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Old 08-01-2011, 10:45 AM
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Default leaf springs on the front? yay or nay?
Has anyone ever put leaf springs on the front of their rams? Never hear of it and was wondering if its possible. Would it be hard to do? What are pros and cons? Jus throwin the idea out there.
 
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There is a thread on here of a guy doing just that.......
 
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your in luck... heyyou has the thread link...

pros: easy to go big, simple setup, cheap

cons: bad ride, idk what else... someone else help me here

this is pry what your looking at doing...
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Hey, it's suspension technology right out of the 1800's, what do you expect?

See if it drives any better with the shocks..... I bet it will.
 
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i bet it won't
 
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hey i never said this thing was gonna ride like a caddy! lol
 
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