Casper Gets Hitched.
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looks good Pat what brand roll pan is that and is the tag on the lift uup stlye plate mount or just take it off when used?
also Pat are you going to put the springs back in or how are you going to set it up for pulling if you dont mind sharing
I'll have to check what brand the rollpan is. It was about $90 online.
Yes, I still have to go buy a foldup plate mount.
To raise the suspension, I'm first going to try airbags. My truck wasn't really "lowered", I just pulled out all but 2 leafs. I'd like to leave it that way if possible.
Yes, I still have to go buy a foldup plate mount.
To raise the suspension, I'm first going to try airbags. My truck wasn't really "lowered", I just pulled out all but 2 leafs. I'd like to leave it that way if possible.
I like to lower my truck like you did yours with springs out, but here they wont let you run air bags so im screwed there.
rules around here suck must have atleast 1 or 2" of travel not air bags lines must be un hooked and no blocking
Not sure.
A spring is a spring, whether it's fiberglass (Corvette), steel leaf, steel coil, compressed gas (nitrogen charged shocks), etc.
Yes, I have heard this before. But bouncing is due to the spring rate over-powering the shock absorber dampening. I'm going to have the same spring rate as stock, except 50% will be air, and 50% will be factory leaf. I'm not using airbags to "lift" the truck, which is creating a spring rate higher than stock, but rather to put the truck back to the factory ride height/preload.
More shock dampening might be the trick to reduce bounce.
1" of travel here. airbags can be used but if an onboard compressor is installed it must be disconnected.
Is that a circle cut out in the rollpan top right of the plate? For the spare tire crank?
My rollpan is the same,I think it is suppose to be for a licence plate light
The hitch looks good Pat!
Hitch looks good, only problem i see with airbags, if you air them up enough to keep the suspension from squating it will raise up the rear end, they raised the rear of my truck up about an inch with just 10psi in them, and i could defenatly see where that would get bouncy, i just took them out.
Rob
Rob
Air Bags
I run airbags with no problems at all. I think pat is correct with the spring rates versus the shock rate. Mine is also lowered and I raise mine about 6" with air and it oulls just fine. It surprised me how little it would squat with 100 psi in the bags. Jeff
I run airbags with no problems at all. I think pat is correct with the spring rates versus the shock rate. Mine is also lowered and I raise mine about 6" with air and it oulls just fine. It surprised me how little it would squat with 100 psi in the bags. Jeff
Pat do you by chance know what material they used for the hitch...im building one soon
Pressure Treated Yellow Pine!!:rofl:
I'm just messin with ya. You opened yourself up for that one
Looks to be 3/8 steel maybe 1/4" in some areas.