TrailSnail
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- First Name
- Josh
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- Aug 12, 2021
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- Gilbert, AZ
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- '21 JL Unlimited Sport S
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Serious newbie question! I come from the truck world and in all my years I've never owned a 4x4 that had such a pleasant feeling suspension as my JLU Sport S. I have sunk BIG money in pickups trying to achieve a similar balance of comfort and handling to what the Jeep has bone stock, to no avail. Not to say that I didn't have rigs with very nice and well-dialed suspension setups, but honestly nothing that compares to the cozy happiness my butt feels (don't go there) on the highway and mild to moderate trails at lower speeds than in my new Jeep.
To get to the point, I'm actually hesitant to lift the JL because I'm unsure if I'm going to lose that level of comfort I've quickly grown to love. I am aware that there are "budget boosts" which retain the factory springs and shocks, but I'm really not a fan of spacers in any application so if I decided to lift it, I wouldn't go that route anyways.
I'm actually considering just trying to shoehorn 35s under it with aftermarket wheels and fenders knowing that I'll be handicapping myself in terms of travel and clearance... unless you all can convince me that my fear of losing the soft, balanced ride by lifting it is unfounded. Do higher spring rates and firmer valving inherently stiffen Jeeps up to a more "truck like" feel when lifting them, or do they retain some of that ride quality just by nature of the better weight distribution, lower tow ratings, and so on vs. the trucks I'm used to?
To get to the point, I'm actually hesitant to lift the JL because I'm unsure if I'm going to lose that level of comfort I've quickly grown to love. I am aware that there are "budget boosts" which retain the factory springs and shocks, but I'm really not a fan of spacers in any application so if I decided to lift it, I wouldn't go that route anyways.
I'm actually considering just trying to shoehorn 35s under it with aftermarket wheels and fenders knowing that I'll be handicapping myself in terms of travel and clearance... unless you all can convince me that my fear of losing the soft, balanced ride by lifting it is unfounded. Do higher spring rates and firmer valving inherently stiffen Jeeps up to a more "truck like" feel when lifting them, or do they retain some of that ride quality just by nature of the better weight distribution, lower tow ratings, and so on vs. the trucks I'm used to?
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