-The Heavy Duty shocks will give a bit firmer ride and usually measure up to well over 2" of final lift achieved. I have the HD springs and struts with a 3/8" RRO on top of strut spacer, I gained over 3" over from my daystar "2inch" lift which ran really small.
-The Lighter load shocks give a softer than HD (not sure vs. OEM).
2008 3.7L QT-1 dark blue Jeep Commander // 3+" modified OME lift with 3/8" Rocky Road strut spacer // 4" rear SL springs // 265/70/17 Goodyear Duratracs (Load E) // 1.5" spidertraxx spacers // F-150 Monroe Load Levelers // 4xguard matrix, front guard, belly guard, and rock sliders // 130 watt KC Daylighters - 2 // Airflow snorkel // Thrush welded exhaust // Defender Roof Rack with side ladder // Hypertech Max Energy Programmer
The reason most of us refer to them as Heavy and Medium loads is to stay consistent with the WK terminology. The WK uses the same part numbers, but ARB calls them MD and HD due to the lighter weight for that platform.
XK Light load = WK Medium load
XK Medium load = WK Heavy load
For you I recommend going with the light load based off what you say you want. You'll see more than 1.25 lift and it will still be stiffer than stock. If you dont get enough height you can always add 1/2" via suspension spacers.
Thanks for the replies.
Actually I'm more worried about too much lift than not enough. For tires I'm considering 265/60/18 Cooper Destination AT3 or Goodyear Silent Armor. I don't want the tires to look too small for the wheel wells. Also, I'm hoping I can get a 265/60/18 spare to fit in the stock location.
2008 Jeep Commander Overland
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