Smooth drive, minimize float, 33" Tires--what leveling or suspension to choose?

[Gren71]

I have a set of +1” core 4x4 rear sway bar end links im looking to sell. Just saying

 

[Josey wales]

I've had the 5100s, rough country 3.5" N3s and fox 2.0s.
If you go down rough dirt roads a lot I dont recommend 5100s. Once in a while is fine.
We drive 50 miles on rough roads every weekend in the low desert. The rough countrys and fox's handled it better. Specially the fox.
For street I dont think you can beat bilstein. They Felt good towing and fully loaded on pavement.
I have Cooper all terrains 275/70r18 they're really quiet and smoother on highway but have beefy sidewalls for when I air down in the desert. Ill be buying them again when they wear out.
Best of luck man.

 

[Ready Go]

This is me leveled at +1.625" Front on Eibach Pro-Trucks (Clip #2 with ORP 1" springs)..and Eibach inverted rear shocks. OEM rear coils have Airlift bags in them set at 5psi.

The 285/60R20s Bridgestone Dueler AT Ascents are running 39psi Front and 35psi rear.

I now have Thuren rear U/L CAs and Trackbar on it and an Eibach 25mm rear swaybar set on the tightest setting also.

I have Fox 2.5 PE DSCs waiting to go on, but truth be told..they aren't really necessary anymore for street use now that the Thurens are on. This set up is actually very comfortable and well mannered, and even when I was bringing the new wheels/tires home in the bed (~340lbs), the rearend wasn't "Carolina'd" at all thanks to the Airlift bags..even at the minimal 5psi.

Bilstein or Eibach are very similar overall in ride and handling..B's maybe a bit tighter, E's maybe a bit looser..but very close.

Good luck!

 

[Gren71]

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The 285/60R20s Bridgestone Dueler AT Ascents are running 39psi Front and 35psi rear.

Im still searching for the right psi for these ascents. Had them at 38, then found out about the difference in weight rating between E and P rated tires. So i pumped them up to 52. They run fine but are rough like an e rated tires is expected to be. So i just dropped to 46psi, well see if I can find the sweet spot and just pump em up for towing.

 

[Ready Go]

Im still searching for the right psi for these ascents. Had them at 38, then found out about the difference in weight rating between E and P rated tires. So i pumped them up to 52. They run fine but are rough like an e rated tires is expected to be. So i just dropped to 46psi, well see if I can find the sweet spot and just pump em up for towing.

I started at 39 all around, then 38 all around, then 39F/35R and am pretty happy. I've debated trying 40F/36R at some point, but may not "chase" it much further until I swap in the Fox PEs soon.

The 35R does make the rear tires look a bit flat-ish, but they ride good, so

When I did the PSI Calculator from P275/55R20 (39psi Factory setting) to LT285/60R20, it told me 40psi.

Don Thuren has a great YT video on Tire PSI. He suggests higher F psi and lower R psi..which is how I started splitting the psi F/R. The Rebel have something like 55F/45R, but I feel like they ride stiff. Don says for unloaded street trucks, rear psi should be low or the ride will suck..and I concur with that.