Tuff Country vs Rough Country

[86silver]

I put on RC 4" lift with my axle swap & 35" BFGs

They lived up to their name...very rough ride...my wife hates to go anywhere with me.

So I switched to Tuff Country EZ Ride due to all of the research I did.  However the differences were interesting!

RC is much heavier due to 2 more leaves.

TC, as stated above, has only 3...WTH?

RC sits much higher when installed...almost like a 6" lift.  So the rear does look like it sags....hate that.

TC seems to ride nicer and sits more level with the rear...so it has a better stance.  However, now the rear of the fender well rubs on a tight turn or flex while turning!!!  SOB!!!  dang near tore off my fender trim and basically did on the corner of one side.  So I moved that corner a bit with a BFH to try to stop it.

I give up...suggestions!?!

Also if it "breaks in" and sits lower....I'm sure that'll suck more!


JH

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[VileZambonie]

Go with a link suspension and coil springs or leave it as is and you won't have to worry about bringing your wife around 

[86silver]

Ok, solution...I think....run a Universal Adjustable shackle at about 3/4 of an inch to make clearance & allow for settling.  We will see how that goes.

Hit a good bump on purpose with steering wheel turned and bent the back inner lip of the fender back even more...put it in reverse and did it to the other side as well...can't really tell I did it, but that helped quite a bit...I'm ok with that too.

[86silver]

Tuff Country springs ride extremely well, but they are more like 3" rather than 4" and won't allow for 33" tires.  The Universal shackle set up 1.5" to allow for settling made the difference. 

Now time for new shocks as the RC hydrostatic I have are too long and bottom out as well as settle the truck after about 2-3 bounces.

Tuff Country gas shocks will be my solution.  As I have the factory quad setup I'll be using it again.