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Offroading, crawling, articulation and such

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Old Sep 2, 2014 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnn123
What else does IFS refer to? Ive always heard it used for Independant Front Suspension...... Which all 1500 Gen 4's have?
I goofed. Ignore the prior comment.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2014 | 09:18 PM
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That stance is perfectly normal. All your weight is suspended on those springs and now they are being pulled downhill by gravity. It's the same affect of you going around a sharp right turn, all the weight is pushed to the left side, lifting the right. The only way to stop it would be an active suspension system. Picture any item on a slope, the top wants to break over first dragging the bottom, hence a slinky traveling down a set of stairs.

As for your airbags, yes, they will transfer air back and forth and may increase the feeling but not if they have min. air. If you use the bags for hauling heavy loads, I would separate the lines as a shifting load can increase a serious off-camber stance even just going around a corner. Much less if you are towing as the weight stays centered.
 
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