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Old May 12, 2005 | 07:18 PM
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Question Ride height question

My truck has a sag in the tail end. Is there a lift block I can purchace to bring the old girl up a couple inches? I thought the springs had sagged, but after towing my new fiver home last weekend, I don't think so. If you look in my gallery, the pic with the fiver is actually how the truck sits unloaded as well---it didn't drop an inch when I pulled the jacks up on the camper. I was gonna go air bags, but the trucks got a lot of small stuff that needs attention first. Comments welcome!
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Old May 12, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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Is it down on the overloads? Maybe the main springs have lost their curve.
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Old May 12, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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no overloads on this 3/4, just one serious looking spring pack I wasn't aware 3/4's got o-loads, but either way, she sits low in the water, while the springs still seem tough as nails. I'd think if they lost their arch, they wouldn't have handled the 5er so well, but maybe?
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Old May 12, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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In 92 they went to 6" blocks in the rear. My 91.5 looks nose high empty, and positively saggy loaded, but she always has miles between the bumper stops . . . The 6" blocks are hard to find, it seems, 'cause guys like to pull them to lift gassers.
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Old May 13, 2005 | 12:41 AM
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you could buy new HD rear springs and have a hard er ride .I have the kelderman system and the compressure keeps the back up loaded or not
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