2000 TJ Stiff Ride

[Retriever]

Hey, new to the board,,,,,,,,,,,,looking forward to hanging out with ya'll.

I just bought a 2000 TJ with a 4" rough country suspension lift and a 3" body lift with 35 x 12.5 GY Wranglers.

The ride is pretty stiff. What are your thoughts on attempting to smooth it out a bit as the majority of my use will be on road.

Where do I start....don't want to throw good money after bad.

Take care and thanks in advance.

 

[LGR]

i'd think the area to look in is springs and shocks..

not sure how stiff rough country springs are..what type of shock ya got on?

 

[Utah_jeepster]

Well to start off is the length of your lower control arms.
If I am not mistaken you have a short arm kit. That is the first problem, the shorts arms at 4 inches of lift are sitting at a 45 degree or so, transferring a lot of road vibration into your frame and tub.

The fix here to get smaller springs or change your short arm to a long arm.
Each has benefits and draw backs. But as a bias owner of a long arm kit I would say get a long arm kit and enjoy a better than factory ride at four inches or more. A good six inch lift will allow you to remove the 3 inches of body lift and still clear those 35" monsters.

 

[Retriever]

Thanks guys!

Utah - you have a PM.

Take care.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Rough Country is not known for being a rough ride, from what I've seen. What shock are you running?

TC is right that the control arms have a lot to do with ride quality, the longer and more horizontal arms ride better.

 

[Retriever]

Thanks again for your help guys.

You are right, took it to the local 4WD joint, guy took a ride with me and said it feels perfect. Must be me..........new to jeeps.

So far it has been a blast, hard to stay out of it.

OK, so, for all that have gone before me..........what do I need next!!!!!!

2000 TJ Sport, 4" susp lift, 3" body, 35 x 12.5, soft top. Will be used 95% road, 5% off, maybe even more road than that.

What will make it look even better?

Thanks in advance, take care.

 

[LGR]

got a picture of it you can post? lets see what it looks like now

 

[KrazyJeeper]

My TJ rides fine, I just wish I could loosen up my XJ a bit. I think I will give it more time since the lift has only been on it since Nov.

 

[Retriever]

Here are two, front and back, although not a great.

Take care, and thanks for the ideas.

What do I do next???