Suspension question 100 TD

There are probably a number of setups you can get Andrew the prince among which are the Rancho shocks with the in cabin adjustment. But before you go to the expense of changing out your suspension - have you tried varying your tyre pressures on gravel roads. I tend to run 40-45 psi in BFG AT on the bitumen but drop this to 25-28 when on corrugated gravel and find it works for me. Used to work on my Patrol with and OME setup and also works on the D40 Navara with a Ridepro setup.

It could be either. How does the vehicle behave wih some load in it?
Bilstien are not known for there supple ride. They are an excellent shock but not valved as soft as some, how ever if the are rebuildable versions you could have this rectified.
Any good suspension shop or 4wd shop "should" be able to roadtest it with youj and tell you if it's shocks or springs.

Andrew,
Since you mention Tbars I assume you have an IFS cruiser like mine.

I have Bilstein shocks on my 100 and HD TJM bars and coils. When unladen my ride is firm and would probably be harsh on corrugations but I have always been loaded so don't know. I played with my setup for a while changing a few things but decided that my current setup works well at my touring weight so am sticking to it.

Do you still have the original shocks? If so then I would make the effort of putting them back in for a trial. It should tell you if the shocks are the primary cause.

Frankly I think that it is near impossible to get a suspension that rides well under all loads. Perhaps a cab adjustable shock system may be the answer but have never tried it as I prefer to not have one more thing to go wrong in the bush.

cheers

In your rigpic your car seems to be sitting quite high in the front for a IFS 100 series that is empty. A possibility is your Tbars are too heavy for the weight or are wound too far up. Either way Iron Man & Bilsteins seem an unusual pairing & unlikely the spring rate was ever matched to the shocks. Billy's are a naturally firm shock giving a somewhat stiff ride but find mine to excell on high speed corrugated roads.
"...it feels like 60psi no matter pressure I run." Out of intrest what pressure do you run & speed you normally travel at on corrugated roads?
Cheers Craig....................