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Stiff Suspension - Recommendations? (with pics)

Old Dec 31, 2008 | 05:44 AM
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Well you dont have a 4inch lift...Im saying the Tbars need to be slightly relaxed and the AAL removed.

This is 4inch lift and 31's



It was funny looking but i had to show the place that adjusted the steering they were tards.
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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Finally got a chance to tear into the truck. I have done research on AALs and when I got under the truck and looked closely, I noticed a few things. First of all there are red-colored leaf spring bushings, and the height of the truck is roughly 2" above stock. I inspected the t-bars and just as people here suggested, they are cranked pretty far.

Because I was a bit confused, I decided to get my mechanic's opinion. He said it looked like the t-bars were cranked and I had an aftermarket (Downey he said, so you were right GDR ) rear leaf suspension. He said he could tell because there are 4 primary leafs instead of the normal stock 3, as well as the red bushings and the fact that the truck is about 2" above stock in the rear.

The truck pulls to the left, so I asked him about that, and he said my torsion bars were cranked so far that it made it impossible to properly adjust the camber/caster to stock spec. He said currently everything was set so that my wheels would at least wear properly, but I would have pulling to the left. He said the only way I could get a better ride, remove the pull, and prevent increased wear on the IFS components was to uncrank the t-bars and replace the rear suspension with stock stuff, thus losing my 2" of lift.

So. What would you guys recommend? I want to uncrank the t-bars, but I don't want to lose my lift. Is there anything else aside from BJ spacers that I can use to improve the ride, get the steering components back to relatively stock angles, and maintain my lift?

Thanks!!

Last edited by Monochrome; Jan 13, 2009 at 12:19 PM. Reason: to point out that GDR was right about the leaf springs
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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For the front, throw a set of balljoint spacers on and relax the t-bars so you are sitting 1.5inches over stock or less.

For the rear, chuck the short think AAL (the leaf on top of your overload). And go pick up a long ride AAL or some long shackles.

I have a short style AAL like yours, its provides a good amount of lift but its a hard ride. My truck is very nice on the road though, front suspension works hard

Or.. You can set the suspesion back to stock and pick up a 1-3inch body lift instead
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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^^ or you could do bjs, AAL AND a 1-3" BL
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