I'm also on the fence between keeping a sway bar or going barless, which would factor in to how much travel I can practically take advantage of, and what front spring rates I should be aiming for.Īnyways given the fact that I have an SR currently equipped with TRDOR Bilstein take-offs, I would say I keep well under those numbers. I know because of motion ratios that's not total wheel travel numbers or total travel gains- this isn't my first rodeo but I'm used to doing this on Miatas, not trucks. Good point on the extended travel, but if my understanding of Foxes product offerings is correct the 2.5's are only. $450 for the 2.0 foxes up front vs starting at $1300 and going up from there for a 2.5 Fox!Ĭlick to expand.It's a shame there's no good way to rig some remote resis onto the front 2.0s. Oh, and it's also a pretty big price jump there. Still others think high speed is cresting 20-25 on a severely wash-boarded road. Obviously it's tough to put straight up numbers to a given truck, given speed, and given terrain, but what I'm really looking for is a ballpark of what high speed or heavy use entails because to some people "high speed" offroad is about 40, to others "high speed" is bombing along at 80.
Your article is making me think I might be pushing 2.0 foxes just a hair, although most of my off-road duty is access trails where it is imprudent to get up much of a head of steam simply because of the other trail users. Skids but no plate bumpers, so only a modest weight gain over stock, which is already a few hundred lighter than the average 4WD V6, so basically call it a wash.
I have a mostly stock 3rd gen that is 2WD with the 4 cylinder. I've been doing a lot of research myself for eventually upgrading my suspension and I had been under the impression that the 2.0 Fox shocks in the front would be adequate for my use scenario, especially given the aluminum shock body and its increased heat dissipation vs steel. This was really informative, thanks so much for putting that together!