Agreed! I was literally about to approve a quote for BC but this release timing could not be more perfect!
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Appreciate it! Should be fixed now.
Yep looks good! At first I was like only a $500 uplift to Pathfinder… that’s when I compared the shocks only price and noticed about 1K uplift from BC to Pathfinder. Still a no brainer in my opinion to go Pathfinder over BC
I’m sure I missed it, these are meant to be paired to the progressive leaf springs correct? Would there be any adversities if they were paired to stock 350 leafs other than not ideal ride quality.
I have the full Carli BC setup with full progressive springs and long travel airbags.. I asked about a simple swap of BC shocks to Pathfinder and if what I have would still be tuned to fit Pathfinder shocks and was told yes
So I am sure these are designed to be run with the full progressive leafs but I ran my Pintops on stock 350 leafs for over a year until I could afford to upgrade. They will never ride like the full leafs but they weren’t terrible and I would imagine the Pathfinder would do a little better. Dan can confirm this but, even just upgrading the shocks from the commuter was a huge improvement in overall ride quality and towing. Especially when towing. I honestly think that was one of my most noticeable improvements as I bought each individual component over time.
I keep going back and fourth on 3.5 or 5.5. Every time I see 40's on a 5.5 I get all gooey inside.
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I don't think you've said anything better!
My GF is pretty vertically challenged lol. The 37's and 2.5 is kinda fun to watch her dismount. Five more inches of height lol.
Well I found some brackets that will position the amp step 2" down. So I would be helping slightly lol, ordered from amazon and will see how I fill. I really wish they made a conversion kit to the XL steps.
These are valved for the full progressive leaf springs, yes. We've tested them with the 250 packs (2 main leaf springs vs. the 3 of the F350) and add-a-pack with great result. No adverse affects other than bottle-necked ride quality.
The Pintops are pretty darn good with the stock springs. These are decent as well. Hard to disect the ride differences in the shock packages as the crappiness comes from the spring, lol.
I agree with this, 100%!
Pardon my ignorance - but why is that?
The suspension has more travel which equals better ride. If you watch the CJC Eventure video it illustrates this perfectly. Just watch the difference between the two trucks. You can see how the 5.5 is more composed.
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@BLACKCHERRY 2025 F250 6.7 tremor (hunting vehicle that sees lots of high way miles to get to destination, then off-road for days). Can I make it better for off-road comfort without changing front ride height? If I do carli springs it will then rear squat when I load up the bed and I really don't want to swap rear leafs or run air bags.
(I've done carli level springs and shocks in the past, I do not want to lose the unload rake).
(I've done carli level springs and shocks in the past, I do not want to lose the unload rake).
@BLACKCHERRY, for these Pathfinders, will you be able to send the vector graphics files so we can get matching colored decals? I do not think anything has been updated since the new site was released? (https://shop.carlisuspension.com/shop/swag/decals/carli-decals/)
I could speculate but it's just where it landed, honestly. Longer travel, multi-rate springs, higher center of gravity = more leverage over suspension, etc. There are a lot of things I could say, but we tune until we find the sweet-spot. It's always better on the 5.5" for overall comfort - all else held constant.
Well, you can add control through various shock packages, but comfort normally means compliance/plushness. Without altering the base spring rates, you can't achieve a softer ride as the spring is the bottle-neck, not the stock shocks. We've had people install our gas springs on their diesel to keep the ride height low and soften the spring as much as possible, then have custom leaf springs built to stock ride height. None of these customers have been local for us to see the result.
I would recommend a 3.5" system with Full Springs and Full Travel airbags. Minimize the ride height gain and be able to tow whatever you want with adjustable rear ride height.
Haven't actually thought of this... let me see what i can do!
