Two aals?
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Two aals?
Hello all,
I am back in the running again after several months of being absent! As a lot of you know, 11 months ago I got in an accident and almost totaled my truck. The shop replaced my frame from the front seats on up and a rather odd thing happened. My front end is sitting higher... Granted, before I had a winch and grill guard on there, but I swore it was sitting higher, almost like they welded the frame higher or something, but that's cool with me, it hasn't given me any weird problems. So I thought just to be sure I would go back thru my photo album to be positive it wasn't just due to not having the grill guard and winch anymore (since they were destroyed in the accident). I found the photos and to my surprise the front end sat lower than the back before both were installed.... Now, keep in mind I had recently had an AAL installed in the rear which brought it up 2". Now, however (after the accident), my truck sits lower in the back...
So I am wondering if is is safe or practical to install another AAL (possibly a short one since the other one is a long) in the spring set. Is it safe? Will it stiffen up the ride too much? I like the stiff ride it has, but I wouldnt mind it being a little more stiff. I could use more payload capacity, and would love to sit just a little higher too. Any thoughts?
I am back in the running again after several months of being absent! As a lot of you know, 11 months ago I got in an accident and almost totaled my truck. The shop replaced my frame from the front seats on up and a rather odd thing happened. My front end is sitting higher... Granted, before I had a winch and grill guard on there, but I swore it was sitting higher, almost like they welded the frame higher or something, but that's cool with me, it hasn't given me any weird problems. So I thought just to be sure I would go back thru my photo album to be positive it wasn't just due to not having the grill guard and winch anymore (since they were destroyed in the accident). I found the photos and to my surprise the front end sat lower than the back before both were installed.... Now, keep in mind I had recently had an AAL installed in the rear which brought it up 2". Now, however (after the accident), my truck sits lower in the back...
So I am wondering if is is safe or practical to install another AAL (possibly a short one since the other one is a long) in the spring set. Is it safe? Will it stiffen up the ride too much? I like the stiff ride it has, but I wouldnt mind it being a little more stiff. I could use more payload capacity, and would love to sit just a little higher too. Any thoughts?
Last edited by wingman4; Jul 15, 2011 at 04:15 PM.
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AALs (nor air bags) increase towing capacity. They help level the load and make it handle better but doesnt do anything for brakes, frame strength etc.
I agree, don't stack AALs. Get a bigger AAL, bigger block, air bags or a whole new leaf set.
I agree, don't stack AALs. Get a bigger AAL, bigger block, air bags or a whole new leaf set.
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Obviously something gave due to your accident, I would just invest in a whole new spring pack.
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Yeah, I measured it the other day and Im at 45 inches from ground to wheel well lip in, so I don't think I lost any lift in the back, but that's going off memory from the last measurement I took last year... I guess I could just buy a suspension lift to put on there 