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    MOAK replied to the thread Springs F 350.
    That’s exactly what we did back in the early 70s to our f250 to pull a loaded livestock trailer
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    MOAK reacted to Peter_n_Margaret's post in the thread Springs F 350 with Like Like.
    Been there 20 years. Cheaper and much more reliable than air bags for a fixed load. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome
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    MOAK replied to the thread Springs F 350.
    2024- 22000 miles on it- the springs are in great shape, but the overload spring is making contact. The right kind of swale in the road...
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    MOAK posted the thread Springs F 350 in Domestic: Full Size.
    I’ve been looking at different ways to account for a constant 2200 lb load on my F-350 with a Grandy pop up on an aluminum flatbed...
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    MOAK reacted to rruff's post in the thread Shocks with Like Like.
    Just speculating, but I'd guess it's longer than the 4600, which means you'll bottom out the shock more easily. That may not be readily...
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    MOAK reacted to tacollie's post in the thread Shocks with Like Like.
    They are approximately .75" longer. It won't bottom out, but supposedly there's a risk of the axle drooping far enough to unseat the...
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    MOAK reacted to yamaha225's post in the thread Shocks with Like Like.
    I have Bilstein 5100’s on my 1999 F-350. It has a 2” leveling spring in the front so I was able to use them on all four corners. I have...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Shocks.
    From what I have read the 4600 are a little softer. I really don’t want to mess with the suspension at all. Start messing around too...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Fuel Tanks and Jerry Cans relating to Fuel Range.
    A few years ago I installed an auxiliary tank in our 80 series LC that doubled our range to 450-500 miles. I still kept a 20l ( 5...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Shocks.
    Not an incomplete conclusion at all, I’d call it a compromised conclusion. Everything we do when building out or specing out an overland...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Shocks.
    The 5100s require a 1” lift to operate properly. No need for us to spent more than a thousand dollars to go up only 1 inch.
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    MOAK replied to the thread Shocks.
    You hit the nail on the head about high end shocks needing maintenance. We are full time travelers and maintaining shocks just isn’t in...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Shocks.
    The 5100s up front require a lift or leveling kit to be installed. The rear 5100s will work with 0-1” of lifted suspension.
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    MOAK posted the thread Shocks in Domestic: Full Size.
    We have an F 350 with a constant load between 2000 to 2500 lbs. This coming spring we will be visiting Deaver for a rear spring upgrade...
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    MOAK replied to the thread eye opener about gvwr.
    Yup- mine scales out at 10,920 with a GVWR of 11,400. I added leveling block in the rear but next spring we will be in Deaver’s shop...
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