FWP Fab Locked Longbed Project & Rubbishery

Nice trok

 

Tanks brudda! Yer pick-em-up truck is purdy kool ter!

 

Hells yeah, she just a little baby

How's that suspension riding?

 

i need to take a lot of the preload out of them. What i have now with the 700# springs is a bit much. I dont like how fast they rebound when going over bumps. Its pretty loud when they slam at full extension. I maybe going with some 650# springs soon.

I have an aluminum bumper with a winch/synthetic line, 20" light bar, IFS skid, and a few other odds and ends to add a couple more pounds... I feel like if i was able to get 600# springs to drive without rubbing i can get 650# to ride pretty nice.

 

Hell yeah. I've got 650s I'm going to install next Thursday

 

Let me know how you like them. I believe your steel hybrid and my aluminum plate are almost the same weight.

Do you have a steel skid plate? I know you dont have a winch so there is 40# you dont have.

My TC lowers are also pretty heavy so that and my optima yellow top i feel like are the next heaviest things that ive added up front.

 

I sure will. Steel plate skid also on mine. You're correct, no winch, ever.

But, my 'hybrid' bumper dude...I swear this thing is built like a fuxking tank. Its heavy as fucking hell

 

even when i had my steel bumper with no winch and 700# springs on bilsteins it was a bit much. Im not sure what i was thinking buying 700# springs again...

 

Dang it dude. It's always somethin! I cannot wait to feel this ADS life on my little PeeWunner

 

Yeah and you need to see just how far that skinny pedal will get you! Now that you have the suspension setup!

 

hahaha! @ChadsPride doesnt like the comment above!!!

 

Shoot
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I would like to get a tiny bit of air under the tires

 

yeah you are setup for rail road track crossing jumps! Those are still cool!!!

But that skinny pedal will get you down more trails than you think! You need to ride with @reasonselzzz when he is there!

 

Hell yeah, let's do this!

 

How much preload do you have currently?

 

Too much on my drive side thats for sure! I think they were set to where they were when the 13" springs were on there, but i have 14" springs now so i need to see what the minimum i need to have is and start from there.

I think i was at 2.5" when i had the 600# springs just so it would rub the tires. Im thinking an inch max should be enough and hopefully get a bit of a softer ride.

 

I need some preload in my life... Ive been thinking maybe around 1-1.5". I've got basically none right now and am rubbing pretty bad.

 

bro its easy AF! Im doing some truck maintenance this weekend so i plan to adjust that also.

need to change the spark plugs, swap out a headlight bulb that is going bad, change my oil, realign my front bumper, and adjust the preload.... that all i have for right now at least.

 

Yeah, I just dont have a good place to jack up the truck to adjust. I may end up having to remove the front shocks and put them in a vise due to the resi's being in the way, At least thats what the instructions say. I'll try to adjust them on the truck first though.

 

I believe 1.5 is max with 700 springs, 2.5 with 650. When I swapped to 700, I went from 2.5 to about 0.5 maybe less. Took the bounce out at highway speeds that was super annoying. I bet that is your issue.

Easier to start max and go down from there then vise versa.