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Old 03-10-2013, 10:47 PM
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suspension reccomendations 95 CTD 4x4

Hi all

I need some suspension love for my 95 x-cab 4x4 (sig)

I haul a heavy camper, got air bags and a heavy bumper/winch on the front.

What I want to do is put the camper on and do a little minor wheeling, cross water bars simple stuff but I need a little bit of clearance.

I'd like to put on a big beefy anti-sway bar - with quick disconnects when I get off the highway and no camper on.
want to ride nice empty on the rough stuff.

THis truck don't see a lot of highway miles, no chewing up the interstate for the most part. I haul a couple sleds on a sled deck in the winter, ATV's in the summer and tug a horse trailer around, other trailers with tractors on them. 5.5 inch would be the absolute max, but I'd like to go 2-3 inch preferred.
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Who's running Carli stuff ?

got a camper on it? Not interested in the go fast stuff, can't think I'd need resiviours and what not.

bilstein would be a plenty - I ain't racing around but crawling around

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Will 3500 springs work on my 3/4 tons front coils.
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i have used carli in both my trucks the starter kit made a world of difference compared to stock. rezy shocks are more for long whoop sections imo so not needed for you.

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The 2500 and 3500 springs will both fit.
I know a few people local who put 2500 diesel springs in their 1500 plow trucks to help with the plow weight.
The buckets are all the same.
I am not sure how much lift you will get from a 3500 spring over your 2500 diesel spring.
I have had good luck with just the smaller 1/12 or 2 inch coil spacers in the front.
Good enough for 33s, or 35 on narrower rims
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I run 3rd gen carli springs in the front and their leaf pack in the rear, plenty of room for 315 size tires and when the boat is hitched it doesn't drag the ground. I'd definitely recomend variable rate coil springs no matter what brand you choose! The 3rd gen coils have a higher spring rate than 2nd gen and I chose them due to the weight of the replacement front bumper....similar to your set up.
And a set of Bilstein shocks
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I'm running KORE VR coils as they are the stiffest one out there and I got them for $100. I'm going to be getting some custom made from National Spring here soon to give me an inch more lift. They will be single rate as I don't want that softer initial rate with the leverage of the camper on the body. It translates into too much constant correction even with Thuren's custom valved 2.5 Kings.
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