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    FMTV Shock Absorbers

    Yea coil spring will be a problem if you are planning on roof storage and possibly varying cab weights by a large amount. That is the tricky part with such a small amount of travel. a little weight change and you start regularly hammering on one stop or another… Or you select a spring rate so...
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    FMTV Shock Absorbers

    If you remove the spring, what is going to support the cab weight? I mentioned earlier I was weighing the cab at the back, it was for this same purpose, developing a cab suspension alternative as I am not sure I want to stay with air. My first weight measurements tell me each airbag/spring...
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    FMTV Shock Absorbers

    One thing that could make those guide pins and notches make noise is slop in the upper latch plate, that combined with un-even loading from a bad or sloppy air shock assembly could cause the movement/noise…. Was taking some cab weight measurements for one of my hair-brained ideas and noticed...
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    FMTV Shock Absorbers

    Chatted with Rancho, none of their products are appropriate for our weight, the rep loved the LMTV though:) The only ones I have found so far in our weight class and of the appropriate size are made by Monroe. Dont have the number now, just use their spec search engine on their website With...
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