2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. I just replaced the springs and shocks on a four inch rough country long arm lift that came with the jeep when I bought it with 4 inch rock jock springs and metalcloak shocks. As the title says, the front rides incredibly. Can barely feel most bumps. The back is a different story. I had the doors off yesterday to watch the articulation as I went over bumps and the rear suspension looked like it barely moved and all of the jolt just went straight to the frame. I think the problem may be attributed to the control arm bushings as I can physically wiggle some of the joints from under the jeep. Everything for the front control arms is nice and tight. I just wanted to confirm that this may be the culprit because I feel like there are lots of mixed reviews on this forum about control arms and what they contribute to ride quality and what not. I've thought about replacing the long arms with short arms. I don't really have much time for offroading being a full time engineering student with a job although I wish I could get out more so I'm not really too worried about offroad performance issues between both kinds of control arms at the moment. I also understand that rough country bolt on long arms, or any bolt on long arms for that matter, are less than ideal. The passenger side rear control arm is hitting the muffler when the suspension cycles anyway. Tire psi is 26 with load range E 33 inch tires. I would prefer to get load range C but don't want to spend the money right now.
I'm attaching a video of the wiggling. The first joint was hard to do while recording but the second one was very obvious.
I'm attaching a video of the wiggling. The first joint was hard to do while recording but the second one was very obvious.
