Do they work good?

 

so far so good....dropped the clutch from 3k a couple times, no hop. Will have a better report after more driving, they've been installed like 10 min

 

nice man, get back to us and let us know. :355:

 

Do they hang lower than the tranny crossmember?

 

anyone know if it would be possible to mount these on the top of the leafs? i have 4" blocks so my leafs hang down pretty far, and i dont want to have these be able to get caught on stuff

or could these springs be mounted backwards on the back of the leafs?

 

actually, I'm pretty sure the lower shock mount is lower than the bar. I'll get some clearance pics tomorrow.

 

I've had these mounted on the top of the leafs in front of the axle for a few months. I was going to make a how-to as well but never got around to it, and my camera is being gay. They work well mounted on top of the leaf and seem to bring the back end of the truck down a little to level it out. I saw no change in my 60' times with these over when I had my Lakewoods on, and have only seen wheelhop once on the day I installed them. Even powerbraking at the track didn't cause any wheelhop. It's a great/cheap fix for the wheelhop on the 355's.

Great write-up, good job! :salute:

edit: Here's a pic of them installed on top of the leaf. You have to get them in just the right spot to not rub on the parking brake cable. You could probably bend the bracket holding the cable to move it out of the way, but I haven't had a chance to crawl under there again and take a look at it.

 

This one works... :shrug:

 

thanks for the pic man, I was going to try that but didn't see them fitting with the parking brake cable. Guess they will. But I also dont want it to lower the rear any so I'll probably leave them be for now. They seem to work good.

 

How does it actually lower the rear end? Am I missing something?

 

mounting it on top would somewhat condense the springs together bringing the rear lower....probably not more than a 1/2" or so.

 

^ gotcha...thanks!

 

Niiiceeee....I've seen those in Autozone, but wasn't really sure if they'd work. Do ya think they could be painted?

 

nice...Eye ma try dis....I hate wheel hop soo bad.

 

If doing it Brakenit's way, these mount in front of the axle, right? So having lowering blocks wouldn't be an issue.

 

Correct, they're in front of the axle on my truck.

 

Cool! Thanks dude.

 

Forgive my ignorance, but will these help out the rough ride on 4x4 Z71 2004 Colly? I have a rough ride that annoys me to no end. Have had the tires balanced twice and I have the tire pressure set to 30 on the dot. I am gradually learning to live with it, but it goes to the dealership next week (non-warranty, bought used with 55,000 miles). Just looking for a fix.

 

I'v just joined up recently and happened to see your post. I have a similar problem and wonder if you found a cause.

I have an 05 Crewcab, and after two sets of new tires, different brands, there is still a feel of wheel bounce at appx 41 mph up to appx 60 mph, varies, on rear of truck. Seems like there is a point of resonance at which a road bump excites movement in suspension for a moment, then another bump dampens it. I wonder if a u-joint or out-of-balance drive shaft could cause this. Truck has 125 K on odometer. Any info appreciated.

 

These basically make the rear springs stiffer, so no, I don't see any way they would make the ride smoother.

 

i tried that. didnt do shit.

 

tried what?

 

I put these on today, The truck seems to handle a little bit better as well as not wheelhop on the 1-2 shift at WOT. Pretty easy job to put on. Just a set of 1/2" wrenches, a ratchet and a 3/4" deep socket

 

i am deff going to pick up a set of these, i sometimes like to go slideways, the wheel hop is incredible and sometimes knocks itself out of gear

 

ooo so i can get a half inch lower with these? if it does get lower my truck will definitely be dead even. front and back

 

if you mount them on the top of the leaf spring.

 

So I just put these on last weekend. I can still get some hop (I am supercharged though) but generally it is better!

I laid a nice set of tracks just flooring the auto the other day, no rev up or anything. Pretty fricken sweet.

Oh and they have leveled the truck a little bit. Once I get a new tonneau (if it is as heavy as my last one) I should be about dead even front to back. Currently there is about half of the original rake.

 

I've encountered a small problem with mine. They keep hitting the frame on large bumps. It didn't do it when I originally put them on, I'm thinking maybe my shocks are just worn out. :shrug:

 

I hope I don't encounter this problem. I mounted mine just like yours. I didn't want anything hanging lower during those CO winters.

 

think i'll try it

 

I just picked up a set of these springs at vatozone which way is the best way to install them on the top or the bottom?