Heavy Duty Rear Coils
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From: Edmonton, Alberta
for those with a big concern of looks with your truck, the heavy springs would be good if you have a leveling kit, that way the back won't look like it's saggin bad when towing... My only thought, now i'm curious to see how heavy duty they are, and how they affect the ride...
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Joined: Aug 2009
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From: middle of the state, IA
What are you hauling that is causing the truck to bottom? My truck rides level with about 1000lbs in the bed and 200-300lbs of tounge weight. I'm assuming your bottoming is coming from you cutting the coils shorter, which both decreased the ride height and would have taken some of the spring out of the steel since you used a torch to do it.
This is pretty standard for my truck - bed full of gear and firewood, kayaks up top, 5 people in the truck and a 3000lb boat on the back. Back of the truck still sits a tad higher than the front with that load on it.
This is pretty standard for my truck - bed full of gear and firewood, kayaks up top, 5 people in the truck and a 3000lb boat on the back. Back of the truck still sits a tad higher than the front with that load on it.
Champion
Joined: May 2009
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From: MN
False. try actually putting 1200 pounds in the bed of your truck and then put a picture on here of it sitting level. I have had almost 1300 pounds of seed in the back of my truck and the a$$ was dragging big time. I'm betting you dont have as much weight in the back as you think you do.
What do you figure a half bed full of oak weighs? I've got 600lbs of rocksalt in the bed all winter long, and that barely moves it at all.
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From: Ontario
Your truck is 2wd which means the front end is a lot lower than our 4X4's. Also, the 2wd has a higher payload/towing rating than the 4X4, especially the 4wd crew cabs. I'm thinking that these things MAY have something to do with it.
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From: Brooks AB
What are you hauling that is causing the truck to bottom? My truck rides level with about 1000lbs in the bed and 200-300lbs of tounge weight. I'm assuming your bottoming is coming from you cutting the coils shorter, which both decreased the ride height and would have taken some of the spring out of the steel since you used a torch to do it.
I started this thread because I came across some useful information that I wanted to pass along to others.
What I did to my coils has nothing to do with this thread.
I have seen alot of fourth gens loaded down with tools, campers, dirt, gravel, atv's ect. Perhaps some of those guys may be interested in beefing up their rear suspension, obviously you're not. that's Great.
Champion
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From: MN
I dont think you're reading properly. My truck doesnt bottom out, I dont haul ANYTHING in the back of it. Nor do I want heavier coils in the rear.
I started this thread because I came across some useful information that I wanted to pass along to others.
What I did to my coils has nothing to do with this thread.
I have seen alot of fourth gens loaded down with tools, campers, dirt, gravel, atv's ect. Perhaps some of those guys may be interested in beefing up their rear suspension, obviously you're not. that's Great.
I started this thread because I came across some useful information that I wanted to pass along to others.
What I did to my coils has nothing to do with this thread.
I have seen alot of fourth gens loaded down with tools, campers, dirt, gravel, atv's ect. Perhaps some of those guys may be interested in beefing up their rear suspension, obviously you're not. that's Great.
Ah, guess I was confused. Your other thread said you cut your coils and then found some place that you could get custom coils for $400 - I assumed that these were the same coils you were talking about in that thread.
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Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Bristol, NH
Opinion's
Hello eveyone,
I have been thinking about this a lot and I wanted to get some opinion's about these spring's. When I first posted I did not have a leveling kit but I am now running a 2.5" Mopar kit. I was only originally planning on running a 1.5" kit, so now the rear has become more important to me. I origanally like the airbag setup for about $280(Bags and compressor) Now I would like to raise the rear a tad and decrease the sag a bit when towing. I tow a 4000lb boat in the summer and haul the occasional Uhaul size trailer(5000lbs loaded) I found a company in PA that sells HD springs for the rear that provide 1/2"-1" of lift and are supposed to decrease sag. The guy told me what I wanted to hear in that the guys that had them where very happy and the trucks did not sag anymore under load. So here is my question. I can either put a spacer and airbag system for about $400 and have a tuneable suspension and maintain factory ride or I can get the new HD springs and be done with it. What would you do?
I have been thinking about this a lot and I wanted to get some opinion's about these spring's. When I first posted I did not have a leveling kit but I am now running a 2.5" Mopar kit. I was only originally planning on running a 1.5" kit, so now the rear has become more important to me. I origanally like the airbag setup for about $280(Bags and compressor) Now I would like to raise the rear a tad and decrease the sag a bit when towing. I tow a 4000lb boat in the summer and haul the occasional Uhaul size trailer(5000lbs loaded) I found a company in PA that sells HD springs for the rear that provide 1/2"-1" of lift and are supposed to decrease sag. The guy told me what I wanted to hear in that the guys that had them where very happy and the trucks did not sag anymore under load. So here is my question. I can either put a spacer and airbag system for about $400 and have a tuneable suspension and maintain factory ride or I can get the new HD springs and be done with it. What would you do?