Hey everyone! I've been doing a TON of reading on here for information and I first have to say thank you to everyone for keeping their posts updated and providing knowledge to the forum. I've mainly been reading about the suspension upgrades you have all completed (spring swaps, shock swaps, lift kits, etc) My truck is due for inspection in June and I'm doing a few things while I have it apart to replace some crap. I'll need new tires, rear rotors and pads, ebrake shoes, etc. I was also hoping to throw on Bilstein 5100s and get a rear spring spacer for about 1.5 or 2 inch of lift and go with some larger than stock sized tires. (i'll have a separate post on tires)
I ordered the SE springs to put in since I do tow a travel trailer (between 6k and 7k lbs) at times but mostly I use my hitch mounted motorcycle carrier to haul my dirt bike to and from the trails. There are some issues with my air suspension not working as it should which I hope do diagnose and fix or convert to a manual fill setup providing the rear shocks still hold air and the bladders are good. With that being said here are a few of my questions.
When I swap out the LE springs for SE springs do I need to replace anything else. I read somewhere about replacing the spring isolators or spring seats(or something like that). When all you (those who did) swapped out your rear springs, did you replace any thing else or were you able to reuse the old parts? I've done suspension work but its been a few years and mostly on cars and it involved lowering not lifting.
Is there anything I should be replacing up front when I put on the Bilsteins or are all parts reused aside from the old shocks?
I see majority of you recommend the PRG mini lift but I found somewhere I can order a pair of bilstein 5100s for 175 with free shipping. I'm on a somewhat limited budget and can't see spending $150 just for the rear 2" PRG blocks or $340 for the whole PRG kit. I have noticed Daystar makes a rear spacer for MUCH cheaper than the PRG. I searched the forum and couldn't find much info. Is anyone using their rear spacer and is it junk or are you satisfied with it? Clearly the PRG is made of better material but is the high-density progressive polyurethane from Daystar REALLY that bad?
I won't ask any questions about the manual fill setup for the stock rear air shocks yet as I have just started searching the forum and googling to read up on that but if someone has links to good information or pictures and could post them here I would greatly appreciate it. That is all for now. Thanks in advance!
I ordered the SE springs to put in since I do tow a travel trailer (between 6k and 7k lbs) at times but mostly I use my hitch mounted motorcycle carrier to haul my dirt bike to and from the trails. There are some issues with my air suspension not working as it should which I hope do diagnose and fix or convert to a manual fill setup providing the rear shocks still hold air and the bladders are good. With that being said here are a few of my questions.
When I swap out the LE springs for SE springs do I need to replace anything else. I read somewhere about replacing the spring isolators or spring seats(or something like that). When all you (those who did) swapped out your rear springs, did you replace any thing else or were you able to reuse the old parts? I've done suspension work but its been a few years and mostly on cars and it involved lowering not lifting.
Is there anything I should be replacing up front when I put on the Bilsteins or are all parts reused aside from the old shocks?
I see majority of you recommend the PRG mini lift but I found somewhere I can order a pair of bilstein 5100s for 175 with free shipping. I'm on a somewhat limited budget and can't see spending $150 just for the rear 2" PRG blocks or $340 for the whole PRG kit. I have noticed Daystar makes a rear spacer for MUCH cheaper than the PRG. I searched the forum and couldn't find much info. Is anyone using their rear spacer and is it junk or are you satisfied with it? Clearly the PRG is made of better material but is the high-density progressive polyurethane from Daystar REALLY that bad?
I won't ask any questions about the manual fill setup for the stock rear air shocks yet as I have just started searching the forum and googling to read up on that but if someone has links to good information or pictures and could post them here I would greatly appreciate it. That is all for now. Thanks in advance!