Does anyone know of any suspension upgrades that are available that doesn't lower the vehicle. I would like to keep the factory height but would like to get rid of the factory mushy ride, especially in the rear.
Hey Bowhunter4Life. I agree with you. This is the same situation the Liberty's have always had.
I'm with you on this one. I don't want to lower my Nitro. I'm curious what the differences would be, ride-wise, between the R/T and the SLT/SXT sprung Nitro's? I would suspect the R/T spring rates would be higher (stiffer) running the 20" wheels, but would the ride height be the same.
Any R/T owners care to chime in on this and their opinions on their ride and if they compared it the ride of a SLT/SXT?
NitroTech, the R/Ts were said to be stiffer in the corners, and they really do corner just fine. However, when it comes to dips at intersections and pot holes, the spring rate in the R/T could also use some improvement.
A lift in the rear of any Nitro would eliminate rear bottom out. However, they way Daystar (for example, not just picking on them) produced the lift for the front end does lift the vehicle 2 inches, but it reuses the existing springs. It doesn't add any height to the suspension travel, so it bottoms out the same as stock Nitro's. What these vehicles really need is much stiffer spring rates all around.
I have actually been mulling around combining the Eibach suspension with the Daystar lift. However, without someone on here telling me exactly what the Eibach front kit does I am not willing to go there. If the Eibach kit is simply a much stiffer spring rate which lowers the vehicle as some have said 1 to 1 1/2 inches, then installing the Daystar spacers will restore the stock ride height or possibly add about an inch. This could very quickly become very expensive, so I really want to know more before I go there.
Anyone else have an opinion on this? Are we talking springs when we really should be talking heavy duty shocks?
