First Aftermarket Purchases?

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Leftsidej

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Hey all, looking for some opinions regarding what would be the best aftermarket purchases regarding replacing OEM suspension items. Recently bought a used 2017 and I plan on keeping the fox setup for quite awhile. Is it a decent idea to invest in new upper control arms, tie-rods, or anything else you can think of that would help with the longevity of the truck?

I'm not looking to blow 5k+ on a King setup right after buying the truck, but if there is anything you can recommend that might not cost a shit load of mula right off the bat (hard to do on suspension apparently), i'd love to read/see it! Thanks!
 
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Geiser or Eibach front springs. Deaver leafs and call it done.

Bare with me a little bit with this follow-up question, lol. I've read several topics regarding the Geiser/Deaver setup instead of putting perch collars for a "level". Does this alter the OEM ride? Not really sure what my first step should be in altering anything underneath the truck without messing around with the OEM fox setup.
 

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It definitely alters the oem ride. It ****** makes it a lot better lol. Geiser springs and deavers +3. Nice level look and rides great. Had that setup before I switched to king 3.0s all around.
 

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What exactly does this setup do compared to just throwing a perch collar on?
Progressive Geiser Springs still ride soft over the small stuff, spring rate ramps up during compression to resist bottoming. Deaver springs are also progressive, they will eliminate truck skipping sideways on bridge expansion joints and smaller wash board bumps off road. A perch collar just adds preload to oem springs resulting in a much stiffer ride.
 
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Progressive Geiser Springs still ride soft over the small stuff, spring rate ramps up during compression to resist bottoming. Deaver springs are also progressive, they will eliminate truck skipping sideways on bridge expansion joints and smaller wash board bumps off road. A perch collar just adds preload to oem springs resulting in a much stiffer ride.

That makes perfect sense; thank you! If you throw geiser on the front do you need Deavers in the rear or can you just go with the front setup?
 
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