You guys know how I ride... (Z71 Bumpstops inside)
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Nickleahy23
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ya im still on stocks and they dont even touch my djm arms...whats the fix for this? i have a few inches before they are even close, and this thing rides like shit
The best advice I can give is to loosen them as much as you dare and let it ride on the bump stops. That will give you a good starting point as the bump stop will be the "spring". Once you decide you don't like it, tighten up the torsion bars until the torsion bar has enough spring rate to work with the bump stops to give the ride you like. I hate to give you a general only because everyone has different preferences and the best ride is the one you like.
Nick, those arms re-index your torsion bars, right? I would guess you have little effective spring rate in your torsion bar, like adding a 3" drop key to your stock arm. Any pics of your bumpstops with the suspension under load? I think the Z71 stops might be a little taller and could def help once installed.
On another note, I put about 120 miles on my truck today, mostly on the southern California freeways. The one thing I noticed is that the rear makes a lot of noise. I'm guessing from the rear sway bar as I have the axle reloc kit which has done it's job but the sway bar reloc kit has not really worked as I would like. I am almost positive there is a bit of binding back there. I drove a few miles with a full load (8 adults) and bottomed out a couple times on severely off camber bumps and turns and can now see the value in helper bags. The front rode very well, there is a little bumpsteer and some overall slop but I attribute most of that to worn out front end components (another task to tackle). Overall a good experience but I am now anxious to put the truck on a 4-post so I can poke around under it while the front and rear suspensions are loaded to isolate some issues.
BTW, the rear roof rack cap on the passenger side disappeared off my truck somewhere
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Nickleahy23
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well to get the 3" drop from the arms, my keys are almost completely decranked..I wish I would have just gone with spindles and keys to get me at a 3"...there is like a 3-4" gap from the arms to bumpstops..and there is no "pad" on the arms for the bumpstop to rest on
What do you think about my 2" shock extenders? Shuold I just get rid of them? I want to level the front out (if possible), but ride quality is really the most important thing.
What would you do if you were me?.....................and thanks again!
