2004 6.0 NV4500 Tahoe

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The rear still feels like it's bottoming out occasionally but this weekend I proved that wrong. I put a big dab of grease on the bump stop, hooked up my little trailer with no air in the bags, and took off south to help a buddy cut a bunch of stuff off a mustang and haul it all back. It's a terrible picture but looks like the grease glob never made contact with the frame despite my best efforts to compress my spine. In fact, the way the grease blob is standing up still is impressive and shows that there is plenty of room before the axle bumps out, I'm back to thinking it's the springs binding up.
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The rear still feels like it's bottoming out occasionally but this weekend I proved that wrong. I put a big dab of grease on the bump stop, hooked up my little trailer with no air in the bags, and took off south to help a buddy cut a bunch of stuff off a mustang and haul it all back. It's a terrible picture but looks like the grease glob never made contact with the frame despite my best efforts to compress my spine. In fact, the way the grease blob is standing up still is impressive and shows that there is plenty of room before the axle bumps out, I'm back to thinking it's the springs binding up.
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Is that the spring I'm seeing to the left? Coils almost touching?
 
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Is that the spring I'm seeing to the left? Coils almost touching?

Yep, that's at ride height which is precisely why I think they are binding too soon. Also during the grease test I turned the shocks down to about as soft as they can go at 1C2R tyring to make it easy for it to bottom out. Might check to see if the paint on the springs between coils is rubbed off.
 

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Yep, that's at ride height which is precisely why I think they are binding too soon. Also during the grease test I turned the shocks down to about as soft as they can go at 1C2R tyring to make it easy for it to bottom out. Might check to see if the paint on the springs between coils is rubbed off.

I'm going to agree. I think thats your problem.
 
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"...tired of replacing bumpstops, well then i have the springs for you!"

Good point I will make sure to mention when selling them.

I'm going to agree. I think thats your problem.

Definitely. If that pic was taken at ride height, those springs have nowhere to go.

Those springs have got to go. It’s amazing it doesn’t ALWAYS feel like it’s bottoming out.

Honestly it doesn't ride bad theres only 1 bump I hit regularly that makes it bottom out or spring bind.


I have a set of Belltech springs I bought used last month just gotta throw them on.

Maybe I can sell these to one of the local squatters, they obviously don't give a crap about ride quality.
 
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