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Aug 21, 2006 | 10:14 PM

gearjammer69

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poor ride

i have a 04f150 supercrew that i put 22 inch wheels on when i am not pullin my boat the ride is crap when i am pullin my boat the back end feels like it is bottemin out i dont know if i should bag it or change out my shocks i only have 32000 miles on my truck so i dont think my shocks should be bad and my boat noly weights 5500 pounds please help my problem

Aug 23, 2006 | 03:45 PM

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well, did it ride like crap before the rims?

Aug 23, 2006 | 06:37 PM

gearjammer69

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no not before the wheels just after i just dont know which way to go with the airbags from firestone or the air shocks

Aug 23, 2006 | 07:39 PM

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well I would suggest the bags, and remove a leaf from the spring pack to soften them up.

Aug 24, 2006 | 06:21 PM

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If you remove a leaf in the spring pack, you loose towing/hauling capacity. Not wise with a 5500lbs boat.

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Aug 24, 2006 | 06:29 PM

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the bags would more than make up for the loss of the leaf in the pack and then some.

Aug 24, 2006 | 06:30 PM

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what do you think about changing my shocks out to bilstein shocks or do you think i should just leave the stock ones on and bag it do you know how many miles the stock ones are good for