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02-16-2019 #1Registered User
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Is it possible to build a 4-Linked Pickup with Ride Comfort Being the #1 Priority?
Guys, let me start off by saying I have a somewhat bad back (herniated disc) but haven't had surgery and I keep ahead of things with exercises and not lifting crap incorrectly. BUT, bumpy cars and trucks / uncompliant suspensions tends to make my back flare up. I LOVE short bed trucks and I want to build a brand new single cab to replace my last one that I sold, since it rode rough. That truck (73 C10) had a basic rear suspension design consisting of a rear shock relocation (both shocks at 30 degree angles) and Cal-Tracs bars, and the overload spring removed. The rear ride was somewhat compliant, but actually I could never get the front (even with ridetech coilovers) to ride soft enough because I don't think the coilovers had enough travel.
My question is, with long front coilovers (ie custom raised strut mounts) and a rear 4-link with a bunch of rear suspension travel, can a short wheelbase truck ever be truly plush? I don't want to cut the back half of the frame off and go with a T-Bird IRS or anything crazy like some of these pro touring C10's do. I was thinking a properly designed and implemented 4-link with a PHB (or watts link) and possibly using rubber heim joint links instead of heim rod ends? The truck will be slightly lower than a factory height 2wd truck. My goal is a 2/4" drop below a 2wd truck, heavily c-notched frame, and maybe cut into the bed to allow the use of a prerunner (lol) length coilover assembly with 14-16" springs and plenty of suspension travel to soak up the bumps. Kinda like a lowered Raptor but not for jumping, just for soaking up bumps. With a few clicks of the coilovers, the back end can stiffen up and the truck will 60ft in the 1.6 range on street tires like my old truck did, and boom I'll have the complete package I'm looking for. Am I totally dreaming guys? I just can't seem to get away from short bed trucks... but I may be in denial about making a short wheelbase solid axle full frame truck into something that it's not.
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02-22-2019 #2Registered User
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I would look at a ridetech air-ride set-up
1971 Camaro - 406 / T56
2016 Camaro SS convertible
2018 Colorado 4x4