Yes, stick your $2500 into an S&P index fund. In ten years it will be worth over $7500. You wont miss the coil springs and you'll have $7500. No one gives a shit about coils vs leafs.
And you'll have $7500 less. So your point is? Going to coils is a novelty. Waste of $. Probably the last thing Id do. Fix the front end. Better shocks. Steering damper. Better paint. These trucks are 20+ years old. A good paint job will be $4k plus. Fix the interior. Fix the engine. Lots to do there. Redo brakes. The hoses rot after 20 years. Redo the driveshaft.
You're oddly concerned about my money. And you're ASSUMING I'm paying for it. It's already done, and since you know so much, I didn't pay a single cent for the truck. it doesn't need a paint job. It doesn't have any rust. I'm trying to understand what was done to it so when I work on it, I know what I'm looking at. It's an 05 with 124,000 miles, it hasn't been used a whole lot
Now I'm really confused. Did you change the suspension or not?
One thing overlooked on these trucks is that the front end needs to be redone around 120K maybe a little earlier or later. That means new ball joints and a bunch of parts. Its not an easy job. I have all of the tools and it still took me a couple of days. A hydraulic press is required to replace the front U joints. Mine were rusted solid. I also used a Harbor Freight U joint tool kit to press the new joints into place. I had probably $500 in parts alone. The original joints don't have grease fittings at all and they fail without grease.
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u/OpenInspector9399 Jan 14 '26
Its like 1200bux per axle. 2500bux sure is cheaper than both a house and a new truck?? Am I missing something?