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What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« on: July 14, 2017, 03:53:46 PM »
I replaced my shocks, with used newer shocks but that was not working.
So besides shocks  what do I need to do to make my ride smoother?
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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2017, 04:04:26 PM »
More info like manufacture and model of truck.  Size of truck.  Tires make a big difference in ride of a truck to.   I had Toyo M55's on my work truck Ford F350 change them to Goodyear Duratracs and big difference in the ride.

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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2017, 04:09:02 PM »
New springs all around made a huge difference on my '72 Chevy.
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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2017, 04:22:31 PM »
Mine always rides smoother with a couple of hundred pounds in the back.


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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2017, 04:25:01 PM »
More info like manufacture and model of truck.  Size of truck.  Tires make a big difference in ride of a truck to.   I had Toyo M55's on my work truck Ford F350 change them to Goodyear Duratracs and big difference in the ride.

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Chose Duratracs for my Ram 1500 for the soft ride.  Run em at recommended 39 pounds . 

If you aren't hauling drop tire pressures down . 

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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2017, 04:31:27 PM »
Tires with a softer sidewall. Shocks that are lighter duty.

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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2017, 04:58:32 PM »
Mine always rides smoother with a couple of hundred pounds in the back.

I keep an 80# sand bag right behind each wheel well. Rides much smoother then
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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2017, 05:18:43 PM »
Buy a tundra 😊 Maybe air bags  :dunno:
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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2017, 06:13:53 PM »
I have an f-250 super duty 7.3 with toyo m55's.  65# in the front 55# in the rear. Never like the way the truck rode till I put Rancho 7000mt shocks  and steering stabilizer on. What a difference, amazing ride now. Its firm tight and oh so smooth. :tup:
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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2017, 10:02:58 PM »
Put 1,000lbs behind the cab. Lol.
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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #10 on: July 15, 2017, 07:28:53 AM »
More info like manufacture and model of truck.  Size of truck.  Tires make a big difference in ride of a truck to.   I had Toyo M55's on my work truck Ford F350 change them to Goodyear Duratracs and big difference in the ride.

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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #11 on: July 15, 2017, 08:45:29 AM »
Ball joints ever been done? Tie rods? Those HD's eat up front ends, lifted or not. Bilstein/ Rancho shocks are great. But shocks only do so much to dampen the ride.

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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #12 on: July 15, 2017, 08:51:38 AM »
A purse.  Trucks are not supposed to ride like a car.  :chuckle:

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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #13 on: July 15, 2017, 09:05:05 AM »
I'd ask what you mean by smoother? Is it too stiff? That seems like it's probably a 2500HD thing. If it's bouncing all over the place or something like that, I'd look at shocks and springs. But changing any of that to make it "softer" will detract from the HD part of it.
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Re: What do I need to make my truck ride smoother?
« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2017, 10:35:49 AM »
A purse.  Trucks are not supposed to ride like a car.  :chuckle:

 :chuckle: How about getting a Dodge instead? Those come with a free purse.  :chuckle:
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