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Originally Posted by Zhehan
I got the LC shocks installed today. They definitely landed in the sweet spot between the too harsh OME 60028s and the too soft Tundra Bilstein's. The front and rear ride quality is now the same. Body roll is reduced and bump steer is non-existent. Speed Humps are super smooth. This rides like it used to with my Downey Off-Road springs and the OME 60027s.
For reference, I have a 10" subwoofer in a box that weighs about 38-40 lbs., a Hi-Lift Jack, a tool kit, 100 lbs. of sand bags in the back, a 33" spare tire and a hitch. I put the 100 lbs. of sand back there to reduce some of the rake with the LC coils. I think 1" of rake is perfect. 1.5" is too much. With that said, I think the ride quality is what it is right now because of the 200-ish lbs. of weight in the back. I think it would be a little jiggly with it empty. I'm confident that the spring/shock combination will deal with the typical camping loads I will subject it to.
I'm looking forward to getting in the dirt soon. At any rate, the street ride is a huge improvement over the other combinations I've had lately.
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Just as a follow-up to this, yesterday I helped my wife with bringing 5 new computers to her work. They are all workstations and new in the box. So, I had to empty the cargo area to get everything to fit since I also was taking the folding camp trailer to move them from the parking lot to the building.
Anyhoo, after dropping her and the computers off, I drove home with an empty truck save for the subwoofer. As I suspected, the ride was jiggly. It's too nose-down without the 100 lbs. of sand in the back. Additionally, with that much rake, the truck is a bit dive-y during braking. I wouldn't recommend this combination without the extra weight to reduce the rake, not to mention the improvement in ride quality.
We'll be doing a Winter colors ride this weekend if all goes as planned. Nothing hardcore since the marked 4WD trails are all soaking wet. I expect the off-road manners to be pretty darn good.
