Pulled the trigger on suspension upgrade

[Jono.ful]

Alright, last off topic post I promise. Planning out a rear LT eventually and curious to what everyone else is doing. You going with a 2 or 3 inch bump stop extension? One fella I was talking to spoke highly of the 2in (27.5 extended) versus the 3in as it would bottom out less frequently. Thoughts?

These are what I run .

I don't see the wisdom in running a shorter bump stop because in that case, the shock is going to take all the force of a bottom out as it reaches the end of its stroke under hard compression rather than the bump stop. So I guess it's a question of whether you want to take a hard hit on your cheap rubber bump stop, or your expensive LT shock.

And in terms of shock length, you want to match your shocks to your springs. There would be no concerns with bottoming out the shock with a proper height bump stop provided you have a legit LT spring. If you find you hit the bump stop too often, you could 1) put stiffer valving in, 2) carry less weight, or 3) get hydraulic bump stops.

 

[MAST4R]

Huh? Why would different diameter shock shafts front and rear make any difference at all?

It's perfectly fine to run a larger rear shock than front. .

People who want to sell you something will say all sorts of things.

He's literally just 2 minutes down the street from me (Glen). I'm eating lunch at the Panda express by Radflo lol

Accutune confirmed that a larger shaft in the rear than in the front is not ideal but, unlike, Radflo, said it is not a show stopper providing correct tuning.

And what happened to Jetboy?