2" rancho quicklift loaded installed.. BOUNCY!

[louisianadenali]

It is uncomfortably bouncy. Please give any suggestions as to why brand new shocks, coils would bounce like this. Its more the natural curvature of the road that causes it to bounce than bumps really. I've never ridden in anything that rides like this, so I know it can't be right, or rancho's product is terrible. But all the reviews I've read were great. I will post pics soon, but want to get this taken care of. I've only driven about 100 miles on the new set up and haven't had an alignment done.
Questions)
1. Could the springs be over/under compressed?
2. I installed the autoride delete fuse, so no error messages. But even though it's no longer autoride, it rides worse than a stock Yukon without autoride.

Any input is welcome.

 

[Zed 71]

What is your rear setup? Also describe the bounce. Is it harsh, floatty, front end vs rear end, keeps cycling up and down, etc.?

 

[louisianadenali]

Rear set-up is stock Denali (autoride) suspension. The bounce is pretty harsh, not floaty, and Maybe a little front vs rear. It's is just up and down, not side to side. And it's mostly at speeds below 35-40. Like going down my street in my neighborhood at 25, its all over the place. And it's a harsh bounce instead of the vehicle gliding over the pavement and following the flow of the road. Does that make sense? It's not like if I hit a buckle (or a big crack I guess) in the pavement it's jarring like in an f-250.

 

[louisianadenali]

Here is a picture. Kind of a weird angle but I snapped it on the way into work. Picture doesn't do much justice to how it looks in person.

 

[louisianadenali]

Here is a picture. Kind of a weird angle but I snapped it on the way into work. Picture doesn't do much justice to how it looks in person.

here is a picture..

 

[Zed 71]

Rear set-up is stock Denali (autoride) suspension. The bounce is pretty harsh, not floaty, and Maybe a little front vs rear. It's is just up and down, not side to side. And it's mostly at speeds below 35-40. Like going down my street in my neighborhood at 25, its all over the place. And it's a harsh bounce instead of the vehicle gliding over the pavement and following the flow of the road. Does that make sense? It's not like if I hit a buckle (or a big crack I guess) in the pavement it's jarring like in an f-250.

Based on your comment "like a 250" sounds like it rides like a truck not the softly dampened Denali. So I am interpreting that on the road the small irregularities cause small up and down movements kind of like it is bucking (very small scale though).

Did you try the adjusting knob on the softest setting? Also check if it is the right part number? If those do not help, IMO the Rancho quicklift is too stiffly sprung and/or dampened to your liking. I would contact Rancho and see what the spring rate is and compare to stock.

 

[kylevd23]

You got the quicklift, so you should be able to adjust the settings, my buddy has these on his truck, and he will drive the truck, and keep adjusting until he is satisfied, great for offroading though as he can adjust all the way down, and allows more flex as the shocks will not dampen as much.