What should I do to make my rearend ride better?

[Aarons72]

71 GMC burb...lowered a lot...rear end has cut coils and relocated shocks...rides like a trampoline. up and down...side to side. What options do I have that will not break the bank? I have never done much of anything rear suspension wise...

[5150]

Squats, sorry couldn't help myself.
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[hopped up]

Swapping out those coils would prob make the biggest difference. Prob cut too many coils. And new shocks
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[5150]

Drop springs typically run around $100-$125 for a pair.
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[Aarons72]

Originally Posted by 5150

Squats, sorry couldn't help myself.
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I knew that was coming with a thread like this ha ha

[Aarons72]

Originally Posted by 5150

Drop springs typically run around $100-$125 for a pair.
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For the height of my burb now any recommendations for what size drop spring in the back? Also anyone have a shock they really like?

I was thinking about the whole panhard bar?? would that help?

[CG]

I was always under the impression rear coils shouldn't be cut because their shape and how they mount. I know you can get four inch drop rear coils especially for burbs and panels. I have four inch drop coils and two inch blocks for my panel. I also have shock relocaters. I'm going to have to come up with something different for the shocks though because the shock relocater kit hangs a little below the scrub line ... cant have that.

[tlcrz1972]

Now does this side to side explaination, does that infer that the truck shifts side to side horizontally or just rocks (yaws) about a centerline movement.

If it;s the first it sounds like your pannard bar is worn out or missing.

If it rocks (yaws) then you need better springs and of course better shocks, I'll suggest KYB's a little more expensive but worth it. I'm running them on mine and three of the four are the ones I put on it in '88-'89 (150,000 plus miles) The one that went bad was warranted under their lifetime warrantee.

Again worth it.

Originally Posted by Aarons72

71 GMC burb...lowered a lot...rear end has cut coils and relocated shocks...rides like a trampoline. up and down...side to side. What options do I have that will not break the bank? I have never done much of anything rear suspension wise...

[Aarons72]

Ya more of a rocking from than actual side to side. I will look into lowering coils...I just don't want to go to all the work and have them make me ride higher than I am right now...up is never a good direction for me. And Im running kyb shocks but I think they are the cheaper ones

[5150]

Aaron, is your burb C-notched? If so then get a 6 inch spring. If not then you're going to have to get a 4, you "might" be able to get away with a 5.

[CG]

Mine is notched. The only problem with 6 inch springs is as far as I know they only make them for trucks. They are not nearly as stout. I don't have a picture anymore on this computer but I'm sure Ive posted them before ... a shot of a burb drop spring next to a truck drop spring. There is really a big difference.

[Aarons72]

Originally Posted by 5150

Aaron, is your burb C-notched? If so then get a 6 inch spring. If not then you're going to have to get a 4, you "might" be able to get away with a 5.

Yes its notched. Are the truck springs and burb springs springs seated the same?

[CG]

Yes