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EyeTrip
R/T
11/16/2002
08:49:13
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 Subject: Suspension question
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I have a really stiff suspension. I have gotten use to it but when somebody gets in they always make a comment about it. When I load the bed with concrete it smoothes right out.
Question is, if I take out one leaf spring will it make it smoother or bouncy? Or should I just finish the Hotchkiss suspension group with their rear springs?
I have a 2/3 drop and Hotchkiss front/rear sway bars and front springs with a "slid-a-link" setup.
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Fubar512
GenIII
11/16/2002
14:08:10
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Eyetrip, I have not tried this on a Dak, but on F-150s and Jeeps. Removing one of the SHORT leafs usually dropped the truck 1/2", and softened the ride a bit.
Alternatively (again, not that I've personally tried this), you could experiment with teflon strips between the leafs. It helped out on one Jeep in which the owner installed a set of Rancho springs, and found that it was "hopping" from one expansion strip to another, due to the springs being a bit radical for highway driving.
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EyeTrip
R/T
11/17/2002
07:12:02
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Thanks Fubar512,
Good info to look into.
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xplikt
GenIII
11/18/2002
00:22:35
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EyeTrip, your truck's stiffness is probably close to mine. Here's what ya do:
*get in truck*
*passenger gets in truck*
*drive*
Passenger: "It's stiff in here, this sucks."
*unbuckle passenger seatbelt* (skip if they do not wear a seatbelt)
*lean over and open their door*
*proceed to push them out the door yelling tuck and roll*
OPTIONAL: *proceed to push them out the door yelling tuck and roll you son of a b1tch, how's the ride now?*
Simple, but yet affective.
-Mike
http://www.dodgetruckworld.com/xplikt/
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
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EyeTrip
R/T
11/19/2002
00:59:44
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That's a great idea! LOL
I have thought about it.
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Deep Purple
Gen III
11/27/2002
22:51:49
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I've tried that, but she keeps finding her way back home.
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