Scottydc
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When I bought my truck I was told by the seller "It's been dropped the right way" Unfortunately that seller is a liar and that is not the case. It rides very stiff, bottoms out and when I test drove it, I noticed the stiffness but was more concerned with the drivetrain so I didn't look over the suspension very well.
After owning it a while I inspected it further and the first thing I noticed is the front coils have two of these on each side basically adding height to the springs.
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The front lower control arms are about 3/4" off the bump stops. I assume they cut the coils and realized soon after that they took it too far. The truck sits on 20s, and there is a little bit of evidence of the tires getting into the front inner fender and you can see where someone tried to bend the lip unsuccessfully, and I assume since they put on the expanders it does not get into them anymore. I have since trimmed the inner fender lips on the front.
The rear has a set of drop shackles and although better than the front there isn't much room for travel. It also needs the carrier bearing relocated to take care of a vibration that comes in at about 60 mph.
I am to the point after seeing this mess that I just want to start over on it with new springs, spindles, notch, shocks ect.. I am not sure what all has been done to it and would just rather start from scratch with a complete kit front and back to get rid of this crap and know what I am riding on.
So what do you guys recommend on a kit for the best ride, safety and handling? What brand ect
Looking at my truck it maybe close to a 4/6 or 5/7 but I really don't know. I like the current ride height
but wouldn't mind it a little lower. I would think anything would ride better than it does now!
After owning it a while I inspected it further and the first thing I noticed is the front coils have two of these on each side basically adding height to the springs.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/417SHY6RRBL.jpg
The front lower control arms are about 3/4" off the bump stops. I assume they cut the coils and realized soon after that they took it too far. The truck sits on 20s, and there is a little bit of evidence of the tires getting into the front inner fender and you can see where someone tried to bend the lip unsuccessfully, and I assume since they put on the expanders it does not get into them anymore. I have since trimmed the inner fender lips on the front.
The rear has a set of drop shackles and although better than the front there isn't much room for travel. It also needs the carrier bearing relocated to take care of a vibration that comes in at about 60 mph.
I am to the point after seeing this mess that I just want to start over on it with new springs, spindles, notch, shocks ect.. I am not sure what all has been done to it and would just rather start from scratch with a complete kit front and back to get rid of this crap and know what I am riding on.
So what do you guys recommend on a kit for the best ride, safety and handling? What brand ect
Looking at my truck it maybe close to a 4/6 or 5/7 but I really don't know. I like the current ride height
but wouldn't mind it a little lower. I would think anything would ride better than it does now!
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