SUSPENSION ?

[BigTyDog]

I recently had a 3.5 Rancho lift installed. the suspension is really stiff. Can anyone tell me what a stiff suspension is made for. i don't see it used for rock climbing, or straight off roading. it seems like a sport suspension on a off road vehicle. is anyone elses suspension really really really rough

[far_right]

what kindof jeep, it will most likely settle some, and soften of some too

[BigTyDog]

it's a 95' YJ...

[Tug-n-pull]

From all I have heard the Rancho lift is just a very stiff lift by nature. Hate to bust your bubble on that one and have no personal knowledge of this lift. tug

[Utah_jeepster]

Well I once own a scout II...and did an SOA with a 4 inch Rancho lift. I took a few months but the scout settled an inch like the manufactor said it would but they remained just as stiff. Even after 4 years of punishment with a rookie 4x4 pilot behind the wheel. I ended up having to double up on all my shocks to smooth out the ride some ( ya a scout and a smooth ride. hehe). I hope this gives you some help.

[Jracka]

My 2.5'' rancho lift is stiff, stiff, stiff. No viagra for it! I am not sure if investing in a really good shock will help either. The only thing that makes it 'ok' is its a jeep AND i like the fact that when i have woman in the jeep in the summer in bathing suits, well you get the picture.

[Bounty__Hunter]

Try to flex the suspension often when offroad, with the swaybar and rear trackbar disconnected. This will eventually break in the springs and they will gradually move better. If the ride is harsh, try new shocks, something other than Rancho, unless they are 9000's.

Stay away from ProComp leaf springs, they are stiffer than Rancho

	Swaybar A sway bar (also stabilizer bar, anti-sway bar, roll bar, or anti-roll bar, ARB) is an automobile suspension device. It connects opposite (left/right) wheels together through short lever arms linked by a torsion spring. A sway bar increases the suspension's roll stiffness—its resistance to roll in turns, independent of its spring rate in the vertical direction.

	Track bar A track bar is a component of a car suspension system that provides lateral location of the axle. While the purpose of the rear suspension of an automobile is to allow the wheels to move vertically with respect to the body, it is undesirable to allow them to move forward and backwards, or from side to side. It is this latter movement that the track bar is designed to prevent. It is a simple device, consisting of a rigid bar running sideways in the same plane as the rear axle, connecting one end of the axle to the car body or chassis on the opposite side of the vehicle. The bar is attached on either end with pivots that permit it to swivel upwards and downwards only, so that the axle is, in turn, allowed to move in the vertical plane only.

[Utah_jeepster]

Investing in to some good shocks will help believe it or not.
I bought 8 used Pro-comp race series shocks from a friend and rebuilt them and it only ran me 300$. The higher end shocks limit the quick movment from the suspension and smooth out the ride At the time the pro-comps were the first to have multi staged dampeners in both directions thus makiing the old girl run like a caddie. I did loose the smooth ride when I put 44's on her but that is another story.

With 4 inch lift on my current ride I went to better shocks and dont feel the road through my suspension, but I am older and dont want the ole pace maker shake... I prefer mine stired..lol