Help with new shocks and springs

JEEPAlexander14

Member

• Mar 13, 2015

• #1

I currently have a 4 inch rough country lift and want to put new shocks and springs because the ride sucks. I was thinking plush rides or rock krawler. But my question is what shocks should I get to go with these. It is my daily driver and I also wheel it but not to hard. I'm taking a trip from Houston to Utah and Colorado this summer and want something that will last. Also are the plush rides only made for 4 doors? So how much lift will I actually get. Thanks in advance

 

olram30

Not That Kind of Engineer

• Mar 13, 2015

• #2

I would go with the 3" plush ride on your jeep. Looks like you have flat fenders. I would look at Rancho shocks also.

 

mattfl

New member

• Mar 13, 2015

• #3

I just replaced my blown rough countries with Bilstein 5100s and could not be happier! I'll be replacing the RC springs with the 3" plush rides as well here next week.

 

Canvas JK

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• Mar 13, 2015

• #4

I replace Pro-Comp 2.5 inch coils and shocks with Plush Rides and Rancho RS9000XL's. My jeep is my daily driver and love the fact I can dial in the shock to match my ride. Highly recommend it. If you were closer I would take you for a ride.

 

toxicwaste29

New member

• Mar 13, 2015

• #5

Rock krawler springs would probably not be much softer unless there new coils are a huge difference over their old ones which I have. I would go plush

 

matt1171

New member

• Mar 13, 2015

• #6

If all you have are the basic twin tube shocks that came with the lift, you'll notice a huge difference in ride quality going with a decent monotube shock like the Bilstein 5100s.

 

JEEPAlexander14

Member

• Mar 14, 2015

• #7

Are the plush rides going to be to soft? And why do yall recommend those shocks over like fox? Is a remote reservoir worth it? Thanks

 

Jake Wilson

New member

• Mar 14, 2015

• #8

JEEPAlexander14 said:

Are the plush rides going to be to soft? And why do yall recommend those shocks over like fox? Is a remote reservoir worth it? Thanks

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They only mentioned those because they are running them. Fox and King are a lot more exspensive. I run the EVO plush with King Spec 2.0. As for the reservoir, all the reservoir does is allow the shocks to stay cooler. If you plan on being on really rocky roads (gravel) a lot then reservoirs will help your shocks last. Otherwise they will last as long as you do proper maintance.

 

JEEPAlexander14

Member

• Mar 21, 2015

• #9

If I get the evo plush rides 3 inch will I get about 4inches of lift on my 2 door with Evo front bumper, tire carrier, eventually rear bumper and rock sliders and skid plates down the road?

 

OverlanderJK

Resident Smartass

• Mar 21, 2015

• #10

JEEPAlexander14 said:

If I get the evo plush rides 3 inch will I get about 4inches of lift on my 2 door with Evo front bumper, tire carrier, eventually rear bumper and rock sliders and skid plates down the road?

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Probably less. You'll most likely see 3.5".

 

JEEPAlexander14

Member

• Mar 21, 2015

• #11

should I just get the 4inch then? I have after market drive shafts and I'm gonna do a flip kit too when I replace the coils

 

OverlanderJK

Resident Smartass

• Mar 21, 2015

• #12

JEEPAlexander14 said:

should I just get the 4inch then? I have after market drive shafts and I'm gonna do a flip kit too when I replace the coils

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You'll probably get 4.5" with the 4". Just depends how high you want to be. Personally I would run the 3".

 

JEEPAlexander14

Member

• Mar 21, 2015

• #13

OverlanderJK said:

You'll probably get 4.5" with the 4". Just depends how high you want to be. Personally I would run the 3".

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Will I need to adjust bump stops

 

OverlanderJK

Resident Smartass

• Mar 21, 2015

• #14

JEEPAlexander14 said:

Will I need to adjust bump stops

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I don't know what you have now but you will need three or four inch bump stops depending on which coils you get.

 

JEEPAlexander14

Member

• Mar 21, 2015

• #15

OverlanderJK said:

I don't know what you have now but you will need three or four inch bump stops depending on which coils you get.

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Okay thanks for the help. Hopefully I will have them order and a set of fox shocks within a month

 

Jake Wilson

New member

• Mar 21, 2015

• #16

JEEPAlexander14 said:

Okay thanks for the help. Hopefully I will have them order and a set of fox shocks within a month

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Also look into Kings as well. They are both excellent shocks but you might want to look at some comparison of the two.

 

JEEPAlexander14

Member

• Mar 23, 2015

• #17

Jake Wilson said:

Also look into Kings as well. They are both excellent shocks but you might want to look at some comparison of the two.

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Yeah I just don't know if I want to spend 1500 on shocks

 

Jake Wilson

New member

• Mar 23, 2015

• #18

JEEPAlexander14 said:

Yeah I just don't know if I want to spend 1500 on shocks

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I have the King Spec 2.0 and they are awesome!! They ran me about $900+ area.

 

JEEPAlexander14

Member

• Mar 23, 2015

• #19

Jake Wilson said:

I have the King Spec 2.0 and they are awesome!! They ran me about $900+ area.

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Well if I can get them for 900 I'm in

 

JEEPAlexander14

Member

• May 14, 2015

• #20

Sorry to bring this thread up but I have a quick question.
I'm getting 3 inch evo springs but need to know which shock length to get from northridge's website. What shock lengths are you guys running on a 2 door with 3 inch evo springs.