Rear Shocks

[Doc in AZ]

and one more thing...

fwiw, you don't really need any kind of high tech or high dollar shocks for street driving and low speed offroading. i refer again to my previous statement of low speed & droop vs. high speed & up travel.

for trail driving you need only to dampen the the vehicle coming down on the axle. i have tried several different shocks on my rig which is my daily driver and a purpose built rock rig, and i have to say the pro-comp shocks @ $35 each are just about the best i've had.

they flex well offroad and have great road manners. i don't have a front or rear sway bar on my rig and drive it at least 300 miles a week.

this is with a 2" coil spacer and stock springs



this is with a 4" coil spring and the same shocks



when shopping for shocks also keep in mind that the road manners and ride quality often associated with shock quality will also be dictated by tire inflation. just because the tire has a max psi doesn't mean you should run that pressure. that is only for a heavily laden vehicle. my jeep is just under 4k lbs. i run about 24psi in tires with a max psi of 40psi for a comfortable ride and correct wear pattern

[GPintheMitten]

Thanks for all the comments and advise guys. I'll have to think this over some. I don't really do much off-roading. I do a little mudding and will probably go to Silver Lake Sand Dunes in western Michigan sometime. The rest of my driving is just road driving and a little forest trails. I don't plan on putting on disconnects either.