Need to Smooth XJ to Highway Jeep
we are a jeep family...been there and done that....but now a sad request....
my wife's father has been diagnosed with leukemia with not long to live....we live in the Ft Worth area and she has to drive to10 miles south of the Oklahoma panhandle to the city of Perryton..... a 7 hour drive...her jeep is a 2000 XJ 4x4 Classic.....we got some good Goodyear highway tires but now are looking for some smooth shocks to go with it....any recommendations will be with heart felt thanks....just to lesson the stress she feels already....thanks to all and a great turkey day to all as well.... |
Re: Need to Smooth XJ to Highway Jeep
I put Napa's best on the front of my TJ snd could feel a stiffer ride than
stock and very smooth. "Mindy" <drranchtx@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:E3P6h.6663$0r.1570@newsread1.news.pas.earthli nk.net... > we are a jeep family...been there and done that....but now a sad > request.... my wife's father has been diagnosed with leukemia with not > long to live....we live in the Ft Worth area and she has to drive to10 > miles south of the Oklahoma panhandle to the city of Perryton..... a 7 > hour drive...her jeep is a 2000 XJ 4x4 Classic.....we got some good > Goodyear highway tires but now are looking for some smooth shocks to go > with it....any recommendations will be with heart felt thanks....just to > lesson the stress she feels already....thanks to all and a great turkey > day to all as well.... > |
Re: Need to Smooth XJ to Highway Jeep
I put Napa's best on the front of my TJ snd could feel a stiffer ride than
stock and very smooth. "Mindy" <drranchtx@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:E3P6h.6663$0r.1570@newsread1.news.pas.earthli nk.net... > we are a jeep family...been there and done that....but now a sad > request.... my wife's father has been diagnosed with leukemia with not > long to live....we live in the Ft Worth area and she has to drive to10 > miles south of the Oklahoma panhandle to the city of Perryton..... a 7 > hour drive...her jeep is a 2000 XJ 4x4 Classic.....we got some good > Goodyear highway tires but now are looking for some smooth shocks to go > with it....any recommendations will be with heart felt thanks....just to > lesson the stress she feels already....thanks to all and a great turkey > day to all as well.... > |
Re: Need to Smooth XJ to Highway Jeep
I put Napa's best on the front of my TJ snd could feel a stiffer ride than
stock and very smooth. "Mindy" <drranchtx@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:E3P6h.6663$0r.1570@newsread1.news.pas.earthli nk.net... > we are a jeep family...been there and done that....but now a sad > request.... my wife's father has been diagnosed with leukemia with not > long to live....we live in the Ft Worth area and she has to drive to10 > miles south of the Oklahoma panhandle to the city of Perryton..... a 7 > hour drive...her jeep is a 2000 XJ 4x4 Classic.....we got some good > Goodyear highway tires but now are looking for some smooth shocks to go > with it....any recommendations will be with heart felt thanks....just to > lesson the stress she feels already....thanks to all and a great turkey > day to all as well.... > |
Re: Need to Smooth XJ to Highway Jeep
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:22:44 +0000, Mindy wrote:
> we are a jeep family...been there and done that....but now a sad request.... > my wife's father has been diagnosed with leukemia with not long to > live....we live in the Ft Worth area and she has to drive to10 miles south > of the Oklahoma panhandle to the city of Perryton..... a 7 hour drive...her > jeep is a 2000 XJ 4x4 Classic.....we got some good Goodyear highway tires > but now are looking for some smooth shocks to go with it....any > recommendations will be with heart felt thanks....just to lesson the stress > she feels already....thanks to all and a great turkey day to all as well.... My sympathies - went through that a couple of years back. My run was Colorado Springs to Abilene, so I know your roads pretty well. I've gotten the best ride improvement in my Comanche by going to straight hydraulic shocks - the gas charged ones that were on it about beat me to death. Same results for my son's 91 XJ and a Nissan 4x4 pickup my daughter bought. On the pickups, the problem boiled down to the really light rear end acting like a superball with those stiffer gas shocks but they made a big difference on the XJ as well. The handling changes a little but the overall ride is so much more comfortable that I'm quite happy. I put Rough Country hydraulics on the pickup on the recommendation of Bob Supplee who runs a shop up in Oklahoma. He knows Jeeps and his prices were good - about $130 for all 4 - but I haven't seen his name come up on the group in a while. You might try him at 405-799-8977 if he is still around. There are some other suppliers like Doetch (sp?) but I would suggest you check with a local shop to make sure you get the right shocks for the vehicle. I like the gas charged shocks in the wife's little sports car but I much prefer the softer ride of the hydraulics on the trucks. |
