Lowering!!!

[1BADCJ8]

Currently on my #2 Scramy I have Spring over Alcan Springs with 37 inch tires. I'm looking at some 36's or may even go down to 35s.

It rides rough and I want to lower it with a bit better ride. Of course I've researched a bunch of stuff but thought I'd ask for experience based responses. Not what your buddy did, but what you have done that is similar.

 

[bigwalton]

Dumb question, have you pulled the shocks to make sure they're not under-valved/over-stiff?

I don't remember it riding very rough, but we only got out on paved roads near his house because it wasn't insured. Still feel bad about the issues you've had with it

 

[1BADCJ8]

Of course! It's pretty squared away now. Up at altitude it acted up but otherwise it's doing well now. I just want it to sit lower as it's not really going to see anything worthy of 37s, I've got one for that.

Thanks Walt but no need to feel bad, I'm well past all that.

 

[9T4YJ]

Curious, what tire pressure do you run? I have BFG AT2's, 37x12.5... I run them around 20-25psi. Those tires have a stiff sidewall, they definitely run "rough" compared to the softer 35" Federal Couragia mud terrains I had before. There's a bunch of fancy math you can do for contact patch area, weight, etc to get an exact best tire pressure, but low 20's seems to be about right.

As far as springs, the Rubicon Express heavy duty springs I'm running now feel a lot better than the Rough Country I had on before. That probably isn't saying much, anything is probably better than RC. In any case, your Alcans are probably better than my RE's. What kind of torque do you have on your shackles? Shackles can be tricky to get right, you want them tight enough that you aren't getting any side play, but they need to be loose enough to swing freely and let the spring flex.

 

[rubclt]

Tires could be load range E or F… D or Even C might help a lot with right tire pressure…