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I use my GMT400 extended cab K3500 DRW periodically, not a daily driver. I live down a 3 mile dirt road, lots of holes and cattle guards, resulting in a pretty lousy ride when empty. I recently had a project to move a bed full of dirt from one side of the property the the other. And man, did the truck squat. Also when towing at max capacity the rear squats below the level of the front. I had a few ideas to remedy this, AAL, bolt in leaf helper springs, going the ford route and put lift blocks and just start at a higher point for sag, or custom. I wanted to arch the springs just a little more in hopes to reduce the overload spring slap.
About a year ago, the autoride on my GMT800 Suburban went out, both shocks ruptured and the motor burnt. About $950 to fix. So I just swapped out the Autoride springs for standard and put in standard shocks. Problem solved with my 800.
So I am looking at these wimpy coil springs I pulled out, and think to myself, that would add just enough spring rate to get me to where I want.
Load of dirt. My front keys are adjusted to sit on the adjustment nut (no crank). If I had to guess I would say in the neighborhood of 4-5k.
Front and rear of springs. Stock overload spring engaged.
About a year ago, the autoride on my GMT800 Suburban went out, both shocks ruptured and the motor burnt. About $950 to fix. So I just swapped out the Autoride springs for standard and put in standard shocks. Problem solved with my 800.
So I am looking at these wimpy coil springs I pulled out, and think to myself, that would add just enough spring rate to get me to where I want.
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Standard on the left, Autoride on the right. The springs themselves are designed just to hold the weight of the vehicle, add weight in the back or tow without the air shocks. Or even just driving, it becomes a scary deal. Just for the record, the pan hard bar creates and noticeable arch as the suspension travels through its full travel, rocking the back of the Suburban back and forth.
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Load of dirt. My front keys are adjusted to sit on the adjustment nut (no crank). If I had to guess I would say in the neighborhood of 4-5k.
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Front and rear of springs. Stock overload spring engaged.
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