hey all

was wondering if there are any options to upgrade the suspension so it isnt so plush. I was thinking maybe some bilstein shocks and maybe a rear sway bar for the rear. any stiffer and lowering springs available out there?

does anybody know if this swaybar kit from addco will work on a 02 b3500?

http://www.suspensionconnection.com/...on/7513dv.html

 

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I'll take a look into the kyb's thanks

so you've ran these bilsteins before?:

http://www.bilsteincanada.com/index....882_2893_14056

 

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I am a big Fan of the KYB gas a Justs.

They really eliminated that floaty, removed from the road 70's Cadilliac feel.

I have them on all 4's and would not consider anything else.

I heard the Bilsteins were even stiffer, but have no experience ths no opinion.

A trusted mechanic I know who has done a lot of suspensions says he has seen many many failed bilsteins but never a failed KYB Gas a Just, so at less than half the price, it was a no brainer for me.

I upgraded my front coils from the stock Moog 7270 diameter to the thicker Moog 7272 when I rebuilt my whole front suspension. I was worried they would be too stiff, but they are not. Stiffer yes, breadtruck like, no.

I also have Firestone ride rite airbags helping the rear leafs. I keep 15 to 25 psi in them and it significantly reduces body roll. If I pump them up to 50 PSI the Van turns nearly flat. At 100 PSI, the rear is raised over 4 inches compared to 0 psi. It it nice to adjust them for sleeping or camping in uneven locations. I don't often carry passengers but over 30 psi in the rear makes the ride harsher, and probably unpleasant. The former Gabriels I had back there could not easily control the bouncy factor of the airbags. The KYB's GAJ's were a vast improvement

I heard adding the rear sway bars are only an issue on the premagnum('93and earlier) vans when the gas tank was in the back.

I do not feel as if one would be of any benefit on my Van with the rear Airbags.

Polyurethane bushings on the front sway bar make a big difference in handling over the stock rubber ones

 

Night and day - agreed...

Cheers!

 

I installed Performance Suspension Technologies complete PolyGraphite Suspension Bushings on my front and rear back in 06. All PST bought Moog front suspension parts, PST 1-1/4" front sway, PST 1" rear sway bar. My van handles incredible. The best thing about the PolyGraphite bushings is no squeak, and my front end rarely needs alignment. I have used KYBs on every vehicle I have had since the mid seventies, so of course back in 2000 when I got my 94 I right away put KYBs front and rear, around 05 the fronts were dead, first time ever for my KYBs. so I bought more and about two years ago the second set were dead. so now I am on bilsteins in the front and original KYBs on the rear. I am happy with the bilsteins so far.

 

any chance you'd have some pics of the sway bars mounted?

any links of the pst sway bars?

 

http://www.p-s-t.com/

Pictures of my Front & Rear Sway Bars

https://picasaweb.google.com/jusrick...eat=directlink