Rake... Keeping/adding

Advice and question...

I LIKE my truck having a little rake to it. I think it’s looks good, AND I tow a sled trailer all winter - so I feel aside from it looking good, the rake helps with suspension sag. THAT BEING SAID, I just got adjustable RPG spring perch collars to get my front end above the tire-rub contact point.... BUT I’d like to keep some rake!! Any advice? Deaver Spring Pack for the rear? Is there a cheaper option to to keep/add a little rake?!?

Deaver +3s in the rear

The tires rub?....

You’ll probably wind up selling the collars for eibach or geyser springs given the cost of deaver or icon leafs makes no sense having a chintzy perch collar on the front

Not trying to knock ya just have seen this progression organically a few times on this forum to know how it plays out, & I was in same boat as you- wanted front higher mainly for looks but also to offset sag when I have a heavy load in bed or towing couple skis etc

Pretty much solution & perfect stance seams to be those leveling springs in front w/ +3 deavers in rear. Multiple benefits aside from accomplishing what you’re asking

@Loufish - yeah, a little.

I have Eibach springs and Icon +2 in the rear. I just installed the Icons because I carry a roof top tent on a rack in the back and with gear the rear sagged a lot. Without the tent/rack and with springs only the truck was level, now with the rear springs and no weight the truck is almost back at stock rake with the +2 option in the rear but obviously higher than stock due to front/rear springs and I’m running stock headlocks.

Nice setup. I just ordered Eibach’s and icons as well. I guess your rack with tent combined is approx 200lb. Add in 200-300lb of water/gear in the bed, are you finding option 2 sufficient?

MarkG said:

I have Eibach springs and Icon +2 in the rear. I just installed the Icons because I carry a roof top tent on a rack in the back and with gear the rear sagged a lot. Without the tent/rack and with springs only the truck was level, now with the rear springs and no weight the truck is almost back at stock rake with the +2 option in the rear but obviously higher than stock due to front/rear springs and I’m running stock headlocks.

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@MarkG - I need a rack for my bed similar to yours. What I’m looking for specifically are bars and a platform I can put a tent ON. I don’t want a tent that sits in the bed, rather bars and a platform to put a tent on. Any guidance? Just bars and a board/flat platform...!

alcoolaid said:

Nice setup. I just ordered Eibach’s and icons as well. I guess your rack with tent combined is approx 200lb. Add in 200-300lb of water/gear in the bed, are you finding option 2 sufficient?

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The tent plus rack is 250lbs plus the gear as you stated sits around 500lbs +/- and it sags just a bit with the option 2 but nothing like had I not done the rear. Drives and handles 1000% better with the rear springs. I have to thank @Nick@Apollo-Optics for coming through and getting the springs in time to use on my trip up to Zion this past weekend.

BarryG said:

@MarkG - I need a rack for my bed similar to yours. What I’m looking for specifically are bars and a platform I can put a tent ON. I don’t want a tent that sits in the bed, rather bars and a platform to put a tent on. Any guidance? Just bars and a board/flat platform...!

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I went with KB Voodoo Fabrications rack and although they state that the no drill clips fit the Bakflip cover, I have yet to get this to work so I run it without my cover. It works out great for me still as I am able to stack more gear as well as move around within the bed to load/unload the gear with ease. Looking back I would order without the no drill clips since Im not running the cover. My tent fits on the rack very nicely and I run it so that the tent folds towards the back creating a natural awning but it was also the only way I was able to connect the tent to the rack because of how the rails from the tent are positioned to work with this specific rack. Hope this helps or PM if you need further pictures or info and I would be glad to help as much as I can.