Looking for some insight...

[bidge24]

Hi all! New to this site and looking for some outside opinions.
I have a 2015 Sahara unlimited. I started with the 2.5 inch TF kit. Running 275/70/18 tires. The ride was super rough and bouncy so I upgraded to quadratic shocks with no major changes. Then upgraded to rock krawler springs with minor improvement. Also have the TF steering stabilizer. Ride is still pretty rough and I'm beyond frustrated. Looking for any and all suggestions to help make my jeep enjoyable to drive! TIA!

[Mallicon]

If this is your 1st Jeep they will ride a bit rougher than your average car/truck; however if your lift did not include any control arms or drop brackets it could be that your caster is off. I have seen from experience this can cause the ride to suffer and the Jeep wants to "crash" over even the roughest of bumps. You may want to consider relocation brackets, adjustable arms, or a fixed arm like Teraflex or Synergy (I do have a nice set for sale cheap). If you already have some combination of these you may just need a qualified shop to do an alignment and correct caster.

[ShutterBug]

If you're not looking to crawl rocks, I would suggest geometry correction brackets to start. This will help with the caster angle of the front axle. However, you may still experience some roughness in the steering wheel.

Most new Jeep owners don't know how much a lift affects steering geometry. I didn't. When you lift the Jeep, you change the angle of the control arms and the drag link, as it relates to the plane of the road. When that angle is steeper, think about bumps in the road. Rather than the control arm just flexing up and it being absorbed by the springs/shocks, part of that bump now transfers to the control arm and into the body. So you're going to feel it a little more.

The same is true with the drag link. The drag link should be as parallel with the ground as possible (it never is truly, but mostly). When you lift the Jeep, you make that angle steeper. When you hit a bump, that force not partially transfers up the drag link to the steering box, and then into the steering wheel. This is called bump steer. Some of this can be mitigated with a heavier steering stabilizer, but it is really just masking the issue. Not a lot that can be done about it outside of a drag link flip, but that's not recommended until 3.5" minimum lift.

Even though the changes in your suspension geometry are minimal, they can create an affect that you can feel. The math doesn't lie.

My advice, if you're not off roading your Jeep too much, especially rocks, is the geometry correction brackets. They will make a difference. Also, The Steersmarts drag link is an option. It has a built in attenuation to compensate for some bump steer. But it's pricey at over $600.

[bidge24]

Definitely going to look into the brackets. Thanks!