Hey all,
Those following along with my build know that I've been busy this year, getting my bronco to run and drive better. Having owned it for 15-16 years it was time to freshen up basically everything and address the annoyances that have popped up.
I am now looking to upgrade my shocks. The market has provided a lot more options than what existed when I started all of this so many years ago, and my budget allows for more splurging than it used to.
My setup right now:
Front: James Duff 3.5" lift coils, F250 shock towers, CAGE extended radius arms, single Rancho reservoir shocks
Rear: Deaver 3.5" lift leaf springs, Wild Horses "Shock Jock" mount, single el-cheapo white box shocks
37" tires
My intended goal: solid, stable, comfortable on-road handling while preserving off-road capability. Given that I tend to drive my bronco around quite a bit in general, and that I like to drive it to and from camping/wheeling trips, mixed-use is the theme here. I really enjoyed blasting around on the beach in Oregon a few years ago, so some higher speed off road stuff is one other intended use.
I know that there are a lot of off the shelf options from the vendors and from Bilstein and Fox. I don't really know anything about shock valving and dampening numbers and I don't want to go too far into the custom world, but I do want a good quality shock to further enhance the ride and handling.
What is the hot setup these days? What are you running, are you happy with it, and what would you change if you were to do it again.
Thanks.
Those following along with my build know that I've been busy this year, getting my bronco to run and drive better. Having owned it for 15-16 years it was time to freshen up basically everything and address the annoyances that have popped up.
I am now looking to upgrade my shocks. The market has provided a lot more options than what existed when I started all of this so many years ago, and my budget allows for more splurging than it used to.
My setup right now:
Front: James Duff 3.5" lift coils, F250 shock towers, CAGE extended radius arms, single Rancho reservoir shocks
Rear: Deaver 3.5" lift leaf springs, Wild Horses "Shock Jock" mount, single el-cheapo white box shocks
37" tires
My intended goal: solid, stable, comfortable on-road handling while preserving off-road capability. Given that I tend to drive my bronco around quite a bit in general, and that I like to drive it to and from camping/wheeling trips, mixed-use is the theme here. I really enjoyed blasting around on the beach in Oregon a few years ago, so some higher speed off road stuff is one other intended use.
I know that there are a lot of off the shelf options from the vendors and from Bilstein and Fox. I don't really know anything about shock valving and dampening numbers and I don't want to go too far into the custom world, but I do want a good quality shock to further enhance the ride and handling.
What is the hot setup these days? What are you running, are you happy with it, and what would you change if you were to do it again.
Thanks.
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