I added the 2" blocks in the rear and now with my NEW Bilstein shocks my rear end bounces all over the friggin place. My neck aches. I love the look with the blocks but the ride definately sucks. http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Disapprove.gif Any ideas on a quick fix.?? I added the washer spacers in the front and that helped tremendously.


Ben

Throw 5 or 6 hundred pounds aft the rear wheel wells. May lose a bit of cargo space though...


Joshhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Rock On.gif

Ben,


Just a thought, but... Quit driving over crappy roads ?!? http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Wacko.gif


IIRC, Didn't someone do a thread on this, I think it had something to do with the overloads....


Tom http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Pig.gif

I dont have overloads. And the roads are highways. On dirt roads my urine turns this funky rust color from all of the kidney damage. Please help.


Ben

I did read somewhere about longer shackles. It did not mention if they were on the top or bottom. Any suggestions?


Ben

blnagel, don't bother doing anything with the springs cause in reality, you haven't changed anything with them. There only higher off the axle which shouldn't change spring rates or anything. It's all in the shocks. I could see it getting stiffer if you got a different spring with a different rate, or overloads, or had them re-arched, but you did none of that. Were the Bilsteins factory replacements or aftermarket replacements? If they were aftermarket, then sounds like their just a stiffer shock then stock. I'm assuming you replaced them with a shock for the extra 2 inches of travel now needed also?


Ken

Factory replacements. What aftermarket replacements are you talking about?


BenEdited by: blnagel

Thinks he means you may be hitting the extreme end of the shock range/travel ~ indeed, if so, it'll definitely be ruff ride and poss mech damage. His question was to suggest that the replacement shock needs to accommodate the 2" lift the block gives ya. At this point only you can tell ~

What ShumDit said. When you lift your truck, you need to make sure the shock your using will accomidate the amount of lift you put in or you'll run into trouble. Bilstein makes aftermarket shocks to accomidate specific amounts of lift. Just don't know if their same as stock or more agressive as far as the feel goes. Think the reason some guys do the washer spacer trick on the front is because the have lifted the front of the truck but retained the stock shock so the spacer is needed to accomidate the small amount of lift, thus getting back the shock travel lost by lifting it. Hope this helps out.


Ken

Take out the blocks and add a leaf...

It feels like it is at is end of travel. I will see if I can build some sort of extension on the upper bracket to accomadate for the 2" lift.


Ben