spring wrap

[bfinn100]

Has anyone else had a problem with severe spring wrap an their trucks. I can't even go thru pea graveled alleys or driveways without bouncing my glasseye out of my head. I have the 5 spd with the camper package on a 2000. Seems to me that D. C. gave up traction to get a wussy ride. My old 1st gen 93 4x4 never gave any prob in sand or other loose stuff. These springs on the 2000 have almost no arch at all to them just a huge lift block and the axle. Also, anyone figure out how to read the tic marcks on the tach?

 

[redram3]

I belive the marks on the tach are at 125 each hope this helps you out. As for the springs they are made for the ride not for work anymore. Sign of the times I;am afraid.

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[HEMI®Dart]

Cannedham,

I bad wheel hop/axle wrap in the snow. Installed the Roadmaster Suspension springs this spring. Took a ride in the snow last week. The Roadmaster Springs totally eliminated the axle wind-up. Easy to install and reasonably priced. More info here: http://www.activesuspension.com/how4.htm

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[Mike Vonada]

Ditto on HemiDarts response. I have a set on my rig and it really made a diffence!

 

[Dane]

Just put 2000 miles on my truck with some significant off road time in Baja with 2,000 lbs in the bed. The Roadmasters are great imo. Wheel hop is almost zero off road with them.

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2001 HO 6 speed Regular Cab SLT 4x4 3. 54 anti spin 2500. Used for the daily grind and sneaking away to some secret Baja beaches toting a cabover

 

[HC]

Approx cost?
Do you buy direct, or from dealers?

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Another thing to look at are traction bars. David_VT found some that work great on his truck. Maybe he'll see this thread and chime in here. I considered the Roadmasters but someone who put them on and tried out their QC 3500 4x4 with a slidein camper and it wallowed all over the road. But they may have not been adjusted properly.

Vaughn

 

[HEMI®Dart]

I agree with David. The Fabritech Traction bars are probably better controlling axle wrap than the Roadmaster's. I have ran both systems

Good pictures of the Fabritech Bars on "BigBadDodge's" truck here: (A member here, not me)
http://communities. msn.com/ScottsRam




[This message has been edited by HEMI®Dart (edited 01-03-2001). ]

 

[David_VT]

National tire sells the Fabritech ladder bars. http://natltire.com/pages/susacc.html

I have been happy with mine. The bright yellow color that I choose makes them a great conversation piece in the summer.

I live in snow country and on a dirt road. In the winter I find myself in the deep snow more often than I really should.

Be it pulling others out or trying to retrieve my lame snowmobile or just taking shortcuts out of parking lots. Before the ladder bars the truck wanted to shake my fillings out once the LS rear and the springs started doing their thing.

Now I get just a little shudder which helps keep me moving when it gets really deep. The truck no longer feels like it will self destruct, as it did before.

As to mud, last spring I took an unplanned trip down a snowmobile trail that I surely would have got stranded on if not for these ladder bars. I had a lot of unplanned fun, told the TDR site and then got email slammed by some TDR members that took offense to my seemingly lack of ecology sense

I have no opinion about the other solutions, but do enjoy mine.

David

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