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Dunn Senior Enthusiast

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the stock suspension has very little rebound dampening, its almost non existent so it cant hold a line during consectutive or multiple hits ( washboard), they probably have a $10-$20 budget per shock on these trucks, lol......wouldnt expect a whole lot from it

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JimCost2014
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A picture of your Drivers Ed teacher right now reading that quote 

CLWab911
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Thanks! Will try shocks first. 

CLWab911
CLWab911

Been driving + 30 years. Professional trained driver. Drive ambulances hot in any weather. I can drive lol.    The amount of movement from the rear end swinging out and sliding on ice is a real

Gangly Senior Enthusiast

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On 8/25/2021 at 12:34 PM, IOMTT said:

22,000 miles in my '20 Z71 crew cab 1500. It's as if the front shocks have no damping ability whatsoever. At highway speeds, going over a bridge with it's unevenness, it bounces violently 5-6 cycles, pivoting off the back axle. What a piss poorly engineered shock choice. Sucks off-road too. Been the same since new. 

My '20 Z71 did the same thing at a little under 20k miles.  The original shocks were shot and leaking so I installed Eibachs on all four corners and Eibach springs up front.  The truck is now a completely different animal and feels incredibly stable on the road.  To describe it differently, if you have ever driven a heavy duty truck and know how stable they feel, it feels like I'm driving my Ford F250, but with proper spring and shock rates to eliminate the harshness.

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Goodtill Enthusiast

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With my 21 SLT X31, we were calling her the galloping ghost. After 2 months we installed a set of Bilsteins 5160 and chucked the Ranchos. Pretty sure the Airlift bags did not help the bounce either.

 

WOW, what a difference!! Night and day between the 2. Probably overkill for my needs, but it looks cool too!

 

Now to wait for the national back order for the front 6112

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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I used my truck like a truck. Always had something in the bad. Toolbox at the minimum. It amusing that people expect a 5 to 8ft empty box to hold a straight line over bumps especially washboards. Then be able to haul many hundred lbs in that same space while riding like a car. Amusing.

Dunn Senior Enthusiast

Dunn

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On 8/25/2021 at 12:02 PM, It's Tim said:

Rides much nicer with 700 lbs. in the bed. 😉

 i did 500lbs  with my 2500.....ran 5 bags of concrete in back most all the time..... 

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Gangly Senior Enthusiast

Gangly

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6 hours ago, Dunn said:

 i did 500lbs  with my 2500.....ran 5 bags of concrete in back most all the time..... 

Chains and ice chests in the bed settle my f250 down.  It seemed I constantly had a use for both so why not?

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RedLT Enthusiast

RedLT

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I like a smooth ride not stiff nor harsh, what would be a budget friendly option?

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Gangly Senior Enthusiast

Gangly

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Eibach or Bilstein, either will do nicely.  However, you wont eliminate the roll/porpoise effect of the stock suspension without increasing the stiffness, so know that any aftermarket shock you install will be stiffer than stock.

 

As a side note, about every spring you will find in any high end aftermarket suspension setup will be an Eibach spring, or a spring manufactured by Eibach and relabeled.  I have approximately 63k miles on my Eibach Pro-Truck suspension lift and the truck still feels like I installed the springs and shocks yesterday.  Their stuff is top notch at a great price.

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Russ757 Enthusiast

Russ757

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9 minutes ago, Gangly said:

Eibach or Bilstein, either will do nicely.  However, you wont eliminate the roll/porpoise effect of the stock suspension without increasing the stiffness, so know that any aftermarket shock you install will be stiffer than stock.

 

As a side note, about every spring you will find in any high end aftermarket suspension setup will be an Eibach spring, or a spring manufactured by Eibach and relabeled.  I have approximately 63k miles on my Eibach Pro-Truck suspension lift and the truck still feels like I installed the springs and shocks yesterday.  Their stuff is top notch at a great price.

 

 This is the way im leaning. I have a RST no z71.. and hoping this will stiffen up the stand/eliminate roll while eliminating some preferably most of the hopping. 

 

So far the pro kit seems the best balance of performance vs price. I dont do any real off roading aside from some field crossing. 99% of my mileage is highway

 

Gangly Senior Enthusiast

Gangly

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Installing the Eibach system instantly eliminated any excessive roll on my truck and the bouncy, pogo like characteristic was eliminated as well.  Its a great setup and I would have zero worries about doing it the same way if I had it to do all over again.

asilverblazer Senior Enthusiast

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18 hours ago, Gangly said:

Installing the Eibach system instantly eliminated any excessive roll on my truck and the bouncy, pogo like characteristic was eliminated as well.  Its a great setup and I would have zero worries about doing it the same way if I had it to do all over again.

Curious how different the springs are from factory...

Gangly Senior Enthusiast

Gangly

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54 minutes ago, asilverblazer said:

Curious how different the springs are from factory...

Increased number of coils, greater spring constant(k).

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