Does anyone know of a suspension guru / shop in San Diego that can help me troubleshoot some issues on my truck? Maybe I’m just being nitpicky, but it seems something isn’t right. For the most part it drives fine, but there are couple of minor issues that annoy me. Who knows, it could be 100% normal and I just need to take my medication 
The PO installed the suspension, so I don’t have any first hand experience with how it was built. The truck feels and behaves differently than my old truck, and I don’t feel that it should be that much different.
The front end clunks pretty often. This could be the coil spring shifting and poping back into place. My old truck had the same springs and didn’t do this. I have been under there and made sure everything was tight and installed correctly.
I get a slight shudder when accelerating slowly going up a slight hill. I want to make sure the rear shaft pinion angles are correct, the u-joints are good and the shaft is balanced.
This truck feels really tall compared to my old truck. Doesn’t look taller from the outside, just feels taller driving it. Only notable (maybe?) difference as far as I can tell is the tires (315 new, 295 old). Same springs.
This truck seems to feel more tippy in off-camber conditions. I just don’t feel as confident on the same trails or in the same situations that in my old truck wouldn’t even bother me (maybe old age?
). It's getting to the point that I don't enjoy driving on some trails because of this. My old truck feels much more stable and planted. I may remove the swaybar to see if that helps. I even considered removing the caster plates as well.
Some differences between the new and the old:
Tires 315 / 295
Caster plates / no caster correction
Extended bumpstops / factory bumpstops.
Year 1997 / 1994
Part-time 4wd / Full-time 4wd
MAF front and rear adjustable panhards / factory panhards.
Don't get me wrong, the new truck is much better in most areas. Since both trucks are essentially the same, I feel they should behave similarly off-road, and it just doesn't seem to be the case. I am confident I can get there, just need to soft out a couple of issues. Time to call in the professionals. Thanks for any advice.
The PO installed the suspension, so I don’t have any first hand experience with how it was built. The truck feels and behaves differently than my old truck, and I don’t feel that it should be that much different.
The front end clunks pretty often. This could be the coil spring shifting and poping back into place. My old truck had the same springs and didn’t do this. I have been under there and made sure everything was tight and installed correctly.
I get a slight shudder when accelerating slowly going up a slight hill. I want to make sure the rear shaft pinion angles are correct, the u-joints are good and the shaft is balanced.
This truck feels really tall compared to my old truck. Doesn’t look taller from the outside, just feels taller driving it. Only notable (maybe?) difference as far as I can tell is the tires (315 new, 295 old). Same springs.
This truck seems to feel more tippy in off-camber conditions. I just don’t feel as confident on the same trails or in the same situations that in my old truck wouldn’t even bother me (maybe old age?
). It's getting to the point that I don't enjoy driving on some trails because of this. My old truck feels much more stable and planted. I may remove the swaybar to see if that helps. I even considered removing the caster plates as well.Some differences between the new and the old:
Tires 315 / 295
Caster plates / no caster correction
Extended bumpstops / factory bumpstops.
Year 1997 / 1994
Part-time 4wd / Full-time 4wd
MAF front and rear adjustable panhards / factory panhards.
Don't get me wrong, the new truck is much better in most areas. Since both trucks are essentially the same, I feel they should behave similarly off-road, and it just doesn't seem to be the case. I am confident I can get there, just need to soft out a couple of issues. Time to call in the professionals. Thanks for any advice.
