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The ride is decent but it is still very new. I expect the front springs to sag a little bit with more miles and soften up a little. Right now it rides very much like a truck. Very good ride but a little stiff for me. Keep in mind that I am coming from an IFS Toyota 4Runner, not a pickup. It rides nicer than the work truck, a 2007 Ram 3500 SRW Cummins (stock). The only bad thing I have to say about the ride is that it is a little stiff. However, if it were not as stiff it wouldn't hold a load. It's a trade off of a solid front axle, leaf sprung truck. It is a much better ride than stock.
The truck is fairly level. I have not measured but when it is parked on level ground it looks level front to rear.
The Rough Country kit has 5" rear blocks for the rear suspension. This is some of the difference in price. The Zone kit is an AAL out back put in the middle of the stock pack with a small block. To me, the more lift you get out of springs, the better off you are. You get a better and more progressive ride and better load handling, less stress on things, and less axle wrap.
My stock leaf packs were pretty shot. If I had to do it again I would try to find a set of lower mileage B/C code rear springs (whichever are about the same spring rate as our Ex packs, I forget which they are) and add the Zone AAl to that instead of to the stock Excursion pack. My leaf pack int he rear looks and feels fine but I would be more comfortable knowing I started with something that hadn't sagged to the ground already.
The install was pretty straight-forward but nothing you should attempt if you aren't well seasoned with a wrench. There were some things the instructions didn't mention and some shop tricks and tips that make things go a lot easier. Once you have put together about 20 leaf packs things tend to go a lot faster than the first time. It took myself and a friend 11 hours from driving the truck in to driving it out, and that was without a vehicle lift.
Thanks guys. I picked it up for a steal, dumped some $$ into it and now I'm hooked. The supercharged V10 is ridiculously fun to drive.
Did the Powerdyne S/C come with the Ex? I was going to buy a gas Ex and put one in, but since the company went belly up and I couldn't find someone who had one installed, I decided to by an Ex with the 7.3.
This is my take on that:
California earthquakes - bug out readiness
New York - roads haven't been paved since the horse and buggy days. Picture washboards infected by pothole disease.
Chicago's pot holes and rugged side streets as well.
And don't forget the potential for a zombie apocalypse: this could be city and rural.
Did the Powerdyne S/C come with the Ex? I was going to buy a gas Ex and put one in, but since the company went belly up and I couldn't find someone who had one installed, I decided to by an Ex with the 7.3.
It was installed shortly after the truck was purchased new. I would guess it has about 70 - 75k miles on it. I am not sure if it was ever rebuilt though. I think they are a great option if you aren't going to beat on them. They are belt driven and do not require an oil supply because they don't create the kind of heat you get from a gear driven SC. 928 Motorsports created their own line of replacement shafts, impellers and ceramic bearings so even though Powerdyne went out of business, they are still easily fixed/replaced. I was shopping for a 7.3 PSD when I came across mine. I couldn't pass it up with all of the work that had been done to it. Glad I saved the money and went with a gasser now that deisel is $4.50/gallon in CT vs. $3.80 for 91 octane gas.
Got the 05 grille and the early smooth work truck bumper:
7" icon lift has been in there two years now, the 285's are finally getting the boot. Deleted the dated looking cladding, steps, and bumper cladding.
Going to be adding 37's my next day off. After that, the mirrors will get the 08+ version. Will be painting the rear bumper white and a few other things.
WOW.... that's a serious work of art right there! Love it!
But yes, the white bumper sure looks a LOT cleaner and smooths out the lines of the EX. One reason I'm a bit hesitant to go "road armor" style on the front.
Doing a little cosmetic work.
Plasti-dip'd the Grille, put my LED's back in.
And finally got my new Harley lights installed with their LED's.
Very happy on how these turned out!
02-02-2014, 09:48 AM
