Last winter I went through my 120,000 mile front end and also upgraded to various Thuren parts. This is what I did:
I'm running siped Firestone Destination MT in 285/70/17. With the siping and Dynatrac kit I regained ice / wet weather traction and lost mileage compared to the Toyo AT I previously had with the OEM front unit bearings. I have no intention of going larger in tire size so my truck can still fit in my garage as well as work with whatever towing setups I currently use.
While I feel happy with having upgraded steering, I think it feels slower and less precise than the original style. However, I can tolerate it for now.
This leaves me with the suspension. The Thuren stuff has been great compared to stock, but I think I can further enhance its performance. From the following list what would you recommend for implementation priority in terms of "bang-for-the-buck"? What would you leave out?
Thoughts?
- replaced ball joints with OEM style
- new front pads and rotors and purged all old brake fluid
- installed Dynatrac locking hubs kit
- upgraded steering per Mopar recommendation
- Thuren 3" coils
- Thuren track bar
- Thuren end links
- Thuren Fox 2.0 shocks
- Thuren rear shackle lift on highest lift
- cut rear overloads
I'm running siped Firestone Destination MT in 285/70/17. With the siping and Dynatrac kit I regained ice / wet weather traction and lost mileage compared to the Toyo AT I previously had with the OEM front unit bearings. I have no intention of going larger in tire size so my truck can still fit in my garage as well as work with whatever towing setups I currently use.
While I feel happy with having upgraded steering, I think it feels slower and less precise than the original style. However, I can tolerate it for now.
This leaves me with the suspension. The Thuren stuff has been great compared to stock, but I think I can further enhance its performance. From the following list what would you recommend for implementation priority in terms of "bang-for-the-buck"? What would you leave out?
- Thuren or Carli sway bar
- Thuren or Carli control arms
- replace cut overloads with Carli add-a-leafs
- might entertain a full rear leaf spring replacement which means that I would likely "want" bags for the likely sag during towing
Thoughts?