How to keep from being squishy...

[j.o.y.ride]

You could add the Daystar 3/4 inch spacers and maybe heavy duty shocks for the squishiness.

Lifting the truck with a spacer ain't gonna do shit for being squishy bc springs can't support the load.

I would start with stiffer springs, Claytons are very stiff. Airbags next. If that doesn't do it, better shocks in back. Go to Accutune.

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[ShadowsPapa]

You could add the Daystar 3/4 inch spacers and maybe heavy duty shocks for the squishiness.

The only problem for me using spacers would be - that would lift it 3/4" when empty, and when the weight was on, it would sink the same amount but the spacer would mean when sunk, it would be sitting 3/4" higher than without the spacer.
I'd be looking for less sag. And that's why I put the max tow springs under mine. They drop less with the same weight on them than the Overland springs but did harshen the ride a bit.
The fox shocks let it bounce twice instead of a good one up, one down, settle to middle like they should. Shocks should control the number of oscillations, in a perfect world, in/out, settle to middle. Mine are in, out, in, out, settle. And when there's a good load on it, it's not as stable with the fox shocks.

Someone suggested shocks for me to try - I saved that as a bookmark as I really believe good shocks would help in my case. As far as sag or droop when I have the trailer on or the back end loaded down - yeah, a spacer would keep it from going so far down with the load, but then it's butt would be facing the sky when empty. I don't need clearance for drag slicks.

 

[Summitsearcher]

Don’t they have a little blue pill for this???

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Don’t they have a little blue pill for this???

I've seen TV commercials for that, I believe.

 

[Summitsearcher]

I've seen TV commercials for that, I believe.

Suzanne Summer’s and a Thigh Master cures squishy too. Just can’t unsee that one.

 

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I've always been tempted to throw in a spring rubber for additional stiffness when needed.

They used to be pretty cheap. https://www.longacreracing.com/prod...=Deep-Groove-Coil-Over-Spring-Rubber---5/5.5"

We used to stack 4, 5 deep in springs. Works mostly as a compression helper.

 

[PyrPatriot]

I think that's one of the issues with mine - I have max tow springs in the back, Rubicon fox shocks. Don't seem like a good match. Still looking for ways to do it better. (I may end up with what I said I'd never do - air bags, because even max tow springs drop the truck when I hook up the trailer or load 1,000 pounds in the back hauling stuff)

Why not use Max Tow Shocks?

Edit: nvm you answered it before I read it, the twice bounce

 

[ShadowsPapa]

That’s exactly why I got the spacers

But I have plenty of rake - a lot - don't want more and a rear spacer would raise the rear up that much more and I'd be hunting night crawlers with the headlights when unloaded.
Mine has a lot of rake, pretty much factory rake, the problem is that with a load that's within factory numbers, the rear settles a lot. Not nearly as bad with max tow springs, but it does drop.
My F250 had dual springs - you rode the normal springs when unloaded. With a heavy load, you dropped it down onto another set of leaf springs.
I came back from Wichita one year with over 2,000 pounds of antique engine in the back of that truck. My wife and her aunt were with me and both commented the truck rode like a Cadillac. In fact, it rode better with over 2,000 pounds in the back than when unloaded in a way. Stable as heck, too. Curves, bumps, whatever, it was stable. MY wife drove part of the way back (she likes driving) and loved how it rode and handled - when it was loaded.
I sort of wish this truck had "overload springs".

 

[ShadowsPapa]

My Mojave has no rake, so that’s why I was going to add the spacers. I hope I’m not disappointed in how it looks, but I guess they can come back out if I don’t like it.

Mojave aimed at a different buyer.
Overland has the rake of a pickup truck.
Mojave sits level - at least the ones I have seen up close and personal on dealer lots. It's more "Jeep" than "truck" from the side view.
My need is to keep the rear from dropping down to below level when hauling or towing. I don't like 'coon hunting with the headlights.
...... and to keep the thing stable and solid on the road, not wishy-washy on bumps and curves.
I have a driveway that slopes a great deal from the road down to the garage. The guy that build the place - himself a contractor/builder, to mitigate heavy rain waters from rushing down the driveway into the garage build the garage floor so that it's about 1" or so higher than the driveway. So when I pull out, the front tires drop to the driveway, pretty solid, but when the rear tires drop off that edge, the truck literally bounces.

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