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Riding comfortness 2 door JL sport vs 4 door JLU sport

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Just from comfort standpoint the best ride on my Sport JLU was with Rubi suspension and stock sport tires.
 

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It makes no sense that a rubicon suspension will make the ride of a sport "better". It has stiffer springs and shocks and it also raise de center of gravity. I did it on my sport and the difference is quite noticeable,my wife noticed it the most. Rubi springs + shocks will not improve on road manners from a sport suspension engineered for on road performance. Folks saying their ride got better, either like it stiffer (thats what she said), or are under the effects of the placebo effect. The placebo effect is quite common in folk who modify their jeeps.

Try different pressure settings, try 33~34 cold.
 

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It makes no sense that a rubicon suspension will make the ride of a sport "better". It has stiffer springs and shocks and it also raise de center of gravity. I did it on my sport and the difference is quite noticeable,my wife noticed it the most. Rubi springs + shocks will not improve on road manners from a sport suspension engineered for on road performance. Folks saying their ride got better, either like it stiffer (thats what she said), or are under the effects of the placebo effect. The placebo effect is quite common in folk who modify their jeeps.

Try different pressure settings, try 33~34 cold.
Sport shocks are crap. Sport suspension engineered only to save money, that's it. With rubicon shocks ride got more controlled and they definitely did not feel stiffer. It does lean more in turns with rubi springs, but its not a sport car and I can still pass most of the cars and SUVs on mountain roads.
 

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Dude you are scarring me. I have a JLU coming sometime in December in addition to the 2019 that I already own.. I don't want to hear what you are saying..
 

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Dude you are scarring me. I have a JLU coming sometime in December in addition to the 2019 that I already own.. I don't want to hear what you are saying..
Haha... on the other hand, I would like to hear your feedback. Maybe its just my JLU is bad.
 

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Sport shocks are crap. Sport suspension engineered only to save money, that's it. With rubicon shocks ride got more controlled and they definitely did not feel stiffer. It does lean more in turns with rubi springs, but its not a sport car and I can still pass most of the cars and SUVs on mountain roads.
Both shocks are crap. You are buying into FCA marketing. If your jeep leans more in turns than it did before, then your suspension has not improved its on road manners. Placebo effect. The rubicon IS stiffer which is a good thing for those of us who take our jeeps on the trail. I checked the shocks myself.

the rubi suspension gives better articulation and much better handling offroad. All off road benefits while keeping decent on road manners, there is always a tradeoff between onroad and offroad. Those switching their sport suspension to rubicon to improve onroad manners only are wasting their time and money and actually making it worse.
 

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Yup, placebo effect. I’ve driven both Sport and Rubicon, Rubicon is definitely “stiffer”. Greatly prefer Sport on a paved road (off road the edge goes to Rubicon). Life is full of compromises. Where do YOU drive most of the time? That’s the place you want the best ride, cause that where you’re spending your time.
 

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Both shocks are crap....
That is actually true :) but Rubi shocks are noticeably less crappy than Sport. I would still say from my experience that in terms of paved road comfort (very subjective) and control Sport tires and Rubi suspension drove the best, than sport suspension and sport tires (only good thing less leaning in turns), than Rubi suspension and Rubi tires.
 
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That is actually true :) but Rubi shocks are noticeably less crappy than Sport. I would still say from my experience that in terms of paved road comfort (very subjective) and control Sport tires and Rubi suspension drove the best, than sport suspension and sport tires (only good thing less leaning in turns), than Rubi suspension and Rubi tires.
I will have my subjective review back once I have the rubi installed.
 

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I tho that could be a problem too, so that I installed a set if new tires, 245/75/R17 Goodyear wrangler silentarmor. Sadly they didn't improve the riding quality...
Well, mine is a 4door hardtop. The tires are 285/70/17 BFG KO2'2
 

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I have a 2 door and have driven a 4 door. My 2 door did feels a bit more comfortable tbh, but it wasnt night and day difference.

I installed a rubi suspension on my sport and the on road ride got noticeably worst. Stiffer and a bit more wobbly. Off road it is superb.
When I swapped to the Rubi suspension it improved all around, sure it's a bit firmer but not enough to detract from the drive. I also kept my caster in the 6 degree range w/ the LCA swap so maybe that's why I didn't notice any significant degradation. And yes, off road a noticeable improvement :)
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