Hey guys, I know this is a thread that typically overpopulates the forum, I have a 99 Wrangler SE, and It's ridden like a lumber wagon since I bought it. I have been through 4 different shocks, and 2 different sets of tires, I run my tires at 24 year-round. My last pair of shocks were Rancho rs5000x, I swapped them for Skyjacker black max and I felt almost no change in how it rode. It is a base package SE it's about as light as you can get from the factory but it has a full-size spare, steel fenders, a winch, and a big front bumper, I thought for sure these shocks would help but it still doesn't ride good, axles cycle fine, I pulled my springs and cycled the suspension when I put the shocks on. They have about 6 inches of up travel front and rear, currently don't have bump stops because my local 4x4 shop didn't have any, so I'm waiting for them to come in. Does anyone have an idea of what's going on? On road, I can feel every bump on the road, and offroad on washboards it feels like Im going to bounce off the trail, I run with a bunch of guys in Tacomas and I do not want to believe that it's just a matter of IFS vs solid axle, and I really don't buy into the adage of it rides like a jeep, I just don't know what else to do other than going full blast with boarded custom-tuned shocks.
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