dusterbd13
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I've been looking around, and reading a bunch of old posts, etc.
I'm really intrigued by the 4/6 and 3/5 drops guys are running. looks like most guys are going with a pair of springs and spindles, and a flip kit in the rear.
now, i don't want you to think that I'm stupid on suspension design, etc. Ive got an 87 S10 that's dialed in for autocross and regularly goes hunting miatas, ive built a few open track cars, and am currently revising a torsion bar mopar for my new autocross.track toy. I'm pretty good overall with making something stick through the turns. My downfall is making it ride good. this full size is probably going to be my daily. crappy roads, debris, dirt roads, fields, towing, really bad driveways/ditches/curbs/speed bumps....
you get the idea. i want it to ride good (like it does now), handle reasonably well, and be a no brainer to drive, unlike my s10 that hits on everything. (and its only 3/5 ish)
heres my questions.
1. my truck is a 4.3 5 speed. will the smaller/lighter motor effect most of the coils for drop on these trucks? also, who makes the best riding coils for this application?
2. with the rear flip kit, will i need shocks? also, what will this do for payload/towing capacity? any problems do to a long bed?
3. with this long of a truck, is a 4/6 going to be drivable with all that I'm hoping for? i don't want to be smacking frame leaving the junkyard, or getting high centered on that nasty road hump at my in laws place again....
4. where is the cheapest place to get the setup?
5. will my stock wheels, brakes, and 235/75/15 tires fit and work well with this combo?i hate the rubbing on my s10 (but then again, the 245/50/16's weren't even supposed to fit....)
anything I'm not thinking of with this? all the components pass visual inspection. no severe dry rotting of the bushings, minimal play and anything. so i should be able to just get away with a drop kit and sway bars.
let me know what you think.
(and the reason I'm doing this to a long bed is that i got the truck instead of my last paycheck from the company i worked for for 5 years, who filed bankruptcy over the summer).
Michael
I'm really intrigued by the 4/6 and 3/5 drops guys are running. looks like most guys are going with a pair of springs and spindles, and a flip kit in the rear.
now, i don't want you to think that I'm stupid on suspension design, etc. Ive got an 87 S10 that's dialed in for autocross and regularly goes hunting miatas, ive built a few open track cars, and am currently revising a torsion bar mopar for my new autocross.track toy. I'm pretty good overall with making something stick through the turns. My downfall is making it ride good. this full size is probably going to be my daily. crappy roads, debris, dirt roads, fields, towing, really bad driveways/ditches/curbs/speed bumps....
you get the idea. i want it to ride good (like it does now), handle reasonably well, and be a no brainer to drive, unlike my s10 that hits on everything. (and its only 3/5 ish)
heres my questions.
1. my truck is a 4.3 5 speed. will the smaller/lighter motor effect most of the coils for drop on these trucks? also, who makes the best riding coils for this application?
2. with the rear flip kit, will i need shocks? also, what will this do for payload/towing capacity? any problems do to a long bed?
3. with this long of a truck, is a 4/6 going to be drivable with all that I'm hoping for? i don't want to be smacking frame leaving the junkyard, or getting high centered on that nasty road hump at my in laws place again....
4. where is the cheapest place to get the setup?
5. will my stock wheels, brakes, and 235/75/15 tires fit and work well with this combo?i hate the rubbing on my s10 (but then again, the 245/50/16's weren't even supposed to fit....)
anything I'm not thinking of with this? all the components pass visual inspection. no severe dry rotting of the bushings, minimal play and anything. so i should be able to just get away with a drop kit and sway bars.
let me know what you think.
(and the reason I'm doing this to a long bed is that i got the truck instead of my last paycheck from the company i worked for for 5 years, who filed bankruptcy over the summer).
Michael