Poor man's leveling kit
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Poor man's leveling kit
So we had about 12 bags of masonry cement that got rained on, and froze up.
they were going to chunk them, and i hated the stance on my truck. so i threw about 9 bags back in the bed of my truck, and put a parking block back there. i don't use the bed hardly ever, so i figured it was worth it.
i know manual rides around with about 400lbs in the bed during winter for traction, as many others do. id say i have roughly ~700lbs in the bed, each bag is 70lbs and the parking block is about 100-110. the truck is a tad slower, not very noticeable. traction is much much much better and taking corners and railroad tracks doesnt bump so hard anymore. it steers a little stiffer but nothing too terribly noticeable.
heres a picture of the truck, ill get a better one soon. before and after
its about an inch higher in that picture. the parking block brought it down another .8 or so inches, so its almost level.
so my question is, do i have anything to worry about as far as the suspension goes? i have a good ways to the bump stops, i know im good there. anything?
they were going to chunk them, and i hated the stance on my truck. so i threw about 9 bags back in the bed of my truck, and put a parking block back there. i don't use the bed hardly ever, so i figured it was worth it.
i know manual rides around with about 400lbs in the bed during winter for traction, as many others do. id say i have roughly ~700lbs in the bed, each bag is 70lbs and the parking block is about 100-110. the truck is a tad slower, not very noticeable. traction is much much much better and taking corners and railroad tracks doesnt bump so hard anymore. it steers a little stiffer but nothing too terribly noticeable.
heres a picture of the truck, ill get a better one soon. before and after
its about an inch higher in that picture. the parking block brought it down another .8 or so inches, so its almost level.
so my question is, do i have anything to worry about as far as the suspension goes? i have a good ways to the bump stops, i know im good there. anything?
Last edited by Chris04v6; 03-24-2009 at 01:05 AM.
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yeah, i used to load a couple cinder blocks and bricks in the bed for traction. eventually i decided that i need every mpg i can get, plus i hated how low the truck was. i picked up a daystar 1.5" coil spring spacer for $40 and couldnt be happier. well, i could if i could get a lift kit for free but thats not gonna happen. anyways, installed the spacer myself and got charged $55 for the alignment. but i needed the alignment anyways cus i messed it up when i went through a ditch while making a u-ey.
but im not too sure about the weight messing up the suspension. i couldnt afford ANY worse gas mileage and im sure i was burning more gas. if you like it though, then go for it.
but im not too sure about the weight messing up the suspension. i couldnt afford ANY worse gas mileage and im sure i was burning more gas. if you like it though, then go for it.
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In a way, its not a poor mans leveling kit. You'll be paying the difference with fuel mileage. And if they were still up in the upper $3 lower $4 dollar range, you might feel it over time.
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