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<blockquote data-quote="clemsonjeep" data-source="post: 711139" data-attributes="member: 6317"><p>2.5 air shocks will be just about as much as a set or 2.0 emulsion coilovers.</p><p></p><p>2.5 air shocks will ride much better and require much less nitrogen charge to support the same amount of weight therefore the unloading and such will be greatly reduced. Good suspension geometry combined with the 2.5 air dhocks would be nice.</p><p></p><p>2.0 air shocks are cheap and serve their purpose, but as everyone has been saying if you want them to perform the way your suspension should for a multipurpose trail rig then you're gonna have to spend some time with them.</p><p></p><p>ORI's....well they're ORI's. They're expensive, you usually have to wait to find a set, and they're still air shocks. They also require a different mounting width so options for spare parts goes down of that matters to you. Just about everything else that's been said is true too.</p><p></p><p>Coilovers...you can spend as much as you want here. I've been educated over the last year working with Ryan at Accutune to get a good setup on my rig. No doubt he knows his stuff. The reason I initially approached him is I had been looking to swap from my 4 2.0 air shocks to coilovers and I was going to buy a set of 2.0 emulsions. This was a decision I was making simply based on what I could find the cheapest. If you look around you can probably find a set of 4 coilovers with springs and a swap out deal for around $1,500 shipped. Will that work...yes...will you be happy you spent $1,500 on them... probably not. One of the issues with coilovers on a really light rig is they still use a nitrogen charge so if you use an emulsion style shock the nitrogen and oil occupy the shock body so in order to tune them to your rig and find the right spring rate you'll be having to drop the nitrogen charge too low. So what I did was go with a set of remote reservoir shocks which increases volume and makes it possible to set them up better for a lighter rig. Mine are currently at 125psi and I have some pretty light spring rates. Last time I weighed my rig it was at 2,800lbs. By the way I'd like to see yours on the scales at 2,000lbs...that seems really light for your setup since I'm using a lot of the same parts. </p><p></p><p>Feel free to ask more questions...don't mind helping at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clemsonjeep, post: 711139, member: 6317"] 2.5 air shocks will be just about as much as a set or 2.0 emulsion coilovers. 2.5 air shocks will ride much better and require much less nitrogen charge to support the same amount of weight therefore the unloading and such will be greatly reduced. Good suspension geometry combined with the 2.5 air dhocks would be nice. 2.0 air shocks are cheap and serve their purpose, but as everyone has been saying if you want them to perform the way your suspension should for a multipurpose trail rig then you're gonna have to spend some time with them. ORI's....well they're ORI's. They're expensive, you usually have to wait to find a set, and they're still air shocks. They also require a different mounting width so options for spare parts goes down of that matters to you. Just about everything else that's been said is true too. Coilovers...you can spend as much as you want here. I've been educated over the last year working with Ryan at Accutune to get a good setup on my rig. No doubt he knows his stuff. The reason I initially approached him is I had been looking to swap from my 4 2.0 air shocks to coilovers and I was going to buy a set of 2.0 emulsions. This was a decision I was making simply based on what I could find the cheapest. If you look around you can probably find a set of 4 coilovers with springs and a swap out deal for around $1,500 shipped. Will that work...yes...will you be happy you spent $1,500 on them... probably not. One of the issues with coilovers on a really light rig is they still use a nitrogen charge so if you use an emulsion style shock the nitrogen and oil occupy the shock body so in order to tune them to your rig and find the right spring rate you'll be having to drop the nitrogen charge too low. So what I did was go with a set of remote reservoir shocks which increases volume and makes it possible to set them up better for a lighter rig. Mine are currently at 125psi and I have some pretty light spring rates. Last time I weighed my rig it was at 2,800lbs. By the way I'd like to see yours on the scales at 2,000lbs...that seems really light for your setup since I'm using a lot of the same parts. Feel free to ask more questions...don't mind helping at all. [/QUOTE]
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