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Old 05-12-2009, 05:33 PM
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New Suspension for 1984 pickup

I am trying to decide what to do to rebuild my '84 truck after being in a wild gas station accident that destroyed the rear half of my truck. It was on 5" springs and 35's, but I want to go to 4" springs.

I'm trying to decide between a complete front and rear kit from Trail Gear, All Pro or Marlin Crawler. I will be buying very soon, so if anyone has any good info or experience with any of these kits, please let me know.

The only problem I have with these is that the rear springs aren't rated for heavy loads because I haul my sled around in the winter, that's about 500 lbs. I've thought of also adding some air bags to help with the weight. Thanks for any help.
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Heavy loads and 4" lift = 63" Chevys
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I saw the pictures wow !! what happened ? you should post them here on this thread.
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I will post them here. I also just bought the Trail Gear set up, front and rear, because it came with wheel bearings and seal kits.

What happened was this old woman drove straight through a 25mph intersection at about 50-60mph and drove directly into my truck.

The frame is still good, so I'm rebuilding, by the end it should be a better truck than before it was hit.
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Should of went "WabFab"

"Haul" the sled as in the bed or on the trailer hitch?

Add some air bags or do something like "Zuk" does with an extra added coil with the leaf springs.

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I was thinking of using some air bags or just adding an extra leaf in the rear packs. An added coil spring sounds really cool though, and I could make a setup so it could be put in and out quickly for when I had a heavy load.

Sled in the Bed.
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