With all the weight of armor and gear, my LR3 comes in north of 7000lbs.
This combined with running lifted (Johnson rods) means I'm running a lot of air pressure/spring rate. The net effect is that of having worn out shocks - the truck is simply under-damped.
I recently replaced my rear air struts, not because of a leak but because of this under-damped/tired shock feel. I was hoping that with >100K miles on what appeared to be the original struts a fresh set of OEMs would solve this issue but it didn't. (I hadn't weighed the truck at that point and didn't realize just how heavy it had gotten)
I had been thinking of trying the Koni FSB struts, but since they aren't sold in the US I would have had to import them and the expense and hassle got the better of me so I went OEM-manufacturer on the struts. Now I'm wondering if shouldn't have sucked it up and done the Konis.
But regardless of that, how have others dealt with this? I'm not the only person running a 'full figured' LR3, so I'm sure plenty of you have the same issue. Do you just live with it? (it's not that bad, but it's certainly noticeable) Have you found another work-around or solution?
If this were a traditional suspension, I could dial up an number of aftermarket shock companies and have done with it. But short of throwing cubic $$$ at them I don't think that's an option here.
Thoughts?
This combined with running lifted (Johnson rods) means I'm running a lot of air pressure/spring rate. The net effect is that of having worn out shocks - the truck is simply under-damped.
I recently replaced my rear air struts, not because of a leak but because of this under-damped/tired shock feel. I was hoping that with >100K miles on what appeared to be the original struts a fresh set of OEMs would solve this issue but it didn't. (I hadn't weighed the truck at that point and didn't realize just how heavy it had gotten)
I had been thinking of trying the Koni FSB struts, but since they aren't sold in the US I would have had to import them and the expense and hassle got the better of me so I went OEM-manufacturer on the struts. Now I'm wondering if shouldn't have sucked it up and done the Konis.
But regardless of that, how have others dealt with this? I'm not the only person running a 'full figured' LR3, so I'm sure plenty of you have the same issue. Do you just live with it? (it's not that bad, but it's certainly noticeable) Have you found another work-around or solution?
If this were a traditional suspension, I could dial up an number of aftermarket shock companies and have done with it. But short of throwing cubic $$$ at them I don't think that's an option here.
Thoughts?