Shock/suspension question
#1
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Peoples communist republic of MA
Posts: 87
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Shock/suspension question
I've been wanting to do an add-a-leaf to my truck, to help for when I really load the bed up, but I've been torn. I know I would benefit from the extra spring, but I've already put leveling keys in to bring the front up 2 or so inches. It sits nice and level right now, and if I do the add-a-leaf it will bring the rear end up, and I will be back to the front low rake.
So, I was looking at replacing the shocks in my truck anyway, and though expensive, I really like the adjustability of the Rancho 9000xl shocks. Well today, I saw Rancho also makes the QuickLift shocks for the front. I'm thinking that if these bring the front up even more, the add-a-leaf in the rear wouldn't throw off the level stance of the the truck. Also, the QuickLifts are compatable with the adjustability of the 9000xl's.
So, my question is, has anyone tried this setup, will it work like I'm thinking, and is there anything that I'll need to be aware of if I do a setup like this?
Thanks in advance
Adam
So, I was looking at replacing the shocks in my truck anyway, and though expensive, I really like the adjustability of the Rancho 9000xl shocks. Well today, I saw Rancho also makes the QuickLift shocks for the front. I'm thinking that if these bring the front up even more, the add-a-leaf in the rear wouldn't throw off the level stance of the the truck. Also, the QuickLifts are compatable with the adjustability of the 9000xl's.
So, my question is, has anyone tried this setup, will it work like I'm thinking, and is there anything that I'll need to be aware of if I do a setup like this?
Thanks in advance
Adam
#5
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: South Georgia/East Florida
Posts: 24,686
Likes: 0
Received 20 Likes
on
19 Posts
yep and will bounce your a$$ all over the road when there is no load in the truck, been there, done that before. For under $200 you can get a set of bags, install them yourself in about an hour and you can buy a damn $15 12v compressor that would still fill the bags to their capacity (not that you'd ever need that much air to level a load) in about 15-20 seconds...
#6
#7
yep and will bounce your a$$ all over the road when there is no load in the truck. For under $200 you can get a set of bags, install them yourself in about an hour and you can buy a damn $15 12v compressor that would still fill the bags to their capacity (not that you'd ever need that much air to level a load) in about 15-20 seconds...
Trending Topics
#8
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: South Georgia/East Florida
Posts: 24,686
Likes: 0
Received 20 Likes
on
19 Posts
I've got one in a compartment on my ATV is about the size of three slices of bread stacked on top of each other and a tire patch/plug kit for on trail emergencies was also around $15. Often I'll use that one to put air in the bags since most often I'm doing it when I carry the 4 wheeler in the bed.
The bags don't require much air at all and even with that small of a compressor I can fill them in under 30 seconds...