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Originally Posted by race-rodz  so care to explain your reasoning here? im thinkin that if i was hauling something really tall and heavy, that i probably wouldnt be trying to corner overly hard. anything that actually fits in the bed, i still dont get it, as this suspension has a lower roll center than the stock leafs...translated into plain english.... its physically harder for the truck to have body roll with this set up than with the stock stuff. pretty hard to argue with physics, but im sure you will anyway.
as for load rating, i can say 90% certain that the leafs are less spring rate than the 550# coils. with the leverage placed on the frame where the coilovers are mounted, i wouldnt tow a heavy tongue weight trailer, but why would you do that with a 1/2 ton truck anyway?
i have addressed your concerns, if you have anymore intellegent questions, i would be more than happy to discuss them. if your just into trying to start a pissin match because this is different than what you think is "needed", then i really have nothin more to say. |
I was not trying to start a flame war, nor was I trying to insult you. apparently, this is a well thought out process... but, I was under the impression that there was no watts linkage, this cures all problems I have with the rear. my main concern was the side to side movement of the axle in proportion to having a loaded bed. IE the only tie points you had to the frame were the tabs for the coil overs, resulting in one of the rear wheels picking up while going around corners due to bed flex. not to mention the strain it'll put on the yokes as well as the driveshaft.
again, not trying to start a fight, but with physics, if you put weight lower or higher on an object, it's easier to tip over. so if you had an object that was atleast at the bed rails, it would be easier to tip over than an object near the deck of the bed. it's all about leverage.