uthunter
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Go check out the video that ICON posted on their Instagram page of their off-road shock package compared to stock... it's pretty impressive. I did the Ford Performance shock upgrade and it's fantastic. That might help stabilize you to where you're more comfortable.First time truck owner here. How do we best soften up the ride in our Ranger, particularly for un-maintained dirt road applications? We took it up into the mountains today, and it bounced pretty badly over washboards, to the point where it started to rotate a couple times. I'd really like to smooth out the ride and calm down the handling over rough stuff. We weren't even going very quickly.
Is this a tire-pressure thing? We were at 40 psi for all four. How low can we safely run the Bridgestone Duelers?
Going further, do different springs help? Or different shocks? Or both?
We have a bone-stock XLT, and will mostly be using this for outdoor adventures and hauling big objects. No seriously heavy loads anticipated, and no hardcore off-roading planned. I'd like to stay as close to the stock ride height as possible, but level.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
PS. The rear end will inherently kick around more on dirt roads due to the power at the rear wheels and dynamics of a pickups weight distribution... enjoy it and have fun
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