Good Suspension Setup?
Ok so as some of you may have seen, I bought a Cummins recently thats going under the knife this winter... I pretty much know what I wanna do as far as engine performance, but I'm a little lost on suspension. The truck is gonna be a daily driver that will haul a small gooseneck horse trailer (22 feet) and occasionally hit the tug pad and maybe pull a sled once or twice a year. I'm thinking some adjustable/removable suspension stops, some traction bars (or ladder bars? whichever the long ones on the front side of the axle are) and maybe a sway bar for a little more stability going down the road. Does this sound like a good plan? Is there anything else I should consider or watch out for when doing all of this?
Any tips or tricks are appreciated :c: Wow that was long..:tttt: |
sounds like a good plan, both traction bars and ladder bars go in front of the rear axle, traction bars usually only attach to the bottom of the rear axle and ladder bars attach to both the top and bottom of the rear axle
air bags would most likly do you more good then a sway bar would for additional sway control while towing you can add a rear panhard bar from the frame to the rear axle that runs parallel with the axle to hold it centered check out our traction bars in our forum, we can make the panhard bar the same way i dont currently have any pics of the panhard setup because its still in the r and d stage |
Originally Posted by cummin_un_glued
(Post 823926)
sounds like a good plan, both traction bars and ladder bars go in front of the rear axle, traction bars usually only attach to the bottom of the rear axle and ladder bars attach to both the top and bottom of the rear axle
|
i know of some 1000hp pulling trucks that only use the single point traction bar setup
|
Alrighty then.. I guess that means they would be just fine on my mostly stock 1st gen.. And they dont look super hard to build
|
naw they are fairly easy to build, for your suspension stops for sled pulling most guys just make some that will bolt in place of the factory bump stop above the axle
|
Originally Posted by cummin_un_glued
(Post 824593)
naw they are fairly easy to build, for your suspension stops for sled pulling most guys just make some that will bolt in place of the factory bump stop above the axle
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:25 PM. |
© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands