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Old Oct 28, 2019 | 09:52 PM
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Nice Squat..
Old Oct 29, 2019 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by sleeper
Throw five 80 lb bags of cement in the back seat.. That'll lower it..
Not as much as you might think. It causes the rear end to "wallow" but not lower that much more than the front does
Old Oct 29, 2019 | 04:10 PM
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I’ve had 30 , 25 lbs bags of gardening soil in Oldblue with the lowering springs and still didn’t bottom out, or hit the bump stops.
Old Oct 29, 2019 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by will1528
not sure I know what you mean about function . . I guess you are referring to suspension travel , dampening ,rough riding etc.

My lowered truck rides like hell , but I love the stance -- Thats just me --Its a disease I have LOL
That's kind of what I am saying, after years of experience with Chassis parts, builds, etc. I am in Chassis Warranty Analysis at another OEM now, so I see all kinds of stuff. If you can't handle bumps and corner better than most, the modifications aren't really functional. It's your ride. I am not going on a stump over it.


To Old Blue:
Stiffer springs... so, yeah, I can see not much sag.
We have a railroad crossing nearby that the kids used to call "Cedar Point" with Mom in the minivan. When I had real stiff springs on the autocrosser, we would literally got air in the rear over that thing! They loved it! I had adjustable shocks set to soft for daily driving, so it was minimally damped overall... actually gave it kind of a kick up going down the other side.
Old Oct 29, 2019 | 08:55 PM
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I load mine heavily as well, still OE front springs, but Cobalt SS/TC rear springs, never bottoms out either.
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