Last weekend I installed Slee's 4" lift. What I had was OME 850s up in the front with 1" Mr. gasket spacers and CC bushings and OME 863s in the rear.
My truck is a 96 on 315s with an ARB front bumper and MM 12k Hydraulic (100lbs) and a Kaymar deluxe rear bumper with a single tire carrier and Slee's sliders on it as well.
With the old suspension there was some wondering and wallowing as I drove down the road. In a windy situation the truck would get blown around some and rutted roads were a little tricky.
What I installed was springs (front and rear), shocks (front and rear) and sway bar drops (front and rear).
First the rears:
Nothing notable here. The springs dropped right in and the shocks (N74Ls) fit nicely. What I was looking for is with the truck on stands and the axle at full drop (at the extension limits of the shocks) the spring to be seated on the perch but not with alot of force. That is exactly what I got! In fact you could rotate the spring on the perch by hand but there wasn't any looseness or play with the spring on the perch.
Next the fronts:
Well, not exactly what I wanted here. After installing the springs and shocks (N73Ls) there was a whole lot of play going on with the axle dropped at it's limits. Attached is a couple of pics of what I was seeing.
My truck is a 96 on 315s with an ARB front bumper and MM 12k Hydraulic (100lbs) and a Kaymar deluxe rear bumper with a single tire carrier and Slee's sliders on it as well.
With the old suspension there was some wondering and wallowing as I drove down the road. In a windy situation the truck would get blown around some and rutted roads were a little tricky.
What I installed was springs (front and rear), shocks (front and rear) and sway bar drops (front and rear).
First the rears:
Nothing notable here. The springs dropped right in and the shocks (N74Ls) fit nicely. What I was looking for is with the truck on stands and the axle at full drop (at the extension limits of the shocks) the spring to be seated on the perch but not with alot of force. That is exactly what I got! In fact you could rotate the spring on the perch by hand but there wasn't any looseness or play with the spring on the perch.
Next the fronts:
Well, not exactly what I wanted here. After installing the springs and shocks (N73Ls) there was a whole lot of play going on with the axle dropped at it's limits. Attached is a couple of pics of what I was seeing.