Rear cool spacers

[Scgirardi]

Any suggestion other then rear could spacers in the back? The more I read about them it just sounds like a nightmare...

 

[AustinB]

Wtf does this mean?


IMO

 

[gofishn]

Air Lift 1000. Though I do not understand about rear coil spacers being a nightmare.
Everything I have come across says the poly spacers work out quite well.

 

[Scgirardi]

To lift the back using rear could spacers. I've been told with those in it would make my teeth chatter. I know my dad had Gabriel hijackers on his Chevelle. Is there any adjustable rear air shocks for our generation 1500's?

 

[Scgirardi]

Sorry didn't see your tag and the air lift is exactly what I have in mind thank you

 

[charonblk07]

Sorry didn't see your tag and the air lift is exactly what I have in mind thank you

Air lift 1000s are just a load support bag that gets inserted into the spring. You would want to look at the 5000 kit which completely replaces the springs but they are not a lift so you'd still be at stock height.


If you want to lift the rear then the coil spacer is the way to do it, just make sure it's part of a lift kit because a coil spacer on the front can be a real pain and has caused many issues with upper control arms.


And just because I'm a *****: It's COIL, not cool, could, or whatever you'll manage to come up with in the future, luckily my wife has taught me to understand the 'auto-correct' language.

 

[sausec17]

There's nothing wrong with rear coil spacers.
You could run longer coils if you want.

Anything over 1.5" and you should run longer shocks and an adjustable panhard bar or find a bracket to line up your axle over the body.

 

[Cyborg2337]

^^^
Ya, this exactly. A lot of guys have them here, including myself. Search this forum and you will find plenty of info. And from my findings both steel and poly are good. I went with steel for the added strength with longevity and like sausec17 said; any bigger than 1.5" and you should look into new shocks. Oh, and ya, correct the autocorrect.

 

[Scgirardi]

Haha I didn't notice. Auto correct for the win. And I'm not looking to raise the back I just want it maintain its stock height or at least close to it when I have weight in the back.

 

[sausec17]

Haha I didn't notice. Auto correct for the win. And I'm not looking to raise the back I just want it maintain its stock height or at least close to it when I have weight in the back.

Should've put that in your original post. Next time be a little more detailed with your posts, and spell check too.

Stick with the airbags to keep from sagging when towing or hauling.

 

[Scgirardi]

If I decide to go the "coil" spacer route, any recommendations on brand? Looking at some pictures the rear being slightly higher does look good.

 

[sausec17]

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Most of us use Top Gun Customz for our rear spacers. Affordable and great quality

 

[Cyborg2337]

Ya, you want airbags then. You can find info here on them too. I don't know much about them but if you don't want to lift and just keep the back from sagging under weight then that's what they are for. As for spacer brand I have Top Gun Customz and they are very good quality and affordable.

 

[gofishn]

To lift the back using rear could spacers. I've been told with those in it would make my teeth chatter. I know my dad had Gabriel hijackers on his Chevelle. Is there any adjustable rear air shocks for our generation 1500's?

Rear spacers will not make your teeth chatter.
Front Spacers MAY, depending on the lift.

If all you want is to prevent rear end sag, then tell us how much weight we are talking about here.

Rear spacers simply lift the rear end slightly higher, you can safely go one ich, without any issues whatsoever, teeth chattering or toherwise. anything higher, you need to add soem other parts.

Now, if you trying prevent sag from a trailer adding 800#'s of tongue weight, air bags are probably nto the way to go. Yes, some use them, Use soem love them. but new, heavier duty springs would be better.

Every spring, ever made, has a compression rate. Some even have a varaible compression rate.

Not all springs, even springs of the same thickness and height, have the saem compression rate. Number of coils, hot =cold molding process . . . . lots of things go into determining compression rate.

we are getting ahead of ourselves here -- ie:what are your own detailed needs.

More info will allow us to help you better.

 

[gofishn]

I just want it maintain its stock height or at least close to it when I have weight in the back.

Not really realistic. If, when load is added to the truck, the truck does not drop, at least some, then you will have a very, very harsh ride. Think buckboard over gravel road washboards type of ride.

If your springs have no "give" to give, when under a load . . .

again, how much weight are you dealing with.

 

[Scgirardi]

I pull around a 21 foot boat during summer and normally load the back up completely with fire wood. And thank you guys for your input, thoughts, ideas ect. Greatly appreciated.

 

[Scgirardi]

Boat roughly weighs 5000 give or take full tank ect.

 

[AustinB]

Airbags.


IMO

 

[sandiego74]

Why has no one recommended actually using a lift spring?

I have Icon's 1.5" lift springs and I love them. Easy to install, affordable, and they hardly sagged when I towed my friends BMW E38 740il the other day. You will have to get longer shocks and an adjustable panhard bar (go with Spohn), but you'll have to do that with a spacer anyway.

 

[sausec17]

Why has no one recommended actually using a lift spring?

I have Icon's 1.5" lift springs and I love them. Easy to install, affordable, and they hardly sagged when I towed my friends BMW E38 740il the other day. You will have to get longer shocks and an adjustable panhard bar (go with Spohn), but you'll have to do that with a spacer anyway.

There's nothing wrong with rear coil spacers.
You could run longer coils if you want.

Anything over 1.5" and you should run longer shocks and an adjustable panhard bar or find a bracket to line up your axle over the body.

I recommended them.
1.5" of rear lift is on the threshold when it comes to having to get new shocks and adjust your panhard bar. I personally ran just the spacer with no problems. If you want to do it right, then new shocks and a adjustable panhard bar (or bracket) is the way to go.