That's what I was afraid of. Maybe I'll try ome 2" medium springs, fox shocks, and 1" spacers all around. What do you guys think?

 

I have the 2" Terrafirma MD springs on mine. The ride was pretty stiff when they were new but it been a couple of years and they have smoothed out a bit. I also had to make 3/4" spacers for the front because the truck was leaning forward. Without the spacers, I gained 2" in the front and 3" in the back. BTW I don't have steel bumpers and I don't carry much weight in the back.

 

I have owned the brit part 3" HD and I currently own RTE. The RTE are way way better. I did a 1" spacer to level out the rear and it's perfect.

 

I have a lift on my to do list, as well, and was wondering the same thing. I don't think I want or need to go 3", though. I have an '04 SE, currently with the soccer mom set up -- running boards (already removed those), 18" wheels with the 255/55 tires. I already bought the 16" wheels to give me more sidewall, full safari rack, and steel rear bumper. I guess it still has the original suspension, which is likely sagging (??). It has a fair amount of forward rake, which I don't like. Will a MD 2" lift all around still require spacers to level it out?

 

I had the terrafirma md 2" lift on my last rover. The stance was perfect and the ride quality was ok. I thought it was a little on the stiff side but not bad. I'm looking to go 33s this time around though

 

I have OME MD springs... You can see the setup below. I first went with the OME Nitrocharger shocks... Very stiff. No extra weight... Got tired of the ride and got a set of Terrafirma Medium Duty shocks and it seems to be a great combo. At first the TF shocks were like riding on a cloud!! That feeling went away after about 5000 miles and lots of forest roads. Still tight but not jarring with 15k on them. Add a little weight and it again rides like a dream... Recently was hauling around a 200lb friend, That amount of extra weight is all it took to smooth out the ride.

 

I think the right idea is to run shocks of better quality than TF and some level of adjustability with the shocks would be nice. My end set up will be bilstein 7100 bypass shocks with the rte 3" and 1" spacers in the rear with the RTE adjustable shock towers and extended watts. That will get you an incredible amount of travel as you should be able to run 12" travel shocks with that set up and no further modifications...

 

I run md TF springs with spacers and Fox shocks, could not be happier

 

Thats what I wanted to hear! How's the ride on the street? What wheel tire combo are you running?

 

I run 255/85r16 interco Trxxus tires on 15x7 steel wheels. Ride is good on street and even better on bumpy roads. The fox shocks have great low speed compression that resist diving and rolling real well, while the high speed compression seems spot on over rough roads. Also have front and rear sway bars removed and the fox shocks seem to resist roll good enough that I don’t really notice the difference.