I'm considering the 2/4 drop vs the 2" rear shackle and have read through almost all the threads on the 2/4 drops. I just want to make sure I have this right before I go thinking about it further. Thanks guys.

Brand
- How they get the drop
- Ride quality
- Handling
- Load capability
- Traction effects (wheel hop etc)
- Disadvantages

Hotchkins
- coil springs in front and new leafs in the back
- Ride is a stiffer
- Market advantage over stock handling (increase more with sways)
- Retains more load capacity and bottoms less than than most other kits
- Less weight transfer so less wheel hop
- Read that they tend to settle out and therefore bottom more as time goes on.

DJM
- Lower control arms in front and drop hangers/shackles in the back
- Similar to stock ride, doesn't beat you up as much as Hotch
- Better than stock (??) but not as good as Hotch
- I assume it doesn't change load as you have the same leafs...bottoming issues?
- ??
- ??

Mcgaughy's
- Drop spindles in front, rear??

 

you got it all under control, deciding which one to get is the hard part!

 

have you thought about the Mcgaughy's they have a drop spindle setup.the burbs have coils in the reAR but I'm going to do a 2/3 from them when the weather gets nice.

 

I have two comments on you take of the Hotchkis setup:
- Although they advertise stock load capacity, you cant load up the bed as you can in a stock truck without bottoming out. 700-800 lbs is about all you can do.

- The stiffness of the leafs dosnt allow the weight transfer of a softer suspension but you should have no axle wrap (wheel hop) with the hotchkis leafs unless youare running a LOT of power. I have yet to have a caseof wheel hop on my truck since installing the hotchkis leafs.

 

Does anyone have any experience with Ground Force products and how they compare to the above?

 

Flem, can you go into it any more?

 

Use Eibach! it rides alot better!!! They have a 2/3 drop contact me when you get ready & I will give you a good deal! (kjones@sdpc2000.com)