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New coils installed.
So I'm sad to say I'm on the verge of selling my truck if I can't figure out how to make this thing ride better.
To give some background I have a 2wd 4.6 f250 light duty (7lug) and I'm having a problem with the ride quality.
It rides really extremely rough like I don't even want to be in it. I used to have day star 2.5" coil spacers but I just took them out yesterday because about 40 people told me just to go with new lift coils. But it actually didn't fix a single thing truck still rides horrible.
My current suspension setup is 3" rc spindles, 1.5" rc coils, on a 3" body lift, the rear has 2" blocks. I have brand new bilstein 2" 5100s in the front and some regular rear shocks.
I'm riding on a 16x 12 mickey Thompson classic iii's with 38x13x16r XML military tires.
And before you say it's just cause the tires I used to ride on 33 bfg mud terrains and it still rode horribly rough. I can tell the difference between tire and suspension and for sure I can tell you that my friend has my old bfgs and his rides like a cloud.
If anyone has actual advice other than just to give up please speak up.
To give some background I have a 2wd 4.6 f250 light duty (7lug) and I'm having a problem with the ride quality.
It rides really extremely rough like I don't even want to be in it. I used to have day star 2.5" coil spacers but I just took them out yesterday because about 40 people told me just to go with new lift coils. But it actually didn't fix a single thing truck still rides horrible.
My current suspension setup is 3" rc spindles, 1.5" rc coils, on a 3" body lift, the rear has 2" blocks. I have brand new bilstein 2" 5100s in the front and some regular rear shocks.
I'm riding on a 16x 12 mickey Thompson classic iii's with 38x13x16r XML military tires.
And before you say it's just cause the tires I used to ride on 33 bfg mud terrains and it still rode horribly rough. I can tell the difference between tire and suspension and for sure I can tell you that my friend has my old bfgs and his rides like a cloud.
If anyone has actual advice other than just to give up please speak up.
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The F250 Light Duty has damn near double if not more than double the payload capacity than the regular F150 so the springs are much much stiffer in the rear.
I had a 6" Fabtech, 3" Body, Torsion Keys, Add-A-Lead and 38X15.50R20 Toyos along with 5100s on a 03 supercrew and for being a lifted truck it rode incredibly well!!
Wayne
I had a 6" Fabtech, 3" Body, Torsion Keys, Add-A-Lead and 38X15.50R20 Toyos along with 5100s on a 03 supercrew and for being a lifted truck it rode incredibly well!!
Wayne
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Lift coils or spacers kill the ride quality because they hamper eliminate most of the up travel. The rear springs have nothing to do with it. I have 7700 2200# rear springs and the truck rides like it should. I also have a 7700 Spring code GH torsion bars. My truck rides extremely well for having such a stiff suspension.
I can tell you the military tires coupled with Junk suspension components make the truck ride horribly. If you really want a lifted 2wd, nut up and buy a fabtech 7.5" Kit and get rid of the **** tires.
I can tell you the military tires coupled with Junk suspension components make the truck ride horribly. If you really want a lifted 2wd, nut up and buy a fabtech 7.5" Kit and get rid of the **** tires.
