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Old 08-14-2007, 12:57 PM
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Beats me really.. I mean, it's a 6" Superlift... But beyond that, I really dont know.. This is my first 4x4 and I've had it since the first of the year. It's been a terrible rough ride since I bought it. I've tried pressuring down the tires a little and that didnt help so I put them back to 40psi. It doesnt bounce around like a normal worn out shock does. It's almost like there is no absorbtion (is that a word?) to them. But it's front and back.. Up front there are duel Superlift shocks and Superlift coil springs. on the back there are Superlift struts and I'm assuming (we all know the dangers of that) stock leaf springs.
When I had it up in the mountans this past spring I know from driving if on trails that the shocks will go down when at extreme angles and such. I realize that anytime you put big tires on a truck and lift it, there is going to be some loss of as far as a smooth ride goes. But this is worse than driving around a 1ton empty. I really dont want to take it to a shop and tell them "it rides rough and I dont know whats wrong". I know where that'll get me..
It wouldnt bother me so much, but I'm kinda worried that all that banging around on our lovely louisiana roads is gonna lead to other damage. Since I've had it, I've had to replace the distributer twice because of the electronics involved with them failing. I know that if you beat on anything electronic it's just a matter of time before it craps out.
I know it may appear as though I dont know much about my rides, that isnt the case. I've just never had a problem like this before... My dad tried to chalk it up to short wheelbase and big tires. But my friend has a cheep with a 4"Superlift and 33" tires and his is pretty damn smooth. Even offroad.
I called the fella I bought it from and asked him about it and he said it did that since he bought it too. He bought it with the lift on it. He said the tires size was the same but he has gone thru a couple of sets in the 5 years he owned it. I didnt think to ask him if he'd ever replaced the shocks though. I couldnt begin to know how to date the lift and/or shocks to know about how old they are. Maybe they just need changing.
If that's the case, how to do I go about ordering shocks for a lifted truck? By that, I mean do I need to order a specific length of shock since it's lifted? *no, I've never owned a lifted truck before either*

Any ideas and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated.