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Originally Posted by assassin
Thanks! Good to hear so ride quality will be affected by either spring rate or if I add weight to the vehicle.
According the filthy motorsports they recommend me running the lightest spring since I am at stock weight.
Is the 2.5 inch lift (gain from center hub to fender) recommendation by king for travel purposes then? When people talk about running too much preload and the ride being chopping this is probably do to them "drooping and hitting the limit" then correct?
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ride being choppy can be two different things...... If the spring rate is high for the truck, the ride will be firm. If the spring rate is too soft for your truck, your ride will be bouncy (like weird jello like bounce after bumps).
2.5 inch lift is probably recommended for maximum downward travel, and best ride quality, and I would have to agree. The higher I went, the firmer the ride got, and I lost downward travel. I wouldn't call my ride harsh, its more like firm...... So basically its a lose/lose scenario the higher you go, but sometimes, you need that clearance. On the road, it doesn't really matter. Offload, it might matter depending on what you plan on doing.... I don't rock crawl or do high speed mogul runs, so I don't get myself in situations where I want maximum down travel.... So it doesn't matter to me as much...
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2016 trail 4runner, twin locked on 34's.
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