Washboard Roads

zrodwyo

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Anyone ever attempt to optimize suspension for washboard? I travel on dirt roads almost exclusively and I’m sick of getting beat up.

Is it even possible to build a suspension system on a truck with rear leafs that can eat up washboard?

Billy 5100s ain’t it and running around aired down isn’t really reasonable.
 
Air down your tires. Squishy tires eat up small bumps and washboards better than any suspension upgrades
 
I have Fox shocks and different coil springs on my Ram and they improve the ride a lot. I have to drive 2 miles of washboard each way when leaving the house, not to mention county/Forest Service roads.
 
I drive them every day! We went over 2 years without having a grader operator for our area, so the country roads were worse than FS roads!

Won’t own another solid axle truck unless I move, they beat the crap out of you no matter what. Billstein 5100s helped a lot and keep the truck from floating around, still chatter some. 1 ton with air bags and 5100s does a lot better than my half ton. Wife’s GX will need new shocks soon, will probably put a better shock than 5100s on that just to see the difference!

Rode in a nice raptor once down our road. Huge difference there but that thing was decked out!
 
Yes, it can be done, but it's more than just swapping out shocks. There is a whole ecosystem of suspension geekery on youtube, where guys tune their trucks for anything. Most off-road shops will know how to tune your suspension for heavily washboarded roads, too.
 
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