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LT7A · 09-08-2018, 05:55 AM

I would follow a build thread on this with interest. I imagine that the stock frame flex might soften bumps a tad by flexing but react more harshly over repeated bumps than a boxed, stiffer frame would. A boxed frame with coils is an interesting (costly, tho) idea. The right Bilstein shocks have always impressed me by making just a little more improvement than I thought possible. They don't erase bumps but you do notice an immediate difference in places where you are used to putting up with a "truck" ride. Also, having tires with appreciable sidewalls. Sidewalls being the first "suspension component" impacted by the road surface.

09-08-2018, 05:55 AM	#8
LT7A Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: PNW Posts: 3,499	Re: Building a Bulletproof Squarebody Suburban: Community Input Requesting I would follow a build thread on this with interest. I imagine that the stock frame flex might soften bumps a tad by flexing but react more harshly over repeated bumps than a boxed, stiffer frame would. A boxed frame with coils is an interesting (costly, tho) idea. The right Bilstein shocks have always impressed me by making just a little more improvement than I thought possible. They don't erase bumps but you do notice an immediate difference in places where you are used to putting up with a "truck" ride. Also, having tires with appreciable sidewalls. Sidewalls being the first "suspension component" impacted by the road surface.