IFS vs solid front axel

topflite51 wrote:
My butt dyno told me that my '83 P chassis that I owned was a softer ride than my current 97' Ford chassis, can't say it was better or worse. The airbags inside the coils on the P were a joke as were the bellcranks, but this is just my opinion. If you were buying an old P chassis today and keeping it for an eternity the best thing one could do to that chassis is to replace those items with springs and bellcranks from Henderson's, again just my opinion. Haven't owned a diesel so I won't comment on their ride.

I have changed all those items that you mentioned plus ball joints and tie rod ends. I felt that It was a lot of parts to replace in in a 100k miles. Reading some of the threads on here about the F-53 chassis many are complaining about a rough ride.