Truck Suspension Logic

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
11/14/2014 at 21:19 • Filed to: None

Rides like the shocks are solid when empty, rides as smooth as my mom's Vue loaded down with wood in the back.

So 6'4" me was riding in the back of my dad's Silverado. Saying I didn't fit is an understatement. If he would've opted for a crew cab over an extended cab we wouldn't have had that issue. Though he probably wasn't thinking I'd be that tall in 10 years.

We can't burn wood in the fireplace yet because our liner thing has holes in it from lack of use for 6 years. So we have to have a guy come change it before we can use it :(

DISCUSSION (19)

Nibby > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/14/2014 at 21:21

Who needs to burn firewood when you got family members?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/14/2014 at 21:25

One of my friends in high school had a Ram 3500 Mega Cab with helper springs in the back(air bags). He used the truck to tow a horse trailer every weekend(He put over 200k miles on it from the ages of 15-18, it was definitely used as a truck). Anyway, we went to a basketball game in it, and he forgot to let the air out of the springs. We hit a speed bump, and I was launched into the roof. Yes, I was wearing a seatbelt.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/14/2014 at 21:25

Rides like the shocks are solid when empty, rides as smooth as my mom's Vue loaded down with wood in the back.

Progressive shocks, yo.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/14/2014 at 21:26

Ouch.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/14/2014 at 21:27

Trust me, that's nothing compared to a 3500 HD with airbags with a 34' trailer. you hit a bump and that is rockin'.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/14/2014 at 21:30

It sucked. Wasn't the first time I've been launched into the roof of the car. The first time hurt a lot worse. giggity.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
11/14/2014 at 21:30

Never ridden in anything more than a 1500. Woop.

PushToStart > Nibby
11/14/2014 at 21:31

I think this is the darkest thing I've seen you say to date Nibby, lol

jkm7680 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/14/2014 at 21:33

Sorry, I laughed a little bit.

Glad you had a seatbelt on though.

Nibby > PushToStart
11/14/2014 at 21:33

>:D

Sometimes I scare my classmates, so it's all good.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > jkm7680
11/14/2014 at 21:35

It helped absolutely none. I just put that in there so I wouldn't have been accused of not wearing a seatbelt.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/14/2014 at 21:35

I've hit the roof multiple times. It seems to happen the most when I'm riding in my girlfriend's parent's Avenger and we go over train tracks.

Funktheduck > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/14/2014 at 21:37

My '79 (F-150) rides better with weight in the back

Birddog > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/14/2014 at 21:38

Some parts of trucks never seem to change.

It'd be interesting if Pickups adopt Air Bags like Semis use or some form of Magnetorheologic suspension.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/14/2014 at 21:45

Pullin' a hill and the turbo is just making noises that are glorious. We have a 2011 with the Duramax. And Bilstein shocks too.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Birddog
11/14/2014 at 21:57

Ram already has air suspension as an option. GM should use their MagRide on the truck as an option.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/14/2014 at 21:59

An F250 with a ton each of gravel and sand rides beautifully.

Vicente Esteve > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/14/2014 at 22:12

This was the exact truck I was carpooled in by a lunatic high-schooler. At one time, I returned pale home because of sheer fear that the drive gave me.

Brickman > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/14/2014 at 23:46

Because it's a truck. Made to be used as a truck :D