Hey All,
I am hoping to get some advice or suggestions to help improve the ride in my '07 FJC 4x4 (bone stock). Let it be said... I have no issues or complaints with how it rides.. however my wife and I just finished up a 6hr return trip and she didn't fare so well. We live in Manitoba, Canada and our highways are to be considered the worst in the country.
I've never had any complaints about "car sickness" from my wife in any of our past/current vehicles (2008 RAV4 SPORT V6.. 2002 Nissan Sentra.. 1991 Chevy Blazer... 2005 Corolla (lowered with rims) <-that wasn't a fan favorite but never "car sick").
The issue i think is the undulating road surface. Lots of dips and humps, rolling and rocking. The ride is a little bouncy if I'm to be honest. The FJC is new to me as of a month ago. It has 38000 kilometers on the odometer. So I'm assuming that it's simply how the FJC rides (ie: shorter wheel base truck with a fairly stiff stock suspension).
Rolling on stock Dunlops on stock 17" alloys. I lowered the tire air pressure from 38 down to 32 at half way point with slight improvement.
I'm frustrated about this one.. I'm NOT getting rid of this truck.. so I need some solutions. I'm considering biting the bullet and getting an adjustable coil over suspension kit... a couple clicks to slow down the rebound and we're set. One more thing to keep in mind.. I have a RC 3" Series II lift with upgrade to RC Performance 2.2 shocks sitting in my garage waiting to be installed. <- I have a feeling that wont help the situation??
Any comments, suggestions or input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
I am hoping to get some advice or suggestions to help improve the ride in my '07 FJC 4x4 (bone stock). Let it be said... I have no issues or complaints with how it rides.. however my wife and I just finished up a 6hr return trip and she didn't fare so well. We live in Manitoba, Canada and our highways are to be considered the worst in the country.
I've never had any complaints about "car sickness" from my wife in any of our past/current vehicles (2008 RAV4 SPORT V6.. 2002 Nissan Sentra.. 1991 Chevy Blazer... 2005 Corolla (lowered with rims) <-that wasn't a fan favorite but never "car sick").
The issue i think is the undulating road surface. Lots of dips and humps, rolling and rocking. The ride is a little bouncy if I'm to be honest. The FJC is new to me as of a month ago. It has 38000 kilometers on the odometer. So I'm assuming that it's simply how the FJC rides (ie: shorter wheel base truck with a fairly stiff stock suspension).
Rolling on stock Dunlops on stock 17" alloys. I lowered the tire air pressure from 38 down to 32 at half way point with slight improvement.
I'm frustrated about this one.. I'm NOT getting rid of this truck.. so I need some solutions. I'm considering biting the bullet and getting an adjustable coil over suspension kit... a couple clicks to slow down the rebound and we're set. One more thing to keep in mind.. I have a RC 3" Series II lift with upgrade to RC Performance 2.2 shocks sitting in my garage waiting to be installed. <- I have a feeling that wont help the situation??
Any comments, suggestions or input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time.