Here’s How to Smooth Out the Ride in Your Older Body Style Chevy Truck
Any old Chevy truck or SUV is likely to lack a bit in terms of ride quality and handling performance, but these bolt-on kits make a big difference.
While we certainly love our old Chevy truck and SUV models, they are lacking in certain areas – which is obviously true of any vintage vehicle. Aside from lacking a bit in terms of power and creature comforts compared to newer models, that old Chevy truck in your driveway also doesn’t typically tend to ride like a luxury car, either. For most, that isn’t a deal breaker, but there are some pretty easy ways to smooth out the ride of an older body style Chevy truck – specifically, those made from the 1990s all the way up to the 2010s, so it’s certainly an upgrade that your body will appreciate.
One company offering suspension upgrades for older body style GM models is Aldan American, and they’ve covered those products via a couple of recent videos outlining a pair of cool builds. The first is a 1994 Chevy truck that was acquired from a family friend and in need of some tuning up, and that included the original suspension, which was not only rough-riding, but also, a bit unsafe feeling on the highway.
To rectify that problem, Aldan created a new front coilover setup, along with adjustable shocks for the rear – all of which is designed to be a basic bolt-on upgrade. Aside from vastly improving the ride quality and handling, this setup also enabled the owner to lower his Chevy truck and give it more of a slammed stance, in this case. For those that have a newer pickup, Aldan also offers suspension kits for two-wheel drive 2007-2013 Chevrolet GM 1500 trucks including the Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, and GMC Sierra, which are covered in this video.
These kits are also bolt-on upgrades that are designed to be beefy and easy to install, and are available in single or double adjustable format with two different spring rates – 750 pounds for standard cab trucks, or a 900-pound piece for extended cabs and SUVs. Owners can dial in the perfect ride and stance to suit their personal preference via multiple settings, lowering their vehicle up to two inches if that’s the route they want to go. Either way, these suspension upgrades seem like a pretty easy way to make old Chevy trucks and SUVs ride and handle a bit less, well, old.
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