RE: Subject: Shocks and Ride Quality

From: steve preston (steves287dak@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon May 31 2004 - 20:52:40 EDT


Ray,mine rides like a truck too! I noticed that today.
It doesn`t ride like a car at all. Steve P.
--- RayB <bpracing@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> I don't mean to frighten or alarm you folks but the
> cause of your poor ride
> quality over bumps is much more serious than your
> shocks. Prepare
> yourself................It's your TRUCK! TRUCK, get
> it?! Designed with
> stiff springs to support a heavy load. Either put
> a 1000 pounds in the bed
> or swap your springs for something softer that won't
> support a load and your
> ride will improve tremendously. :-)
>
> RayB
> http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > I have a 92 2WD with some nearly new Bilsteins on
> it, I had them
> > put on at
> > christmas. They seem to handle bumps pretty well
> at speed, but like you
> > said, if I'm on a bumpy road, it's not unbearable
> but it
> > definitely does not
> > keep them out of mind. I also get a bit of bump
> steer still. I'm also
> > running a RoadMaster Active Suspension, which I'm
> not sure if it
> > is adjusted
> > right, but I'll be looking around a bit more for
> shocks next time
> > around.
> > Rancho was another choice I had.
> >
> > Zach Burcham
> > 92dakotahd
> >
> >
> > >Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 03:09:37 +0000
> > >From: "Travis Bailey" <dusterrt@msn.com>
> > >Subject: DML: Shocks and Ride Quality
> > >
> > >My truck has Bilstein shocks on it, they might be
> original
> > equipment but I
> > >think they are replacements since they looked
> brand new when I got the
> > >truck
> > >(although the entire underside of the truck
> looked great). Anyway, my
> > >truck
> > >feels really oversprung sometimes, especially in
> the rear. I
> > know being a
> > >standard cab short bed won't put much weight on
> the rear but I'm
> > curious if
> > >any of you guys have noticed an improvement in
> the ride with aftermarket
> > >shocks. Around town it is fine, it actually
> handles extremely
> > well, but if
> > >I'm on a bumpy road it's pretty harsh and a lot
> of times I can
> > feel wheels
> > >leave the ground. Just curious, might look into
> different
> > shocks although
> > >as with everything else there seems to be a
> shortage of aftermarket parts
> > >for non-Gen 3's...thanks,
> > >
> > >Travis
> > >'92 Dak 5.2 4x4
>

        
                
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger.
http://messenger.yahoo.com/



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Tue Jun 01 2004 - 10:59:13 EDT