My suspension setup I want. Tell me what you think and how much it will cost.
05-02-2007, 04:08 PM
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Ah, ok I was thinking about the progressive rate rear springs. If they are $1000 that is something I probably won't be interested in.
Will spring packs make it ride rougher?
I might just do rear blocks at 1.5 inches and add the track bar back in if it makes that big of a difference. Most of my driving is on the hwy at 70-80mph.
Will spring packs make it ride rougher?
I might just do rear blocks at 1.5 inches and add the track bar back in if it makes that big of a difference. Most of my driving is on the hwy at 70-80mph.
No, changing spring packs won't make it ride rougher, it will make it ride smoother. Same thing goes for the coil springs up front. What you want to do is swap the stiff factory springs for softer springs, both front and rear, and ditch the mushy factory shocks for a more aggressively valved replacement.
What the factory does is use stiff springs so the truck can handle the weight of the loads we put on them, then attempt to soften the ride by using shocks that have virtually no compression damping. So on the highway and over small bumps and things if appears to ride well. But the moment you hit a larger bump the shocks can't control the springs motion and the truck starts bottoming and bucking and all kinds of things. Most off-the-shelf-kits (Superlift, etc.) pretty much follow the same tuning philosophy.
Serious tuners like Don Thuren, Sage Carli, etc. go the other way. They use a much softer spring with more damping in the shock. So around town and over small bumps the ride is roughly the same as stock. But hit that big bump and its a night and day difference in ride. What you use to have to cruise over at 15-20 mph can now be hit at 50 mph, and I'm not exaggerating.
05-02-2007, 06:01 PM
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Walker Evans wheels?
Doesn't Walker Evans offer a wheel closest to our stock backspacing? I know they are pricey but they look great and are reportedly strong.
05-02-2007, 07:03 PM
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I just checked and you can get up to 5" of backspacing, so on an 8.5" wide wheel they'll stick out 1/2" more than the H2s. If you run glass fenders these would be the shizzle!
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