San Antonio

It should not rub for normal DD but maybe on a hard drop but those springs probably are not the correct spring weight for the bumper.
It shouldn’t make contact with the body it you’d hear it from the fender area. Only other thing I can think of is the winch hook and shackle making contact with the bumper over bumps and clanking.

 

When Chris (Texoma) pulled them for my shocks and front end fixes, he said they were in better condition than many 2 year old trucks he'd worked on. He greased them up, and back in they went. No component up there other than the OEM upper and lower arms, and of course the shocks, are older than 2 years and 7K miles. And all the new stuff came with zerks!

 

heat grease to mine up to when you did my front suspension but I think last year when I went on the s p i run I got sand and salt and they got seized up

 

The ONLY "abuse" off road was the Junction to FBurg trail ride we all did. Hardly abusive.

I COULD have "beaten down" the springs some, no one could tell me the rating for sure, but they were Marks' OEM. They aren't loose at all. Same for the shocks - given the added weight up front, I may be at an "early end of useful life".
Really doubt it has anything to do with the bumper at all, but I will wrap up that shackle before I go tomorrow for sure.

 

EDIT/PS - I went out to pull something out of the bed so I wouldn't forget, and decided to wrap some foam around the shackle and hook. I threw it up against the bumper, and that's plenty of noise. I wrapped it up and that will NOT be a noise factor tomorrow!
But it's also a feeling through the suspension on the bumps

 

@Bigdaddy4760 do you plan on coming to San Antonio any time in the near future? Theres a guy in the DFW area selling a flip kit with bumpstops. Would u be okay getting them if he is somewhat close?

 

I have my ome Bilsteins with coils that i just pulled off my Taco with only 6k miles on them... not sure if youd be interested?. Also have some toytec boss rear shocks. Looking to get them out of the garage and let them go for cheap.

 

I would but want be home till June 8th. If he can wait till then I get them. And pass them off to Brandon when I meet him to get his bumper.

 

I’m in for the toytecs if ya want to get rid of them

 

Gotcha. Ill ask him if thats cool. Thanks, i appreaciate it.

 

Did you say you wanted to trade for one of your pits?

 

Lol. They "might" get me a grate right?

 

Yes but I give ya a pork butt

 

Appreciate the offer Luke, but I'm not sure that gets me out of spacer city. Let me see what happens in the short term.

 

Yeah no worries man. I figured I'd ask before i list em

 

I do appreciate it!

 

Lol. Thats not a bad deal at all! You mind sending me some pics of sliders u have done? And pm me a price qoute please?

 

Yes sir I will in the morning from the office.

 

Sounds good! Thanks.