Velvet ride shackles were thankfully discontinued years ago. Some folks had good luck with them. It felt good knowing the set on my rig were melted down for recycling.

 

Yeah, I looked them up - the design seems weak for a truck of this size/weight especially considering the extreme workload that gets thrown at them... The name sounds good but I would be unsettled knowing my truck is hammering on that rubber isolator.

 

I've had the VR's on my truck for probably 10 years and no issues whatsoever. I have another set I got new but never put on my other truck before I sold it. I have no issue running them again, they worked beautifully and you're the first person I've heard say anything negative about them.

 

Well Jim like I said. Some people had good luck with them. Your one of those. I'm one of the ones who inherited a worn out set and the problems associated with the fact they were worn out for quite some time.

 

I did an RSK and new 1" over stock leafs on the front of my truck and 4" lift block in the back to level it out. I was told it was the only way to go and would make a world of difference on the ride quality of the truck.

I wasn't all that happy with it and it might have made it a touch better but I didn't notice anything.

Then I was looking for tires for 17" rims and thought about going to 20" rims but was told with the 37s I had plans on running that I'd get an even better ride with the 17" rims as there was more side wall to give then the 20" rims. So I saved money and kept my 17s.

So now I'm ridding on basically a 6" lift over all and the truck still rides like a log covered wagon.

Needless to say I still haven't found a girl that like to ride in the truck.

HMMMMMMMM maybe its me they don't like to ride next too?

 

So the springs you put on the front werent V code?

 

I have sky rsk and bilsteins 5125 shocks.if u do rsk.buy the pittman arm.i did not and will be soon.
My wife was pregnant and i had to make it better.she was pleasently happy.its still a truck but im very happy.i have stock front springs and poly bushings.added one leaf and a shim out back.

 

The springs where made by Atlas leaf spring company. I'm not sure if I could tell if they are V code

 

St. Louis spring is great to deal with!i use them at work often.

 

not watching too closely...

L-shaped 100 gallon fuel transfer tank & truck tool box

pretty smokin deal there. id buy it but i cant afford to fill the 2 tanks i already have! let alone a 100 gal tank.

 

Someone must have put that 2" factory block in the rear. Like Evan mentioned, the 350 4x4s came with 4" blocks.

 

Any lift spring or add-a-leaf you put in is gonna ride worse than a stock spring...

 

oh trust me, I'm living out that reality every day. I called Sky off road, left a message and emailed them. still havent heard back, I guess we'll see how that pans out... other than the shackle being pre-built I don't see why a guy can't just weld-up a shackle and put SD springs in. I looked at their setup and unless I'm missing something there isn't much to it...

 

Whatever you decide to go with, I'd definitely consider using poly spring bushings! I just did my front and gonna do the back as soon as I get a chance. Handles better with the polys.

 

Yep, I'm happy with the poly bushings on my front springs. Haven't had the time or money to do the rears yet, but I might go a different direction with the rear in the future...

I'm thinking air springs.