Spring compressor

[Vancouver Bob]

Seriously nice job on that bumper paint job. Really flows with the truck and minimizes the underbite look that a lot of the offroad bumpers have on our rigs.

Thanks mjp2!

 

[Robert McMillan]

Very true. There's also an upward force from the road to the tire thru the lower control arm and eventually thru the strut perch. Spring isn't moving so sum of the forces must equal zero. When you're driving along and hit a bump in the road the tire bounces up, strut pushes up against the bottom of the spring, spring compresses, top hat holds the top of the spring in place, opposing forces must eventually equalize zero again. I'm just saying with a heavier tire that upward force is going to increase.

Man idc honestly, I run 35s and e30 tune and don’t have any worries about my springs going out mainly bc I’ve never towed anything with the truck where there has been excessive amounts of weight on them for long periods. Just pedal to the floor roasting the 35s!