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Old May 8, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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Basic High Quality Suspension

Any recommendations on the best quality suspension for a '91 2WD pickup w/ a 22RE. I do not need to lift at all. I'm just spoiled on my other vehicles and would love to have the truck ride and handle as best as possible.
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Old May 8, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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What type of handling do you mean, off or on road?
Fabtech has a decent kit but is a bit stiff if you crank it for the 2.5" lift it advertises. Total Chaos has (what I hear) an almost bullet-proof long travel kit also but is pricey. I've heard mixed about Downey's kit.
I've got the Fabtech on my '91 2wd/22re/auto and it actually rides like a truck now- subtle bumps are responded to a bit too firmly but whoops are sucked up and the truck comes up without bouncing.
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Old May 8, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Sounds like you want it to handle better on road. Perhaps the few 2wd boys will chime in here...
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Old May 9, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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Well, no other '2wd chimers' for on-road so...
on road:
front- stock torsion bars. urethane control arm and sway bar bushings. shorten the sway arm end links 1" and use urethane bushings. relax the torsion bars so you have 1/2" spacing on the upper bump stops (compression) and install urethane compression bushings on the shocks to ramp up 'jounce'. Set the alignment to 1/16 toe-in, camber to -.5 degree (top of wheel in), caster at where it sits. urethane bushings on the strut rods.
Sorry- here's my edit:
front- total chaos long travel suspension set up with everything else as I mentioned above except for 1" spacing on the compression stop.

rear- torque-reactive limited slip differential (torsen type), stock springs with load and last leaf removed and 2" lift shackles, urethane bushings on the spring eyes, 28mm anti-sway bar with urethane bushings.

just kidding, I was making that up. But I bet it'd be something to play with.

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Old May 11, 2008 | 05:35 AM
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Replace with NEW stock suspension...sounds like thats what you are looking for...just find a pair of junkyard springs that are in better shape than yours or just slap an add a leaf on em
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Old May 11, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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Hmm. Thanks for the input. Yea, I'd be using it 95% on-road and am just looking for the best handling 'round town and through the twisty mountain roads.
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