Ride is awful

[cannonball]

2023 Limited with 22" tires. The ride is awful. What are the best options to get a better ride that won't affect warranty ?? Thanks

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

2023 Limited with 22" tires. The ride is awful. What are the best options to get a better ride that won't affect warranty ?? Thanks

I don’t have an answer - but a question. Did you drive the vehicle before you bought it? Was the ride awful during a test drive?

 

[Hellwig]

2023 Limited with 22" tires. The ride is awful. What are the best options to get a better ride that won't affect warranty ?? Thanks

What does "awful ride" mean to you? Too stiff, too soft, or too much sway?

 

[sixstring]

Check your tire pressure and lower it a bit.

 

[JasonH]

Check your tire pressure and lower it a bit.

This worked for me. But check the tire load index so you don't underinflate the tire. That's how the Explorers had all those Firestone blowouts years ago. The peak tire load is at peak pressure, so you can adjust tire pressure for the maximum amount of weight you anticipate carrying.

 

[Pawpaw]

No sidewall on 22 inch tires to help cushion ride. Factory 18's even with 10 ply BFG's aired to 40 psi ride smooth for me.

 

[GixxerJasen]

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[image98]

I have a Stealth Limited with the 22" and CCD. I like the "sports car sequence" ride quality except for the sway and bobble. I replaced both the front and rear sway bars with solid end links. The vehicle corners and handles much better. Feels more planted, but if you are looking for a more floaty and smooth ride, then go with 17" or 18" rims. Its a body on frame truck at heart that can tow up to 9k (if you have the HD tow package) so it might not offer what you are looking for.

 

[JamaicaJoe]

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How true. We have gone from substance to style in a few short decades. Folks in my town are forever complaining about pot holes as they drive on those low aspect ratio rims and tires.

 

[GlennSullivan]

I have 20" wheels and Michelin LTX 275/55 on both 2011 and 2017 Expeditions. This setup has a decent and they both ride well, the 2017 a little better than the 2011.

 

[Mr Big]

What tires, as they make all the difference. My Plat has 22" Michelin Defenders and rides perfectly.

 

[cannonball]

What does "awful ride" mean to you? Too stiff, too soft, or too much sway?

Too stiff.

 

[dlcorbett]

Yours looks like a limited, did you get the ccd option? The base springs are already somewhat stiff, so that and the 22s aren't the best combo. Also, you never acknowledged if you lowered your tire pressure. It's hard to test drive these in every road but the only way to make it softer is smaller wheels and tires or thicker tires.

 

[Hellwig]

Too stiff.

Then you may try 18 inch tires, like what others said.

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

Too stiff.

Was the ride too stiff when you test drove the vehicle before purchase?

 

[Dice Roll]

The factory hankrooks are some seriously ****** tires.

 

[Moeman]

I agree that the ride is horrible. My problems are impact harshness, and the big one - inability to dampen resonance. You can be riding on a surface that looks completely smooth but the slightest imperfections cause the body/frame to resonate and it takes a second or so to go away. And it's not simply that it's a body on frame vehicle. My F150 rides better hands down. Ours is a 2022 XLT with 20" wheels. We replaced wheels with 20" aftermarket, although 5 higher on the profile. That didn't make any difference nor did we expect it. Minimal improvement results from lowering psi so I keep it where it's supposed to be for mileage. It really can't get much worse so I've been thinking about making an experiment out it - Dynamat every inch of sheet metal I can get to, fill the frame rails with some sort of expandable foam, hanging a properly tuned weight off the thing like F150 used to do.

 

[dlcorbett]

Tbh, I don't think the ride is bad, but I haven't driven the my22+ trucks long term. As far as my 18 expy and 20 nav, they both ride good, some days amazing, some days like trash. It's still comfortable, but being the second oldest truck on the market, you can feel how outdated the platform is. I agree the platform, the constant shaking, vibrating, resonance, and impacts on sharp edged pavement needs to be addressed. However, when my nav decided to ride really good, it's easily up there as one of the best riding fs suvs available and it's a 2020.

 

[Fastcar]

2WD or 4X4? I noticed a huge difference between them when we bought the 2021.

 

[GixxerJasen]

2WD or 4X4? I noticed a huge difference between them when we bought the 2021.

Which one was better?