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Discussion in 'Suspension' started by scyot89, May 25, 2024.

  1. May 25, 2024 at 8:30 AM
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    I have a 2015 Trd OR. I currently have 3rd gen OR suspension under it. I live near the Appalachian mtns and drive a lot of forestry gravel roads with a lot of terrible washboard and potholes.

    My truck currently will jar teeth out going over this stuff.

    I stay in the 10-30mph range through the gravel roads.

    I want to smooth the ride out considerably and install new suspension.

    I am currently leaning towards the OME Bp-51 internal bypass shocks and an icon rxt leaf pack in the rear.

    Do y’all think that suspension setup will give me what I am looking for ? Or do y’all think kings or fox’s would better give me what I am looking for ?

    I appreciate any help y’all can give me on this. Thanks.
     
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  2. May 25, 2024 at 12:32 PM
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    Lower tire pressures! That helps so much more than people would believe.
     
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  3. May 25, 2024 at 12:33 PM
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    I agree! Lowering the tire pressure is going to make the biggest difference. Go down to about 18 or 20. The Bilstein 6112s are great
     
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  4. May 26, 2024 at 11:23 AM
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    Washboards and small pot holes are much softer at 50+ mph. You skip across the tops of them. When in doubt, gas it.

    And as others have said, lower tire pressure can help but it’s PITA if you are just driving down a dirt road in-between paved roads and not ideal if you are driving fast.
     
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    gudujarlson, May 26, 2024
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  5. May 29, 2024 at 5:54 AM
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    I run 18-20psi as stated above & put my truck in 4wd when I hit the gravel, also try to run 45+ as stated above, all with pretty good suspension
     
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  6. May 29, 2024 at 10:38 AM
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    The feeling of getting "stuck" in the washboards where the suspension will skip all over and then dive around when you hit a pothole is definitely a trick of the OEM suspension. As other have said, airing down can certainly help, but changing your damping characteristics for the dirt helps a lot as well.

    I think that the BP51s are a good candidate for what your use case is. We used to have a hard time recommending them as we were having trouble with them leaking, but the newest batches seem to work well. I also think that you're on the right path looking at the RXTs vs the OME leaf packs since it doesn't sound like you have much weight in the rear.

    Happy to help answer any more questions over here at Hotshot Offroad. Give us a buzz anytime! 406-936-0206
     
    memario1214, May 29, 2024
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  7. May 29, 2024 at 10:42 AM
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    Airing down will get you the biggest gains in comfort. I would try that before throwing money at the problem. It makes a MASSIVE difference.
     
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  8. May 29, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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    Removing the swaybar makes a helluva difference, too and it's also Free.
     
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    Absolutely, I took mine off a few yrs back, I don't even no where its at now!
     
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    I just took mine off and wish I had a couple years ago. Ride is all around better. I’d also say airing down will help a ton. Try hitting the gas on them a little bit too though and see how that stock suspension reacts. If you get new stuff, post your reaction though.
     
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    I would really like to test out a set of 6112's to see how their digressive valving feels as on paper it should be awful on washboard. Compared to linear pr progressive
     
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    The Spidertrax 1.25" wheel spacers are on and I added these bumps to help with roll. It does.

    20240114_103325.jpg
     
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