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- Sep 17, 2007
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- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Transmission
- Automatic
I have an 89 ext cab short bed and the ride has been driving me nuts. It's not so bad over large dips or bumps I can feel the suspension working, bump and rebound. Its the small road transitions, patched/cracked asphalt, road reflectors, and the like that are irritating me. Over the small stuff it's like I have no suspension at all, it's extremely harsh.
It is dropped with chassis tech 3" beams up front with stock springs. In the rear I flipped the stock shackles and removed the overload leaf. The rear bump stops have been trimed just shy of the framerails. I have Bilsteins all around, Ranger replacements up front, Nissan Hardbody spec in the rear. 17x8 Mustang Bullitts with 245/45r17 Nitto 555s on all 4 corners.
I'm not expecting a Cadillac ride, but my Mustang with much firmer suspension, solid bushings, and lower profile tires rides better than this.
I've considered swapping to a 16" wheel with 245/50R16s to see if that would improve the ride, but I'd hate to spend that much money and get no improvement. I just don't understand it because it has stock springs all around and Bilsteins. I bought the Bilsteins hoping it would improve over the old generic shocks that were on it, but there was no improvement.
It is dropped with chassis tech 3" beams up front with stock springs. In the rear I flipped the stock shackles and removed the overload leaf. The rear bump stops have been trimed just shy of the framerails. I have Bilsteins all around, Ranger replacements up front, Nissan Hardbody spec in the rear. 17x8 Mustang Bullitts with 245/45r17 Nitto 555s on all 4 corners.
I'm not expecting a Cadillac ride, but my Mustang with much firmer suspension, solid bushings, and lower profile tires rides better than this.
I've considered swapping to a 16" wheel with 245/50R16s to see if that would improve the ride, but I'd hate to spend that much money and get no improvement. I just don't understand it because it has stock springs all around and Bilsteins. I bought the Bilsteins hoping it would improve over the old generic shocks that were on it, but there was no improvement.
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