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Offline Strange81Z

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Factory Ride
« on: January 24, 2009, 10:28:14 am »
Guys,

Just doing a little research.

Have any of you replaced your body bushings and control arm bushings to restore you factory "smooth ride" (The best I can anyway)?  When I get a truck that will be one of the first things I want to do, but I will also drop the ride some too.  Not by much though, maybe 2" drop in front and 1" drop in the rear.  I want the truck to have a slight rake.  Is there a kit that would do all of this at the same time?

Thanks,
Shawn
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Offline Captkaos

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Re: Factory Ride
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2009, 11:10:53 am »
You are going to have to get the bushings and the lowering pieces seperately, but possibly from the same source.
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Offline rockable

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Re: Factory Ride
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2009, 04:50:26 pm »
These guys have a lot of kits.  You can browse here and learn a lot.  My '86's bushings were still in really good shape, so I didn't replace them.  My experience with plastic bushings in control arms on various cars, is that they ride a little rougher than the rubber bushings.  The older ones squeaked during the winter but the new compounds are a lot better about that.

www.stylintrucks.com
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Offline HAULIN IT

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Re: Factory Ride
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2009, 05:42:35 pm »
Hopefully Sux responds, He can give you the best advice on the shift linkage  ;) I couldn't help it, I almost pee'd myself typing. Sorry Sux, All in good fun!
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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: Factory Ride
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2009, 05:51:39 pm »
Quote from: HAULIN IT on January 29, 2009, 05:42:35 pm
Hopefully Sux responds, He can give you the best advice on the shift linkage  ;) I couldn't help it, I almost pee'd myself typing. Sorry Sux, All in good fun!

Huh? ???
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Offline HAULIN IT

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Re: Factory Ride
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2009, 07:35:44 am »
I was poking fun at Sux (He has the nice looking Yellow shortbed) A while back, he posted about changing cab bushing, then a few days later, about the linkage wouldn't go into "low". After several days & some discussions ( I assumed he got it fixed) it wouldn't hold the truck in "park". After some more ( Again assuming he got it fixed) he came on...still not right. Then a month or Two later, better, but still not right. I'm sure this has been a frustrating experience for him, but he seems to have a pretty thick skin, so I was just working him over a little. Lorne   
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Offline Flamingbig10

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Re: Factory Ride
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2009, 01:39:29 am »
I replaced both, when I replaced the body bushing the cab was the only thing on the frame so it made it easy and used floor jacks
Here is my truck with a 2-1 well worn factory coils with 1 coil cut,   and the over load was removed
« Last Edit: February 24, 2009, 01:51:37 pm by Flamingbig10 »
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