What springs go where?
06-14-2011, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Hellbound13
No I'm taking rubi springs out and putting stock X springs back in. I know that there are two different stickers on the stock spring and one letter combo is supposed to be the driver front spring and the other the passenger but I can't remember which is which..
Gotta ask, why go back to stock?
06-14-2011, 05:51 PM
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06-14-2011, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Hellbound13
My current ride sucks and the springs are the only thing I have not replaced.
06-14-2011, 06:55 PM
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Too firm, I have lived with these Rubi springs for three years, I feel the slightest crack and pebble in the road. Its like it has no suspension. Potholes feel like land mines.
06-14-2011, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Hellbound13
Too firm, I have lived with these Rubi springs for three years, I feel the slightest crack and pebble in the road. Its like it has no suspension. Potholes feel like land mines.
06-14-2011, 07:43 PM
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Tried everything from 28 PSI to 35 with little to no difference.
Upgraded ball joints to dynatracs
Several Alignments
Several force balances
several steering shafts
two steering boxes
welded washers on all control arm holes and trackbar holes
replaced steering with Currie steering
replaced trackbar with Currie trackbar
tried bilstein, teraflex and rough country steering stabilizers
upgraded lower control arms to teraflex
running stock wheels and stock size road tires
tried old man emu, edelbrock, bilstein and rancho shocks
replaced u-joints and hubs
torqued everything to spec on the ground and checked torque every 1K
all that is left is the springs and 3/4 spacer in the front, as you can see I have literally done everything else over the last two years.
Upgraded ball joints to dynatracs
Several Alignments
Several force balances
several steering shafts
two steering boxes
welded washers on all control arm holes and trackbar holes
replaced steering with Currie steering
replaced trackbar with Currie trackbar
tried bilstein, teraflex and rough country steering stabilizers
upgraded lower control arms to teraflex
running stock wheels and stock size road tires
tried old man emu, edelbrock, bilstein and rancho shocks
replaced u-joints and hubs
torqued everything to spec on the ground and checked torque every 1K
all that is left is the springs and 3/4 spacer in the front, as you can see I have literally done everything else over the last two years.
06-14-2011, 07:55 PM
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A lot of time aftermarket items are sturdier/firmer than stock
Rubi parts as they are designed to carry heavy loads/bumpers etc. Changing out springs may not help given all else you've changed. At the end of the day it's a
Truck not a Caddy.
Rubi parts as they are designed to carry heavy loads/bumpers etc. Changing out springs may not help given all else you've changed. At the end of the day it's a
Truck not a Caddy.
06-15-2011, 12:56 AM
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Also, what shocks are you running ? I had the "stiffness" problem as well going over bumps, potholes etc... Like stated above, I aired down and it worked. I was running at or close to 25 psi and I'm only running 265 mud countries....