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 Stiffening F150 rear suspension
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05/14/21 11:19 PM
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erathar
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I need some opinions. I'm going to be making numerous 120 mile round trips with a trailer in the next few weeks and I know I want to stiffen up the rear of my pick up. It sags way too much when loaded.( I'm used to a 1 ton)
What would you do?
Add leaf spring? Coil overs? Air bags?
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
[Re: erathar]
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05/14/21 11:30 PM
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
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05/14/21 11:54 PM
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
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05/14/21 11:57 PM
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
[Re: bill oxner]
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05/15/21 01:16 AM
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Pretty sure he’s talking about trucks, not a Chevy. You can get an equalizer hitch set up for it like you see for travel trailers. Air bags is the only other option that doesn’t cause you sacrifice ride quality the rest of the time. After driving a 3/4 ton with #2500 helper springs for years, my new half ton seems awful soft.
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
[Re: erathar]
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05/15/21 01:46 AM
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Best solution would be helper bags. Cheap solution would be add a leaf. If I hauled a lot I’d do the bags but since it’s only occasional I just deal with it.
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
[Re: erathar]
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05/15/21 02:07 AM
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I need some opinions. I'm going to be making numerous 120 mile round trips with a trailer in the next few weeks and I know I want to stiffen up the rear of my pick up. It sags way too much when loaded.( I'm used to a 1 ton)
What would you do?
Add leaf spring? Coil overs? Air bags? Hauling pallets of sod?
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
[Re: 68rustbucket]
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05/15/21 03:29 AM
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erathar
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I need some opinions. I'm going to be making numerous 120 mile round trips with a trailer in the next few weeks and I know I want to stiffen up the rear of my pick up. It sags way too much when loaded.( I'm used to a 1 ton)
What would you do?
Add leaf spring? Coil overs? Air bags? Hauling pallets of sod? Negative. Hauling all of the stuff we somehow accumulated the past 4 years since we bought our house to where we are moving to outside of Victoria.
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
[Re: wp75169]
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05/15/21 03:31 AM
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Pretty sure he’s talking about trucks, not a Chevy. You can get an equalizer hitch set up for it like you see for travel trailers. Air bags is the only other option that doesn’t cause you sacrifice ride quality the rest of the time. After driving a 3/4 ton with #2500 helper springs for years, my new half ton seems awful soft. I feel the same way. I like the 1/2 ton, but it sure doesn't take much to squat it.
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
[Re: bill oxner]
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05/15/21 03:33 AM
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erathar
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Bill, I've driven a Company owned GMC for over a decade. That has ruined me on white GMCs. Maybe one day, but that day is not today!
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
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05/15/21 04:02 AM
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Add a leaf or a heavy load leaf pack and new rear shocks.
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
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05/15/21 04:32 AM
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Get a an F-250 or maybe Timbren Brake Spring Helpers.
To be determined
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
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05/15/21 11:52 AM
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Air Bags, I wouldn’t have a truck without them.
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
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05/15/21 12:01 PM
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Air Bags, I wouldn’t have a truck without them. Just make sure they don't sit in the front seat.
'It's Only Treason if You Lose."
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Re: Stiffening F150 rear suspension
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05/15/21 08:18 PM
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Air Bags, I wouldn’t have a truck without them. Just make sure they don't sit in the front seat. Y’all quit talking about Bill like that... 
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You`re walking on the fighting side of me. (Merle)
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