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Suspension
I have a question about my suspension. It rides like a tank on most roads and I’m sure being lifted isn’t helping the comfort but it shouldn’t be this bad should it? I have a couple videos of me driving over normal stuff on my daily commutes or around town. One specific train crossing about makes my teeth come out my head from the shock of hitting it at a normal 45-50 speed. I have a 6 inch Superlift on 35” procomp tires. Stock shocks on the lift which are also procomp. Got them warrantied about a year ago or so maybe more. My truck is a 2007 F-250 King Ranch with the all reliable 6 leaker. I’m sorry that the videos are upside down, when it was recording on my phone as I was watching it live from the passenger seat it was right side up but for some reason it recorded upside down and it’s slightly annoying and I don’t have any software to rotate it for people not on phones/tablets. Let me know if the video isn't attached I’m not sure how to, I’m hoping I did it correctly.
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Just post this video to youtube and copy the link here.
You likely have really stiff springs and procomp shocks are garbage.
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not an expert but I’m sure shocks are supposed to rebound quicker than maybe an inch a second
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So, most likely the problem is you have a cheap lift. The bigger the lift the worse they ride. Super lift is a very cheap suspension brand and procomp shocks are no better.
It looks like you have stacked blocks in the rear. Not a good idea. It actually looks like you have 3 blocks...
Also the air bag suspension isn't helping any. They need a minimum pressure inside them to prevent damage and that's going to stiffen the suspension.
It looks like you have stacked blocks in the rear. Not a good idea. It actually looks like you have 3 blocks...
Also the air bag suspension isn't helping any. They need a minimum pressure inside them to prevent damage and that's going to stiffen the suspension.
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I don’t use the bags for help, only for my camper. I run those around 10 just for safety. I know it shouldn’t ride like a Cadillac but I just want it better than it is now and if some 5100s would help I’ll invest into those
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5100s will help, but it won't make it great.
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I don’t mind the small bumps because it’s a truck and it’s gonna ride worse than say the 2017 Kia we have. But the big bumps like in that video is what I wanna get rid of if I can. What do you think is my best bet to at least dampen that bad bump where it almost crushes my bag completely? The front doesn’t ride all that bad honestly it kinda just floats over big bumps and barely feel little ones, it’s just the rear that is terrible. Any advice helps
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Mine has the camper package springs in the back with 4 inch lift blocks and bilstein 5100s. Front has spacers and 5100s has well. The ride was more harsh after I lifted it, but the better shocks solved that problem. You definitely want to get rid of those stacked blocks in the rear. It is only a matter of time before they seperate from one another causing some serious issues. I would start with better shocks as the ones you have are junk and go from there.
It will never ride like a Cadillac, but there are a few steps you can take to make it ride better.
It will never ride like a Cadillac, but there are a few steps you can take to make it ride better.
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It’s just what came with the truck when I first got it a while back, I didn’t put the lift on but I did basically the rest. I never understood why the lift blocks are such a big deal when it comes to stacking but I’m not expert on suspension hence why I’m here. The front is in coil springs with a single shock not on leafs. I’m just wanting to dampen the big bumps to where’s it doesn’t jar the whole cab when going over them that’s it
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So after weighing options because of this lift is trash and it’s not even worth keeping, I’m thinking on getting a RBP 6” lift since it has the strike plate and it replaces my lift blocks with one piece with strike plate already attached so I can still run my bags. Does that sound good to fix the ride completely and able to run my airbags or will it complete screw my airbag setup and I can’t run them because they’re quite a big help towing a 43 foot fifth wheel and I’d like to keep them. Here’s the link to the lift for anyone that can tell me if it’ll still work with my current bag setup https://realtruck.com/p/rbp-6-lift-k...ord/f250/2007/
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Originally Posted by Ryan3332
I took a shock off of the truck and compressed it completely just under my body weight and it took a while for it to rebound back to fully extended from more or less fully compressed. Im
not an expert but I’m sure shocks are supposed to rebound quicker than maybe an inch a second
not an expert but I’m sure shocks are supposed to rebound quicker than maybe an inch a second
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Let's start with facts....
1-You have stock rear suspension WITH a add-a-leaf
2-air bags at 10psi
3-crap shocks
So to answer 1 that add a leaf will not affect the ride quality, I have a long add a leaf on my 2004 f350 and it rides PERFECT
2 bags at 10psi is what ever manufacturer recommends when not hauling and again will not hurt the ride. Actually it looks like the bags are over stretched like the mounts are too short becasue of the lift you have.
And 3 cheap shocks are straight up GARBAGE. A quality shock will steadily rebound after being pushed down, not 1" per second and they should also require FORCE to compress them
The stacked two rear blocks isn't a biggie , ever lift kit company stacks blocks on ever year and make vehicle. As long as they are installed correctly and the ubolts torqued properly and then checked again on schedule you wont have a problem.
I'd buy the best shock I could, then check tire pressures. Just because the tire has 80psi on the sidewall doesn't mean you need 80psi in the tire
1-You have stock rear suspension WITH a add-a-leaf
2-air bags at 10psi
3-crap shocks
So to answer 1 that add a leaf will not affect the ride quality, I have a long add a leaf on my 2004 f350 and it rides PERFECT
2 bags at 10psi is what ever manufacturer recommends when not hauling and again will not hurt the ride. Actually it looks like the bags are over stretched like the mounts are too short becasue of the lift you have.
And 3 cheap shocks are straight up GARBAGE. A quality shock will steadily rebound after being pushed down, not 1" per second and they should also require FORCE to compress them
The stacked two rear blocks isn't a biggie , ever lift kit company stacks blocks on ever year and make vehicle. As long as they are installed correctly and the ubolts torqued properly and then checked again on schedule you wont have a problem.
I'd buy the best shock I could, then check tire pressures. Just because the tire has 80psi on the sidewall doesn't mean you need 80psi in the tire