My 3" lift round 2....

Ok ive had my lift a lil over a yr now and sick of the dog shit ride.
Right now i have 285/70/17 P rated NTG billy 5100s all the way around and ome 885 coils also have the toytec add a leaf for tsb models.
Where do i start to get this thing riding good?
I def want to change out the leaf springs wut should i go with and i need to get longer rear shocks if i do so correct?

 

How much lift are the 885's giving you? Billy's are set at zero right?

 

I know what you mean! I hate my ride also! my plan is to do the OME Dakars and maybe taking out a leaf to lower the lift of them.
Then maybe going with some 5125's. that should ride pretty good.

For the front I sooner or later want to get Icon ext. travel coilovers, my Radflos suck at 3" lift. way too stiff....

 

maybe check your tire presure. that can make a big differance. i usually put 15lbs less than what the tire recomends

 

I wasn't happy with my ride until I swapped out my Ultimate Lift Kit for the RCD. Now I love it.

 

yes set at 0 and gives me 3" my truck is pretty damn close to level with my setup

 

Yeah, But most of the crappy ride is from the rear, the leaf pack sucks, and having a AAL just makes the ride too stiff.

 

885's only give 2.5" alone. do you have a top plate spacer?

 

Hmm okay. Just to confirm, the spring perches are installed right-side-up correct? They should look like a bell.

I know it soudns silly but it's very easy/common to install them upside down. It looks just as "right" as installing them correctly, but it gives a little extra lift and would make the ride really rough.

Not likely but just wanted to rule that out.

 

subbed, i am thinking about getting this billy/885 setup, but not if it's like what he describes...

 

actually now that u mention it i do believe i have a top plate spacer sorry it was like 2 yrs ago now lol

 

Just the 1/4" thick one from the OME kit, right?

 

i have almost the same setup up front, 5100's set at .85 with 884's, rides great. the rear rides like shit tho, but i plan on buying Icon AAL and Fox's to help improve the ride

 

i had a garage install the springs and everything i would think they did it right but ill have to check do u have a pic of wut it should look like?
Thanks for the help guys

 

The spring perch should look like this:





They are installed upside down in this picture:

 

u mean it should not look like that pic right?

 

It should look like the top pic. The bottom pic is installed wrong.

 

Holy hell that spindle is rusted, it might snap instead of bending.

 

thats from an f150 I believee

 

Either way, it's installed correctly....I just googled "5100"