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I Need Help Beefing Up the Rear End of My 1998 3500 Van for Trailing

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Old 05-22-2019, 02:23 PM
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I have a 98 3500 van extra long. When I see other vans and including mine, they all have a sag look to them.

I want to be able to hit the trails with my van too. Are there any suggestions for what type of equipment?

Thank you so much!
 
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Old 05-22-2019, 02:37 PM
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Replace your rear springs, and maybe add some airbags of you tow heavy stuff regularly. Maybe a weight distributing hitch?
 
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Yeah, you have a case of the mid-life sag. You probably need new coils up front too.
 
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I was looking at this kit.

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My buddy suggested putting a distributing hitch on for my trailer.

Any suggestions for front coils?
 
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That looks good for the rear, the company has a good name.

For the front, just go with stock replacements. They don't do a whole lotta work for towing, and the stockers should work out just fine.
 



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