did you get the heavier rate springs (650lb/in for front and 275lb/in for the rears)?

550 lb/in front
275 lb/in rear

 

[F-Spot]

275 in the back for me. Front I have 550

550 lb/in front
275 lb/in rear

I wonder if the "Stock Weight" springs would have a less stiff ride. I definitely do not like the feel of the stock sasquatch bilsteins.

 

[ScLeCo]

I wonder if the "Stock Weight" springs would have a less stiff ride. I definitely do not like the feel of the stock sasquatch bilsteins.

I think it would for sure help.
What I believe would be your best bet is have them re-valve the shocks when you order, tell them you want a softer ride. I'm giving them some time/miles but I believe I will eventually have to send them back to be re-valved.
I have a rear mount winch, expedition one steel bumper, 40 inch tire, plus 300 pounds of gear and they are still a little stiff.

 

[BoverW]

I think it would for sure help.
What I believe would be your best bet is have them re-valve the shocks when you order, tell them you want a softer ride. I'm giving them some time/miles but I believe I will eventually have to send them back to be re-valved.
I have a rear mount winch, expedition one steel bumper, 40 inch tire, plus 300 pounds of gear and they are still a little stiff.

you need two more passengers in the back seat to soften springs

 

[telenerd]

Hum a little apprehensive of purchasing these shocks now. I would hate to buy them then have to return for a revalve. Most of my trails are slow rocky trails in the Rockies. Wouldn’t want something too stiff and that I couldn’t make softer with the adjusters. You would think taking out all the low and high speed adjustment would be super soft but guess not.

 

[ScLeCo]

What I'm saying is order them softer from the get go, but yeah....
Also this is my initial on road first impression. I want to reserve final judgment
for after a thorough offroad thrash and several thousand more miles at least.

 

[telenerd]

What I'm saying is order them softer from the get go, but yeah....
Also this is my initial on road first impression. I want to reserve final judgment
for after a thorough offroad thrash and several thousand more miles at least.

Sounds good. I’m thinking of the stock springs even though I have sliders and steel skids added.

 

[RRaptor]

Ride shocks with stock springs go on tomorrow. I will report in.

 

[AccuTune Offroad]

@AccuTune Offroad would rock crawling with a lot of heavy gear be a good time to crank up the adjusters? I could be way off with this as I don’t have a lot of experience, but one of the issues I had with the Eibachwas coming down off the rocks and bottoming out the suspension. I feel like stiffening them up would help with that

It's really a personal preference on the adjustments, but yes adding compression on the adjusters will firm up the suspension and help with those bottom out events. The two knobs control high and low speed compression. Below is some more details on what those mean:


Low Speed Adjuster
What is Low Speed Compression? Low Speed Compression on a shock refers to the speed at which the shaft compresses into the shock body. A smoother, more gradual shock movement. Low speed compression occurs when a vehicle is cornering, braking/accelerating and driving over large rolling bumps.

When would I need to adjust Low Speed Compression? If you find the vehicle is having too much brake dive, feeling too bouncy or bottoming out on big rolling bumps, you should increase the Low Speed Compression on your DPA. Low speed adjustments on the reservoir are less noticeable than high speed adjustments.

High Speed Adjuster
What is High Speed Compression? High Speed Compression happens when the shock compresses very quickly. High speed compression occurs when hitting things like curbs, speed bumps, larger rocks, or washboard roads at higher speeds (although this is not exclusive to driving speeds). Even at 75 mph approaching a gradual hill is low speed compression, but if you hit a speed bump at just 15 mph, your shock must react very quickly. This is high speed compression.

When would I need to adjust High Speed Compression? If the suspension and tires are slamming through and bottoming out on hard hits you need to increase high speed compression. You should also increase it when adding weight to the vehicle or doing more aggressive offroad driving. High speed compression adjustments are more noticeable and can be the most useful adjustment on the shock.

12 Clicks of Adjustment
Ride Shocks come from the factory with both adjusters all the way decreased (open). This means they are at their softest setting. This allows you to have a full adjustment to increase the firmness of the ride. Only make adjustments by hand. Using a tool may damage adjusters.

 

[AccuTune Offroad]

Sounds good. I’m thinking of the stock springs even though I have sliders and steel skids added.

There is always room to add a bit of preload on these coilovers if needed. I think 95% of people will need the "Stock" weight front spring option. That spring can carry a good amount of weight. The rear has a pretty big weight range difference, so it really depends on how much added weight you really have. If you think you may need the next spring rate up, you may want to get the Bronco weighed at a local cat scale. Hard data like this will really help us narrow down options for you.

 

[telenerd]

Ride shocks with stock springs go on tomorrow. I will report in.

Howdy any update hoss?

 

[RRaptor]

Rides very tight. I haven’t been off road yet. I have portals on a Badlands with no lift. Gained about 3”. Just squeaks into my garage. Gratuitous action photo.

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