Dawizman
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So, my brothers truck has been suffering from a sagging rear end for a couple months now. He has also had some issues with the rear end swaying when you get on the gas. He brought it in to the dealership, and was told that his rear coils needed to be replaced, and his rear control arm bushings were worn & needed to be replaced as well. They gave him a quote for about $800 in parts, and $700 labour to do the repair.
I told him that I would find him better quality parts for cheaper, and help him install them as well. So, we ended up ordering the Spohn rear suspension package which included non adjustable upper & lower control arms with polyurethane bushings, as well as a track bar with polyurethane bushings. Total cost, shipped to Canada was $600. Then we ordered a set of TufTruck rear coil springs with 25% greater carrying capacity. He hauls a camper from time to time, so these seemed like a good fit. Total cost of these, shipped, was $210. So all together he was out $810, which is $10 more than what the dealer was charging for OEM parts, but he also got a new track bar out of the deal, and obviously better parts.
The install took about 3 hours all together laying on the shop floor, and getting covered in melted snow & salt off the truck. The control arms were the biggest pain in the ass. The bolts had to be torqued to 225 ft-lbs. He gained 3/4" unloaded at the rear wheel well directly over the axle, so his springs were definitely shot. As we found out, most of the rubber bushings were shot as well.
After half a day, he already says the truck feels better than the day he bought it. It's solid now under acceleration, and he has more traction in 2wd than he's ever felt before.
Anyways, here are some pictures:
Lower Control Arms:
Upper Control Arms:
Track Bars:
Coils (Factory coils are on top)
I told him that I would find him better quality parts for cheaper, and help him install them as well. So, we ended up ordering the Spohn rear suspension package which included non adjustable upper & lower control arms with polyurethane bushings, as well as a track bar with polyurethane bushings. Total cost, shipped to Canada was $600. Then we ordered a set of TufTruck rear coil springs with 25% greater carrying capacity. He hauls a camper from time to time, so these seemed like a good fit. Total cost of these, shipped, was $210. So all together he was out $810, which is $10 more than what the dealer was charging for OEM parts, but he also got a new track bar out of the deal, and obviously better parts.
The install took about 3 hours all together laying on the shop floor, and getting covered in melted snow & salt off the truck. The control arms were the biggest pain in the ass. The bolts had to be torqued to 225 ft-lbs. He gained 3/4" unloaded at the rear wheel well directly over the axle, so his springs were definitely shot. As we found out, most of the rubber bushings were shot as well.
After half a day, he already says the truck feels better than the day he bought it. It's solid now under acceleration, and he has more traction in 2wd than he's ever felt before.
Anyways, here are some pictures:
Lower Control Arms:
Upper Control Arms:
Track Bars:
Coils (Factory coils are on top)