Many times on this forum I have seen people use the term "bottoming out" or "hitting bottom" or whatever when they talk about how weak the rear springs are both TSB and non-TSB. People are also saying that they are "bottoming out" when they have no payload and just themselves driving or no payload and with 4 persons in the cab.
I myself and having a hard time believing that the truck is "bottoming out" in these situations. I am not calling anyone a liar or anything like that. I just feel that we are kind of indirectly telling other members that if you hear a loud thud coming from your rear end you just "bottomed out" and that may not always be the case.
What does it mean when someone says they "bottomed out?" I don't know what everyone else thinks but my definition is when the bumpstops hit the frame.
I own a DC LB and have had four people in the cab with no payload in the bed and I have never had the truck bottom out. My setup is a lot different now but I ran pre and post TSB springs and never had the problem. I did have a problem with shock over extension. I raised the rear up too much leaving the shock with little upward travel. If I would go over pretty much any bump the shocks would over extend and it felt and sounded like you just got rear ended.
So I am posting this poll. Do you think the trucks are bottoming out or do you think something else is happening here?
My vote is for something else. You might want to see if you are possibly over extending your shocks.
I myself and having a hard time believing that the truck is "bottoming out" in these situations. I am not calling anyone a liar or anything like that. I just feel that we are kind of indirectly telling other members that if you hear a loud thud coming from your rear end you just "bottomed out" and that may not always be the case.
What does it mean when someone says they "bottomed out?" I don't know what everyone else thinks but my definition is when the bumpstops hit the frame.
I own a DC LB and have had four people in the cab with no payload in the bed and I have never had the truck bottom out. My setup is a lot different now but I ran pre and post TSB springs and never had the problem. I did have a problem with shock over extension. I raised the rear up too much leaving the shock with little upward travel. If I would go over pretty much any bump the shocks would over extend and it felt and sounded like you just got rear ended.
So I am posting this poll. Do you think the trucks are bottoming out or do you think something else is happening here?
My vote is for something else. You might want to see if you are possibly over extending your shocks.