Recommendations needed:

Please point me into the right direction

I need to replace my leaf spring mounts and shackles/ bushings. (Amongst other things)

Overall goal: I want a smoother ride from my girl. Feels like I'm going over some gnarly train tracks with every little high/low/bump on the road. (Repair leaks as well)


*also if you see some fowl shit under here let a girl know. I'm solo here trynna get her right. With little to no knowledge about shit.
**also also, she's leaking all over

 

I’ve seen this a few times recently where rear 5100s get mounted upside down. Looks like yours are upside down. The rears are two different part numbers for slightly different lengths.

I would look into the leak up front that is showing up at the steering rack. Could be an engine oil leak starting up higher and making its way down. Valve cover gaskets maybe.

Are you the original owner? What’s your budget? If you aren’t the original owner do you know the maintenance history?

 

I am not the original owner. The last guy couldn't tell me much either.
I just did the valve cover gaskets and they are good. Took a wire brush to the valve covers themselves so they're nice and cleaned up.
I have about $2000 budget right now.

 

I know this truck came from back east

 

I hear Deavers are the pinnacle in leaf springs for these. They can customize for your load/weight/comfort needs, but expect the premium. I went ADS coilovers and the ride is very nice, but I still have Dakars and Bilsteins in the back, which are less nice.

Your LCAs look a bit diagonal.... are your spring perches on the lowest ring?

 

You might try putting some weight in the bed and see if it gets better, pickups tend to ride pretty crap empty.

 

x2. A couple hundred lbs definitely helps.

 

Lower the front lift for one.

upside down shocks isn’t a real thing, I’d take the boots off though.

 

They are

 

Look like you have a spacer up front too


No fun

 

This hockey puck like thing?

 

Yeaaaaa

 

Hmm ok.

 

Can you elaborate on "No fun" please?

 

It’ll help, looks like you pretty much have zero down travel

 

Oh ya, that'll do it.

 

You’re gonna need to compress the spring to get the spacer out

 

Ohhh ok I see what you mean by no fun now. There no play for the travel. Got ya.

 

Once thats done I can just sit the spring back into the space the spacer was held into?

 

Should be better to go