Adjustable Front Suspension

Hello group!
I've been searching through posts and learning a lot, but still had a few questions. I'm planning out my next truck build which will be a daily driver as well as an overlanding type setup.

I was wondering if anyone knows of a good front suspension setup that can be easily adjusted by the end user? I'm thinking of something similar in function to the way air bags work for the rear suspension: where the end user can tune the suspension to make it softer or firmer without having to rebuild and retune a shock/strut.

Thanks

 

King, Fox and Icon all have shocks that can come with Compression adjusters. Get out of the truck and turn the knob to super soft or super firm.

There is nothing to allow you to control them inside of the truck.

Later on down the road, depending on how you are using your truck, the shocks will need to be rebuilt.

 

Thanks JT. I'll check those offerings out.

 

The Rancho 9000xl are compression adjustable...0-9.
You can adjust on the fly in cab. with the 'My Ride' controller. Remote control.

Or a dial/knob on the shock body...not remote control. Standard mode.

Not all cool like Kings but don't cost as much either.

 

Just remember what you are doing is adjusting the shock, which controls the spring. The spring is not variable.

So.

The damper (shock) needs to be able to control the spring on its lowest setting as well as the highest setting. Matching spring rate to shock rate(s) is not particularly easy to do in a piece-it-together mode, it's much easier to get in a package form.

However, you'll want a quality package so you can be sure this goal is met.

I've seen lots of folks really frustrated in the auto-x world when they wound up making things worse rather than better (including me) by not getting the right component(s).

In my case I was really close. But that only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
It cost me a little money and a little time to get it right. Once I figured out what was actually wrong.

 

I think that's starting to make sense. Matching the shock and spring explains all the package deals out there.
If the shock is too compliant (or is set to be so) then the vehicle would have some amount of bobbing up and down. On the other hand, if the shock is providing too much dampening then it would just be overloaded, and might break down too soon?
Suspension work is a new area for me, so I'm learning as I go.

 

Not so much. It would not properly control the spring oscillation, on either end of the spectrum.

Breaking down is a factor of build quality combined with type of use. You know, like playing Dukes of Hazard vs cruising the mall.

At some point they all wear out. Its just a matter of how soon.

 

I think I'm getting a better grip on the suspension issues. Would it be a reasonable generalization to say that you would choose springs based on your intended load and travel requirements, and then choose/tune the shocks to get the right handling for your travel surface?

 

Radflo also makes a shock with compression adjustment.