Do I need more rugged shocks?

[Supa]

Hi,

I have a 2005 xc70 without the active chassis system option and living in rural Colorado. Light off roading is getting a bit bumpy. After reading some post here i had came up with two questions...
1- How do I know if simply replacing my shocks with a similar brand I currently have will improve ride comfort. Or 2- what I really need is a more rugged shocks to improve ride quality?

I don't want to buy a Jeep just yet...


Thanks

Supa

[JRL]

Nothing available that's
"more rugged"

[Astro14]

But if yours are worn, that's not helping...

[JRL]

This is an 07 with over 115K miles
Everything suspension wise has been renewed, it's not "bumpy" and on a gravel road, it was very nice riding.
You need to rebuild the (entire) suspension, you'll find it "adequate".

http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww329/JRL1194/Untitled-1.jpg (http://s732.photobucket.com/user/JRL1194/media/Untitled-1.jpg.html)

[Allen]

Bilstein :)

[Supa]

Thanks for the input.

Is there a way to determine when your suspension is worn out?

I just bought this car so I don't have anything to compare it to. I have 88K miles on it. I don't have trouble is a rough ride on paved road, just want to smooth out the off road experience.

[MacNoob]

At 88k I wouldn't think anything should be worn out other than front sway bar links.

XC suspension is VERY soft, not really made for offroad.

Go see a company like BADSWEDE if you want more offroad capability.

http://badswede.com/

[Astro14]

Bilstein :)

Got 'em on the T5, had them on the truck before I lifted it.

But Bilstein doesn't make struts for the XC last I checked.

So, I went with Sachs, sold through IPD...

[Supa]

Thanks for the input. I'll do more spin-off research.

[vtl]

Sounds like you need more mighty springs first.