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has anybody had any issues with the nitro hitting bottom in the rear??????
when i drive over a large hole or bump in the road, whether it is man made or an animal or made by mother nature, my nitro bottoms out in the rear with a jarring "thud" that is not comfortable at all. do any of you know any issues on this, does it happen to you, have you made any modifications? any help would be appreciated. thanks.
Absolutely. In my town, many intersections get me. I drive across two unavoidable ones to get to my office every day. My '03 Liberty did the same thing, until I lifted it, then it bottomed in the front and rode smooth in the back. Go figure, that is why I would not go to the trouble to lift the Nitro.
I carry about 200lbs of gear with me all the time. I am certain that has a little to do with mine hitting hard.
There are coil spring assist shocks made that have multiple settings (at least two). I was looking at some the other day that were 90 lb rated until compressed half way then they increase to 250 lb rated. These are very expensive, in the neighborhood of $500.00 each. While these would eliminate the problem, I am not ready to spend that kind of money, at least not yet. I want to evaluate other shocks. Some off road heavy duty models may work just as well and cost 1/4 as much.
If you run into any that you think will work, just post em here. I will be looking on the web myself. Ultimately, I will probably pull one of the stock shocks off the vehicle and measure minimum and maximum lengths. Almost every web source will need to know these measurements because there are no 'Nitro' specific shocks listed, yet.
Absolutely. In my town, many intersections get me. I drive across two unavoidable ones to get to my office every day. My '03 Liberty did the same thing, until I lifted it, then it bottomed in the front and rode smooth in the back. Go figure, that is why I would not go to the trouble to lift the Nitro.
I carry about 200lbs of gear with me all the time. I am certain that has a little to do with mine hitting hard.
There are coil spring assist shocks made that have multiple settings (at least two). I was looking at some the other day that were 90 lb rated until compressed half way then they increase to 250 lb rated. These are very expensive, in the neighborhood of $500.00 each. While these would eliminate the problem, I am not ready to spend that kind of money, at least not yet. I want to evaluate other shocks. Some off road heavy duty models may work just as well and cost 1/4 as much.
If you run into any that you think will work, just post em here. I will be looking on the web myself. Ultimately, I will probably pull one of the stock shocks off the vehicle and measure minimum and maximum lengths. Almost every web source will need to know these measurements because there are no 'Nitro' specific shocks listed, yet.
thanks for the info "myblunitro". i also would rather deal with the shock absorbers instead of a lift. will keep looking for them on the internet. i'll let you know if i find something. thanks again.
when i drive over a large hole or bump in the road, whether it is man made or an animal or made by mother nature, my nitro bottoms out in the rear with a jarring "thud" that is not comfortable at all. do any of you know any issues on this, does it happen to you, have you made any modifications? any help would be appreciated. thanks.
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sorry same as before, type in the part number rsxshock and then dodge nitro 2007 and it will give you the answer above. i did not call them yet, been busy.
MCNABB, do you have the RT? Because I know the R/T's have a differenty suspension set up than the SLT and SXT do. I have the SLT and I have no problems with this.
MCNABB, from everything I can tell by looking on line, 2006 Jeep Liberty shocks will work just fine. I pulled the left shock off this afternoon. It is 14" minimum length and about 22" fully extended measuring center to center through the mounting loops.
I visited Monroe website where I gleaned a wealth of info.
This information makes more sense when viewing the breakout of a rear shock listed on their site for the Liberty rear. See the hi-lit-ed line in the pic below.
If I am understanding this correctly, we should be able to go to any website that sells rear off-road shocks for the '06 Liberty and get what we need for our Nitro, as long as we specify stock lengths, not lifted.
Another thing you might be interested in. See pic below. With the vehicle on a floor jack and the lower bolt removed through the shock mounting, the shock hangs about 5" below the mounting point. This means with the shock installed, there is about 3" of shock travel remaining before it "bottoms out" Now the shock is mounted off at the top at about a 30 degree angle from suspension deflection. So this means there is good 4" of suspension travel before it also bottoms out.
One more thing, this is the weakest shock I have ever seen, short of one being completely worn out.
Rancho RS5284 I ordered two this evening. If you wait, I will tell you if the fit OK or not.
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[QUOTE=corsairkid;4078]MCNABB, do you have the RT? Because I know the R/T's have a differenty suspension set up than the SLT and SXT do. I have the SLT and I have no problems with this.[/QUO
hello corsairkid, i have the slt. travelling on these rough roads of louisiana has put the nitro thru hell and i want it back. thanks for the info.
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has anybody had any issues with the nitro hitting bottom in the rear??????
when i drive over a large hole or bump in the road, whether it is man made or an animal or made by mother nature, my nitro bottoms out in the rear with a jarring "thud" that is not comfortable at all. do any of you know any issues on this, does it happen to you, have you made any modifications? any help would be appreciated. thanks.
hate to say this, glad i'm not the only one!
i have a slt
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