Upgrade to coils or keep coil spacers?
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Upgrade to coils or keep coil spacers?
Hi all,
been doing some research and wanted to see if i could get some input. At the moment i have a rough country budget boost with 2.2 shocks and unlimited rubicon coils on a 2dr X. at the moment i am not loving the ride. I have a rear trackbar relocation bracket on but nothing up front but the stock trackbar. I was wondering if upgrading to some lift coils would help out the ride and give better performance. I am considering the rusty's 2in coils seeing as they net about 2.75 inches of lift. But i have always had my eyes on the ome coils. My question is whether i should even upgrade and also if i should go with the HD coils versus the MD. Are the OME coils really worth the extra $? and if i do go the HD route am i gonna need new trackbars? I dont want an outrageous amount of lift since i am sticking with my rubicon tires. any input would be greatly appreciated. LOVE all the JK"S here!
been doing some research and wanted to see if i could get some input. At the moment i have a rough country budget boost with 2.2 shocks and unlimited rubicon coils on a 2dr X. at the moment i am not loving the ride. I have a rear trackbar relocation bracket on but nothing up front but the stock trackbar. I was wondering if upgrading to some lift coils would help out the ride and give better performance. I am considering the rusty's 2in coils seeing as they net about 2.75 inches of lift. But i have always had my eyes on the ome coils. My question is whether i should even upgrade and also if i should go with the HD coils versus the MD. Are the OME coils really worth the extra $? and if i do go the HD route am i gonna need new trackbars? I dont want an outrageous amount of lift since i am sticking with my rubicon tires. any input would be greatly appreciated. LOVE all the JK"S here!
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I upgraded from a BB to the OME HD coils about a month ago. I am completley satisfied with what I got out of the coils. I personally felt like I was taking the cheap route by putting in the 2.5 spacers. Yeah I got the lifted look, but not the performance that I wanted. I went with the coils, and also added front and rear JKS trackbars to line me up. I went with the HD coils because I didn't want the added weight of steel bumpers to take away from my lift height. I think that it rides good. I didn't expect it to ride like a caddy, or ride like it was stock either.
Then for good measure, I went ahead and added a complete set of Currie Control Arms! They were on sale at Northridge, and I couldn't pass up a deal that good! I have my castor set to 6 degrees, and I am trackin straight down the road.
Then for good measure, I went ahead and added a complete set of Currie Control Arms! They were on sale at Northridge, and I couldn't pass up a deal that good! I have my castor set to 6 degrees, and I am trackin straight down the road.
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Thanks for the input guys. I lowered my psi to 32 for the ride home and that helped out more than i thought it would. Seemed that the bumps were softer. As far as adding control arms and adj trackbars, that is a little out of my price range at the moment but im sure once i have steady cashflow i will upgrade those components if necessary. If any one else wants to chime in about their setup please feel free!
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Thanks for the input guys. I lowered my psi to 32 for the ride home and that helped out more than i thought it would. Seemed that the bumps were softer. As far as adding control arms and adj trackbars, that is a little out of my price range at the moment but im sure once i have steady cashflow i will upgrade those components if necessary. If any one else wants to chime in about their setup please feel free!
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I ran my 35"s on stock rims @ 28 - 30 psi. It makes a huge difference in ride quality and contact patch.
I've done some substantial rock crawling with the 2.5" bb and did not feel like I was sacrificing performance.
I've done some substantial rock crawling with the 2.5" bb and did not feel like I was sacrificing performance.
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cost is always an issue
Yeah i will admit that even a small BB leaves you with a highly capable jeep. For how capable my jeep is right now it outweighs upgrading. For now i think taht i can live with the ride taht is miles ahead of how my TJ rode with 4" and 33's. It is a jeep its not supposed to ride like a caddy.