Re: Need to Smooth XJ to Highway Jeep
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:22:44 +0000, Mindy wrote:
> we are a jeep family...been there and done that....but now a sad request.... > my wife's father has been diagnosed with leukemia with not long to > live....we live in the Ft Worth area and she has to drive to10 miles south > of the Oklahoma panhandle to the city of Perryton..... a 7 hour drive...her > jeep is a 2000 XJ 4x4 Classic.....we got some good Goodyear highway tires > but now are looking for some smooth shocks to go with it....any > recommendations will be with heart felt thanks....just to lesson the stress > she feels already....thanks to all and a great turkey day to all as well.... My sympathies - went through that a couple of years back. My run was Colorado Springs to Abilene, so I know your roads pretty well. I've gotten the best ride improvement in my Comanche by going to straight hydraulic shocks - the gas charged ones that were on it about beat me to death. Same results for my son's 91 XJ and a Nissan 4x4 pickup my daughter bought. On the pickups, the problem boiled down to the really light rear end acting like a superball with those stiffer gas shocks but they made a big difference on the XJ as well. The handling changes a little but the overall ride is so much more comfortable that I'm quite happy. I put Rough Country hydraulics on the pickup on the recommendation of Bob Supplee who runs a shop up in Oklahoma. He knows Jeeps and his prices were good - about $130 for all 4 - but I haven't seen his name come up on the group in a while. You might try him at 405-799-8977 if he is still around. There are some other suppliers like Doetch (sp?) but I would suggest you check with a local shop to make sure you get the right shocks for the vehicle. I like the gas charged shocks in the wife's little sports car but I much prefer the softer ride of the hydraulics on the trucks. |
Re: Need to Smooth XJ to Highway Jeep
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:22:44 +0000, Mindy wrote:
> we are a jeep family...been there and done that....but now a sad request.... > my wife's father has been diagnosed with leukemia with not long to > live....we live in the Ft Worth area and she has to drive to10 miles south > of the Oklahoma panhandle to the city of Perryton..... a 7 hour drive...her > jeep is a 2000 XJ 4x4 Classic.....we got some good Goodyear highway tires > but now are looking for some smooth shocks to go with it....any > recommendations will be with heart felt thanks....just to lesson the stress > she feels already....thanks to all and a great turkey day to all as well.... My sympathies - went through that a couple of years back. My run was Colorado Springs to Abilene, so I know your roads pretty well. I've gotten the best ride improvement in my Comanche by going to straight hydraulic shocks - the gas charged ones that were on it about beat me to death. Same results for my son's 91 XJ and a Nissan 4x4 pickup my daughter bought. On the pickups, the problem boiled down to the really light rear end acting like a superball with those stiffer gas shocks but they made a big difference on the XJ as well. The handling changes a little but the overall ride is so much more comfortable that I'm quite happy. I put Rough Country hydraulics on the pickup on the recommendation of Bob Supplee who runs a shop up in Oklahoma. He knows Jeeps and his prices were good - about $130 for all 4 - but I haven't seen his name come up on the group in a while. You might try him at 405-799-8977 if he is still around. There are some other suppliers like Doetch (sp?) but I would suggest you check with a local shop to make sure you get the right shocks for the vehicle. I like the gas charged shocks in the wife's little sports car but I much prefer the softer ride of the hydraulics on the trucks. |
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