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Originally Posted by Zoomad75
Like Special-k said, Rough country springs really get a bad rap but a lot of what you read on the web are clowns that want to brag about what they bought and talk bad about other brands they never even used. So do they ride like a set of skyjacker softrides or tuff country ez rides? No. This is coming from somebody that has used the same set of rough country springs on the front of 2 different K5's now. Is the ride objectionable? Not really. We are talking about a full size solid axle truck right?
Mine are stiff. But on the street it's firm, solid and not a lot of sway. On the trail, I air down to at least 15 psi in the tires. That makes a BIG difference in the ride on the rough stuff. So the springs really don't bother me much. I think getting better shocks would actually improve my ride over just getting softer springs. Are there better springs out there? Sure. Is it worth the extra cost to go better? Depends on the budget. Money no object I'd get a set of custom springs by ORD and get away from the mass produced stuff. But my reality is I don't have an unlimited budget and had to scrimp to save to get the rough countrys. They felt good enough to pull off my old 75 k5 and reuse on my 91. One of the few things that carried over.
Keep in mind the biggest difference between the brands of springs is the actual spring rate. The soft springs have light spring rates so they should ride better. Problem is with soft springs is the load rating is less. Add a winch and second battery and that 4" lift might sag an inch. That soft rate will add to the sway going around corners on pavement. The higher spring rate keeps the load rating, will sag less with added weight of accessories and be more stable on road.
It all really depends on what your plans are for your truck. Me, personally I'm ok with them. I'll save up for the ORD stuff later, but for now they work and I already have them.
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Thanks for your input. This truck will only be a pavement cruiser cause I don't really wanna mess it up because it's not easy getting spare parts cheap here.
I'm probably gonna use it for towing and stuff like that so maybe the Rough country springs are the way to go if they are a bit stiffer and wont sag as much.