fitzmotor
Active Member
I have read a lot of positive things about them, I thought "my springs are wore out and slapping around" I might as well go with the Deavers, I really needed to change them, primarily due to the wheel hop and the left one was looking ugly, sitting lower than the right one and like a crack may be forming around one of the pin holes.
I was really surprised, the wheel hop was gone, I can now drive it like I want, but what I did not expect was the ride is much better, the freeways with the expansion joints where it picks up a hopping motion was gone, body roll was greatly reduced, I was going to put on a rear sway bar but it's not needed now, the front and back of the truck are more balanced with the body roll.
The difference over speed bumps is great, it used to have a double bump sensation over bumps like the axle was bouncing twice, now it's a single hop like a normal rear suspension, but here is where I have to say that I do not roll over speed bumps like a chick in a Prius trying not to spill her Starbucks, speed bumps are everywhere here, and when I see guys with jacked up trucks who could drive over curbs crawling over speed bumps like a snail, I pass them on the left on the throttle (no offense to bump crawlers here) but hey, shocks dont last forever, use them hard like the truck was meant to do.
I got distracted there, sorry, I dont care for rugged 4x4 trucks being driven soft, bottom line, the springs are a solid upgrade, Jeff at Deaver was great, he gave me some install tips, they went right in, it feels like a different truck, I should not have waited so long to do it, I highly recommend them.
I was really surprised, the wheel hop was gone, I can now drive it like I want, but what I did not expect was the ride is much better, the freeways with the expansion joints where it picks up a hopping motion was gone, body roll was greatly reduced, I was going to put on a rear sway bar but it's not needed now, the front and back of the truck are more balanced with the body roll.
The difference over speed bumps is great, it used to have a double bump sensation over bumps like the axle was bouncing twice, now it's a single hop like a normal rear suspension, but here is where I have to say that I do not roll over speed bumps like a chick in a Prius trying not to spill her Starbucks, speed bumps are everywhere here, and when I see guys with jacked up trucks who could drive over curbs crawling over speed bumps like a snail, I pass them on the left on the throttle (no offense to bump crawlers here) but hey, shocks dont last forever, use them hard like the truck was meant to do.
I got distracted there, sorry, I dont care for rugged 4x4 trucks being driven soft, bottom line, the springs are a solid upgrade, Jeff at Deaver was great, he gave me some install tips, they went right in, it feels like a different truck, I should not have waited so long to do it, I highly recommend them.
