I've been off this post for a while, but as is true to many of you, I added another Troop to my '91; an '02. It is a low miles "Limited." Unfortunately, the thing seems to bottom out when I go over speed bumps. Any reasons/solutions would be appreciated. Don't think I'll be taking it to Brown's Camp, west of Portland, Oregon real soon, but would like a solid ride.
Thanks

I bet your rear axle is resting on the bu,p stops. I know my '01. Old Man Emu progressive spings will help a bunch. Also, look at new rear shocks. No reason to do anything in the front.

Ya, I looked at some new troops at a dealer awhile back, and they where just like my 2000. They only have about 1.5" of clearance between the rear axel and the rubber bump stops. From what I can make of it, itÆs supposed to be that way.

The idea is the rubber bump stop is really soft so when youÆre pulling a trailer or really weighting it down the car actually sits on the bump stops and they act almost as a second spring rate. While also stabilizing the vehicle while turning. But the rubber is not so hard that youÆre supposed to feel it when it makes contact during road driving. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

I have quite a bit of lift (about 4ö in back) and have 2ö bump stop spacers to limit up travel. It has about 2ö of clearance between my axel and the bump stop. I notice it hitting occasionally when I really hit a big pot hole on the road at speed. But other than that itÆs fine. So I would suggest getting a set of 912 or 119 OME springs for the back and bring the front up an inch or so to match. That should give you about 2 to 2.5ö of clearance between the axel and bump stop. So as to make contact while street driving unlikely. A new set of high quality shocks will also help the ride. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

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Another option to firm up the rear end would be to install air helper springs. they fit right inside the coils and you can get them for less than $75

There are a lot of speed bumps to get into my neighborhood.
I solved the bottoming out by installing Tokico TrekMaster R/T shocks.