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Spotty
Dodge Dakota
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3/02/2005
20:14:09
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I have a 03 4 door 4.7L and when I haul a 1/2 yard of dirt, the rear springs are on the frame. Its gernerally known that a 1/2 yard of dry loam is under 1000 lbs.
Any ideas for helper springs that won;t make me go broke?
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DAKDOG
Dodge Dakota
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3/03/2005
00:26:41
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Summit sell's a set for 60.00. It will raise the back of your truck 1.5 to 2 inches. But they work fine for me.
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Spotty
Dodge Dakota
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3/13/2005
17:04:22
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Anybody else having problems hauling a load?
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Kowalski
GenIII
3/14/2005
16:22:38
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Gravel or dry loam weigh about a ton a yard, so you're looking at about a full 1000 lbs there on your already heavy 4 door model. I went with Roadmaster active suspension for some extra capacity and better handling on mine, haven't heard any negative comments from anyone who's tried that. About 2" lift on my RC.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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Figols
Dodge Dakota
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3/14/2005
18:02:25
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I've noticed the same on my '00 QC. I'm looking into the air bags with the on board compressor. I think this is the way to go if you don't want your unloaded ride to change. I've had helper springs on other vehicles and in those cases the springs made for a rougher ride. With the airbags you can adjust them to suit the load you're carrying. With the system I'm considering, you can even adjust each side individually. Air ride and Firestone both make the airbags.
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93superdak
Dodge Dakota
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3/14/2005
18:06:19
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I installed coil-over shocks. Seemed to give me a good 2 inches when empty and sure helped on the heavier loads. Nice smooth ride too.
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Spotty
Dodge Dakota
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3/15/2005
18:10:23
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There is a system out there that only stiffens the ride when a load is applied. it claims that it does not affect the ride when unloaded.
http://www.supersprings.com/
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