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11-07-2022, 01:09 PM | #1 |
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Re: Air bags on the rear suspension?
Before changing springs, remove the shocks and see how easily you can compress the rear springs. The rear of my '66 floated and could easily be compressed 3-4" with the shocks removed. It may be that it has very tightly valved shocks that aren't allowing the suspension to compress/extend easily enough over bumps unless there is added weight in the back. You might be able to get away with lighter duty shocks and your current springs.
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11-07-2022, 02:36 PM | #2 | |
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11-09-2022, 03:58 PM | #3 | |
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The leaf springs on this truck are literally 2-3" thick in the amount of leaves stacked upon each other!
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11-09-2022, 04:52 PM | #4 | |
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11-12-2022, 09:01 PM | #5 |
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Re: Air bags on the rear suspension?
Here's a couple photos of the springs and how thick they are!
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