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Reworked Suspension (part one)

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Old 09-13-2008, 04:40 PM
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Reworked Suspension (part one)

Well first off I'm probably doing the opposite of what most guys do when it comes to suspension. As most of you probably know I had a 3" Carli suspension on the truck with DT ProFab arms and King 2.5's valved by Thuren. I purchased all of the suspension stuff to make the truck perform excellent on rough roads because I used the truck A LOT for road travel for work. I'm not doing much travelling now and just decided to lift it back up for a change.

As it sits now I've put a 6" Fabtech lift on it and changed out the Rockstars to a set of black DC-1's. I left the Carli mini-packs in the rear to bring it up a little higher. This is part one of many because over the next couple months I'm putting on a set of Bilsteins, a set of long-arms, a spacer in the front to make it set level, and a bigger set of tires. I'll most likely go with 37's but I may throw on a body lift and run a set of 38's. The Fabtech kit is really nice so far. I've only got about a 1000 miles on it but it rides really smooth even with the crappy shocks.







Old 09-13-2008, 04:44 PM
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Looks really good man. So you're gonna throw a spacer on top of the 6" lift? You should be able to run 38's without the body lift.
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Looks awesome man

How did you like those Coopers?

Can't wait to see it when you are done.
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Thanks guys.

Originally Posted by Boz007
Looks really good man. So you're gonna throw a spacer on top of the 6" lift? You should be able to run 38's without the body lift.
That's what I plan to do because I like the ride of the Fabtech coils. I'm hoping to fit 38's without a body lift but if it looks too stuffed I'll either stick with 37's or put the body lift on and go with 38's.

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Looks awesome man

How did you like those Coopers?

Can't wait to see it when you are done.
I like them and would probably buy them again if they made them in 37's or 38's for an 18" wheel. They ride good and the mileage will be decent for a mud-terrain. At first I thought they were going to last forever but now that they are a little worn they seem to be going downhill fast.
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looks good buddy! ive been wanting to lift my truck forever and i think im finally gonna bite the bullet and do it.......
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nice looking truck! wish i could run 37's, but with the lift and 35's i'm barely squeezing into my garage as it is.
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Truck looks really good!
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What are you doing with your old setup?
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Originally Posted by Megadeth
What are you doing with your old setup?
I've already sold it all to a member of DTR.
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