Fun Stuff... Yesterday I ordered a pair of Radflo from PRG and a pair of non-Tow springs from NAPA. Someone on here said that NAPA discontinued the springs but the counter guy told me they show stocked in some central warehouses. If they don't come in for some reason, a dealership will sell me OEM springs for $20 more, so no big deal. It floors me that the stupid things are costing $180/pair after negotiating, springs just shouldn't be that expensive. Dealership full retail price was something like $140/ea, that's just stupid rediculous, IMHO.
After I get a good look at the springs, I will be looking at Air-Lift -vs- Firestone -vs- anything else for the helper springs. I am planning to powdercoat the coil springs anyway so there will be no rush.
The secondary pair of Radflo that I am wanting still have too much lead time to mess with right now so I'll just mess with them later. To prevent confusion for anyone who's new to the site reading this, I have 4-shocks in the rear for a total of 6-shocks on the vehicle.
Updated:
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Details: http://www.clubarmada.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23224&page=4
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Final Result:
Here's a couple videos of the ride. The background noise is my Dog panting:
http://s204.photobucket.com/user/Po...B87-164-0000000903EAD5EC_zps939ada07.mp4.html
http://s204.photobucket.com/user/PopsRacer/media/Lifted%20Armada/0E8FB470-391E-4D81-A626-3F8E43C49AE8-164-0000000BEDBFE8D0_zpsf7fea305.mp4.html
I added Timbren Bumpstops Part# NRARM then towed my trailer 30 miles to storage yesterday. I was skeptical when installing these but then pleasantly surprised when I towed with them. These were the secret ingredient. The AirLift 1000 bags are so weak even at their full PSI that I found I was actually still riding on full bumpstops when towing. These Timbren do very well at picking up the slack. Here's a link and pics, the rear squat when towing is at pretty much the same level as it was with the OEM Air-Shocks:
http://www.stengelbros.net/NRARM_p_1564.html
They look like this:
Unhitched:
Hitched up using the Timbrens:
After I get a good look at the springs, I will be looking at Air-Lift -vs- Firestone -vs- anything else for the helper springs. I am planning to powdercoat the coil springs anyway so there will be no rush.
The secondary pair of Radflo that I am wanting still have too much lead time to mess with right now so I'll just mess with them later. To prevent confusion for anyone who's new to the site reading this, I have 4-shocks in the rear for a total of 6-shocks on the vehicle.
Updated:
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Details: http://www.clubarmada.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23224&page=4
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Final Result:
Here's a couple videos of the ride. The background noise is my Dog panting:
http://s204.photobucket.com/user/Po...B87-164-0000000903EAD5EC_zps939ada07.mp4.html
http://s204.photobucket.com/user/PopsRacer/media/Lifted%20Armada/0E8FB470-391E-4D81-A626-3F8E43C49AE8-164-0000000BEDBFE8D0_zpsf7fea305.mp4.html
I added Timbren Bumpstops Part# NRARM then towed my trailer 30 miles to storage yesterday. I was skeptical when installing these but then pleasantly surprised when I towed with them. These were the secret ingredient. The AirLift 1000 bags are so weak even at their full PSI that I found I was actually still riding on full bumpstops when towing. These Timbren do very well at picking up the slack. Here's a link and pics, the rear squat when towing is at pretty much the same level as it was with the OEM Air-Shocks:
http://www.stengelbros.net/NRARM_p_1564.html
They look like this:
Unhitched:
Hitched up using the Timbrens: