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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 11:22 PM
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Ok so as some of you may have read I recently put a 3 inch body lift&2 1/2 leveling kit&some fallen rocky mountain ats 35 12.50 15 .New front shocks nothing special the blue monroes...I've had all my suspension componets checked out&all was well.
It feels like every crack I run over I feel it like really bad.. so the ride seems kinda rough because of that.Is it because of the new tires?&2x1972 of your reading this how dont you have the same tires?
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 01:35 AM
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if you went bigger tires i think so or maby shocks need to be worked in
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 08:33 AM
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What PSI are you running in the tires? Higher PSI will give a stiffer ride.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 09:22 AM
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id still run 35-40psi in ur tires, see if that works, and it could be the shocks, i put some brand new rancho's on a while back and felt everything. now days i have bilstein's for my lift, and i dont feel nothin
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 09:46 AM
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I bet its the leveling kit spacers. They compress your coil spring which takes away from travel.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 12:26 PM
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I'm running em all@35
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 01:29 PM
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All brand new stuff = much stiffer. Give the shocks some time to settle in. Base your tire pressure on the load range and max psi for starters, but do the chalk trick to really get it dialed in.

For example, mine are max 50 psi. I run 43 front and 40 rear. This works out for my setup and comfort. My Bilsteins initially felt stiffer in the beginning...as they should be. They are now settled in after almost a year.

Also....it's a truck.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 02:07 PM
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What load range are the tires? They are a bigger, wider, heaver tire, things will feel different. What size were your old tires?
 
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