mclainfarm wrote:
I think the timbrems might be part of the problem. My truck doesn't have the overload springs on top of the spring pack. I might try locating a set and installing those with some better shocks.
If you want a smoother ride, you definitely don't want your truck to be supported by those short stiff overloads. They are the worst for transmitting every bump into your seat.
With the deplorable state of our highways, I am also tired of getting beat to death just driving down the road with my TC. My truck has the tired out, original leafs, with the overloads mounted on top of them.
So I'm thinking, when a car is loaded with more passengers/cargo, it rides smoother, just floating over the bumps. Why should my 1 ton not ride better with all that weight? Looking closely, I saw that with the camper loaded, the frame brackets are sitting on the overloads. Those short, thick leafs are way too stiff to provide a smooth ride, I figure. So I put in air bags, and pumped them way up to get the frame brackets way off of the overloads. But it still rides like a lumber wagon because those little bags with 100 psi in them are too stiff! So then I dropped the air pressure in the bags until the frame brackets were barely above the overloads. And the ride got smoother! Not good enough, but an improvement. So my next step is to replace the old leaf springs with new, and I'm going to take the 2 longest leafs out of the old springs, re-arch them in my press, and add them to the new springs, and install them with NO overloads. The goal is to get the main leafs dialed in to support the weight on the longest leafs. Maybe I'll have to add or subtract a leaf to get it right, and I'm sure it will be rock hard when running empty. (that's OK because it never is) I will let you know how it works out.
2018 Eagle Cap 1163 triple slide, 400W solar, MPPT, on a 93 Dodge D350 Cummins, DTT 89 torque converter, big turbo, 3 extra main leafs, Rancho 9000s rear, Monroe gas magnums front, upper overloads removed, home made stableloads, bags.