Rear Shocks on 05 OR

Posted by: Anonymous

Rear Shocks on 05 OR - 13/10/05 10:17 PM

Hey guys... I've noticed that I am "bottoming" out a lot when I have any type of cargo or passengers in the X. The shocks are not absorbing very well and the cab is hitting the axle stoppers (sorry for incorrect verbage) really hard.

This normal? I would think with the Bilstein Shocks that this would not be a problem... especially since the front set seem to hold up great!
Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Rear Shocks on 05 OR - 14/10/05 02:31 AM

Doesn't sound normal at all. How much weight are you carrying around in it?? I'd take it back to have them look at it.
Posted by: NSANY

Re: Rear Shocks on 05 OR - 14/10/05 03:46 AM

Check a few other posts on this. Bottoming out isn't a function of the shocks (they keep the tire on the ground), rather it's the springs that will prevent bottoming out.

A few people have noted that the 05 X appears to have softer rear springs that it should, resulting in some bottoming out.
Posted by: hattrik21

Re: Rear Shocks on 05 OR - 14/10/05 05:36 AM

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Originally posted by NSANY:
Check a few other posts on this. Bottoming out isn't a function of the shocks (they keep the tire on the ground), rather it's the springs that will prevent bottoming out.

A few people have noted that the 05 X appears to have softer rear springs that it should, resulting in some bottoming out.
Yes very much so. frown One of the few Issues I have with the new 05's.
Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Rear Shocks on 05 OR - 14/10/05 07:20 AM

Some also state that it's not so much the stiffness of the springs, but the fact that the bump stop just doesn't give much room.
Posted by: fastdrmr

Re: Rear Shocks on 05 OR - 16/10/05 08:01 AM

On the uptravel of the axle to the bumpstop there is only 2"... not good! All the different models of Xs suffer from this so it is not a Bilstein related issue.
Posted by: NSANY

Re: Rear Shocks on 05 OR - 16/10/05 04:43 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by fastdrmr:
On the uptravel of the axle to the bumpstop there is only 2"... not good! All the different models of Xs suffer from this so it is not a Bilstein related issue.
Just out of curiosity, what was the axle travel on the previous generation Xterra? My buddy had a 2000 Xterra XE, and he never had this sort of problem, even before we put the Calmini add-a-leaf syste in.
Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Rear Shocks on 05 OR - 17/10/05 11:23 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by NSANY:
A few people have noted that the 05 X appears to have softer rear springs that it should, resulting in some bottoming out.
Heh. It's a lot more than "some". I'm somewhere between shocked and disgusted at how poorly my '05 X wheels with any kind of load in the back compared with my previous '92 Trooper. I hope somebody comes up with a less drastic solution than the 5" Calmini lift which was the response I got to my bitching about this same problem...
Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Rear Shocks on 05 OR - 17/10/05 01:44 PM

Trimming the bumpstops about 1" seems like a decent temporary solution; at least it would give you 50% more rear upward travel than we already have. [Freak]
Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Rear Shocks on 05 OR - 17/10/05 02:15 PM

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Originally posted by willahlborn:
Trimming the bumpstops about 1" seems like a decent temporary solution; at least it would give you 50% more rear upward travel than we already have. [Freak]
Do the shocks have enough upward travel in them to do this? I know someone was going to check, but I have not seen a response to this.

Also there are a few companies coming out with 2.5 and 3" lifts.

And to be honest, I bottom out more driving down the road hitting pot holes than I do off-road.