Suspension upgrade

[dgrinnan]

I have a stock 47 WC 1/2 ton. Is there a simple upgrade/modification to the existing suspension to improve the ride? Not a Mustang II swap or anything that drastic. Just some minor mods or changes? I am just looking to improve the ride a little. 

[bkahler]

I made two mods to my leaf springs hoping to soften the ride somewhat.  First, I added Pads or Buttons at the ends of the longer springs.  The pads are designed to keep the spring tips from digging into the leaf above.  The second thing I did was to add Delrin Leaf Spring Liner with Lip between leaves which is suppose to keep them from digging into each other and rusting.  I only added Delrin between to the top three leaves on my springs.  I didn't add any to the overload springs above the rear springs as I don't plan on ever loading the truck to that extent!

 

I can't say how much these changes might have improved that ride because the truck isn't on the road yet.

 

Brad

 

 

 

 

 

 

[B1B Keven]

X's 2 on the Delrin or Teflon strips between the leaves.

 

[dgrinnan]

I will give if a try

Edited August 26, 2023 by dgrinnan

[lostviking]

This will help with squeaks, but I doubt it will do much for ride quality. Mine rides like...an old truck. To get a better ride, and better handling I'm going with a Scott's Hot Rods IFS. It's a bit more expensive than a Fatman MII type unit, but you get what you pay for IMHO. I've had several trucks with leaf spring front ends. They all ride like they have leaf spring front ends.