Stiff Ride After New Leaf Springs - Looking to Soften the Ride

285/75 BFG K02’s. Load range E, max pressure is 80psi. 40 is more than safe

 

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This thread is full of hilarious answers, intentional or not

 

Wow! This thread really has a lot of responses. Work has been crazy and this is the first chance I've had to check the forums.

To answer the most requested question, the tire pressure is ~33 psi, if the tires drop to ~31 psi the TPS warning goes off so i inflated them just above that value.

I like the idea of adding some weight to the bed of the truck so I'll try that first. It's not the perfect solution but it's a start.

And I appreciate all the other suggestions and comments. I can't really complain about the ride of this truck because it does ride like a truck, but I was really use to the nice ride I had before the dealer replaced those leaf springs and there is no way that I'll convince the dealer to replace the springs with a lighter set. So I'll place a few hundred pounds in the rear and see what happens. I wonder if mulch is on sale today? I could buy 6 bags and they weigh ~30LBS each so that is 180 LBS, that would be a good test for a week or two. My gas mileage will suffer slightly but my wife might be happier if the truck isn't bouncing down the road.

 

Just to follow up, I did stuff seven wet bags of mulch in the back of the truck. They are much heavier than 30 LBS each but the ride has calmed down quite a bit. It's not the same as it use to be but I'm on the right path. The truck now has a slow bounce to it on some of the roads (due to road condition) so I plan to remove two bags of mulch to see how that compares and then two more after that. Could take a few days to find the sweet spot where the ride doesn't feel every crack in the road and doesn't do the slow bounce.

Again, thanks for the advice folks. I'm not sure if this is the final solution (replacing much with sand bags eventually) or if I'll replace some piece of hardware (springs/shocks).

 

I believe you can set your tire pressure to whatever you want, then hit the tpms button to reset it. That way you aren't stuck over inflating just to make the tpms light go away. I usually go with whatever is on the driver's side door panel says it should be.

 

I don't think ~33 psi is really over inflated but I think running at 31 psi would be a better ride. Now I need to look at the door again to see what the recommended tire pressure is, I think it was 31 psi.

 

I think you'll be surprised at the difference a couple psi will make. I know I was when I brought my truck home with 36psi all the way around and then adjusted it to the recommendations on the door. Rides a lot different.