Here's one for the daily drivers! Suspension

[Ches7911]

This is completely for future reference. I have a long way to go before I can start swapping out my suspension setup. But, I am going to make my 75 bronco a daily driver and I want a sweet suspension that gives me the smoothest ride.

I am going to run 33 in tires but I don't think I will have real aggressive tread.

Any of you who have a daily driver and have recommendations so I can start putting my list together would be awesome.

 

[cgbexec]

Call all of the Bronco venders and tell them what you are looking to do. My thought would be a 2.5" soft ride suspension cut and flared to clear the 33s. Add sway bars front and rear. That should give you a sweet street ride with the ability to do some mild offroading.

 

[broncnaz]

Just about any of the venders kits at least the ones with 9 or more leafs. I would also suggest 2.5in max. keep the CCG low for the street.
My first lift was a Skyjacker Soft ride. It rode really nice maybe a little stiff on the front but better than stock the rear was real nice. Now I run BC 12 leaf rears with the Skyjacker fronts rear seems a little rougher than the skyjacker but still better than worn out stockers. One of these days I'll try a new set of front springs but really only to get more flex as the ride is fine for me.

 

[Broncoward]

I ran 3.5 WH lift on my last Bronco and it rode really nice...Now I have the 2.5WH lift and its not as smooth as the WH 3.5 was...I'm still wondering why exactly...My 2 cents

Old Bronco on the Left WH 3.5...Current Bronco on the right WH 2.5

 

[needabronco]

I ran my rig with stock suspension, but added 6" extended radius arms, and the ride and handling were awesome. For a daily driver/mild wheeler that made an excellent combo. BTW the longer radius arms did wonders for the ride and handling for my setup... Longer than 6 and I think it would have had ill effects.

 

[blubuckaroo]

I've found the leaf spring pack with 11 leafs give a lot softer ride. They however don't carry weight and pull a trailer as well as the standard type. Mine seem to wallow a bit with a little weight. I added a set of air shocks for those occasions. Other than that I believe tire probably provide the biggest part of the suspention. Over inflation will kill your ride as well as the tire life.

 

[Terkish]

I really enjoyed my last EB on road manners and ride with the Duff 3.5 kit.
Felt smooth and sporty for daily driving and and could handle any off road i got myself into. lol
My current set up is something the po put together and its a horrible ride and feels tippy and its only a 2 in lift.
I hope to swap it out soon. I will probably go with the duff set up again.

 

[broncbuster]

the BC 9 leaf carry weight pretty well and ride well. The BC coils are soft enough to give a comfy ride, but firm enough to not give a lot of body roll.

 

[Pearlcoat]

My street bronco has the Duff's 3.5 long travel suspension (used to wheel it), 33" BFG all terrains and it rides very nice. Its about as comfortable as my 08' F-150.

 

[RnrdTheFox]

I use the Duff 3.5" system with long arms. 2 shocks at each corner. Rides great on the road. I drive it about 10K miles a year - mostly on the road.

off road on the rough dirt roads, etc... it's rough. At some point, I will invest in some really good shocks and go to singles at the corners.

 

[Ches7911]

All excellent responses. Looks like I have enough info to get me pointed in the right direction. Thanks.