hey i was woundering what do u think is better for offroading
all around leaf springs or all around coils
or coils front and leafs rear

 

Leaf springs are easier to lift...... conversion isn't exactly easy, or inexpensive though. Coils supposedly give better flex, but, converting the rear to coils would have the same issues as converting the front to leafs...... What do you want to do with your truck?

 

If you are asking in relation to your 2nd gen, keep the factory setup. It's one of the best factory designs to build off of for an off road rig.

 

the swap isnt a problem for me ive looked at lot and it dosnt look like much work but offroading trucked used as trail and little mud but i wanna play on rock ive seen pic of guys flexing with all leafs and with all coils but it seems like guys coils in the front and leafs in the rear dont flex much

my plan is to buy a second truck and turn my ram into a full truggy

 

Keep doing the research, weigh the pro's and con's, make your choice. If I was going full custom trail rig I wouldn't think twice about leaves. Links all the way.

 

ya and i have to agree with u on the factory setup i just have a 3 inch lift on 33 and i had my 1 wheel like 4 or 3 and a half feet up fully flexed out i was like :O ahaha i had a 89 jeep xj 4.5 inch lift on 32 and it couldnt flex that much

 

Yea, but xj's sure are awesome trail machines regardless. Same basic multi-link design as our trucks.

 

ya mine was fun it was going to be my trailor rig guted out biger lift long arm kit D60 38s looked into the same idea all around leafs or coils ahaha but didnt trust the leafs with the front ahah stupid no fames ahahah and the ram was going to be the tower then drove the ram was like nope its my offroad truck now ahah and the tower will be the 02 2500 6speed ram cummins when i can afford it ahah

lol ive had lots of ideas i had a 91 4 runner put a piston thur the block and i was going to drop a 400 small block that i got laying around in it but i think the ram is the last truck im buying for offroading its geting built for sure this time ahaha

 

Well, I think coils are a superior suspension overall, but the leaf spring isn't dead yet.

Put either on a live axle like a 2wd rear or (some) 4wd truck front & rear and a lot of the coil spring advantages go away.

On smooth pavement the coil shines but mess it up a bit and it gets less clear cut.

Coils work much better than leafs as vehicle weight goes down; as you put on the pounds the leafs get their due. When you have a full-frame vehicle with reasonable room for suspension components there are also fewer reasons to look at coils.

Then there's how they each react to carrying a varying payload and the leafs shine there. It's also not difficult to add leafs to increase payload capacity without upsetting the unloaded ride as much versus a coil setup.

I think the 2Gen Ram setup is fine overall. Not an area to worry about if you actually use it as a truck. The 21st century pickup is a bit more of a people hauler than before; the popularity of the full-size 4-door quad cab probably has more to to with the coils appearing on the Ram than the areas you're asking about; engineers are paying more attention to on-pavement ride quality today, which is an area the coils do well on (and a lot of automotive press reviewers never leave the blacktop).