Rough country lift

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Jason S

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Installed 4” rough country spring lift on 87 short bed stepside 4x4. And it’s way too stiff for me. I love the look but it rides like a shopping cart and my neighborhood is loaded with speed bumps. I should’ve read the reviews more carefully. My question is will a change to higher quality shock and adjusting tire pressure make enough difference or do I bite the bullet and purchase a better quality lift kit? If anyone has had success with different shocks please let me know what you used and if it really made a big enough difference. Any suggestions on a different brand lift kit would be appreciated as well. Thanks.
 

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Unfortunately, no. There's no shock technology out there that can lessen the spring rate.
 

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I believe the softest, off the shelf springs are still the Tuff County brand springs.
 

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