This 64 rides like a darn truck.How do I fix?

[Dustin07]

Originally Posted by markeb01

About a year ago I pulled the Gaylord bed cover and 300 lbs of sandbags I had been carrying to soften it up a bit, and it rode hard as a rock. So, I went to a custom spring manufacturer - Pohl Spring Works in Spokane Washington, and had them fabricate custom coils for the rear. They figured everything scientifically, measured all the dimensions of an original, tested the existing spring rate, then determined the desired spring rate and custom wound new ones that have about a 400 lb payload capacity.

Now the truck sits at the same ride height, but rides comfortably like a car. It was expensive at almost $400 for the two custom springs, but it made it possible for me to be able to keep driving my truck.

Other methods to cure the rough ride are perhaps air bags, at least in the rear, or putting in a heavy steel floor in the bed to add some ballast weight over the rear suspension.

all things considered if you like the ride, $400 isn't that much. it may seem like a bit to some folks, but it's a hell of a lot less than what you CAN spend on rear suspension.