New 303 owner from Florida

[2Alpha]

Greetings! After looking for almost two years we finally found a 303RLS that would work for us. It's a 2019 and needs a little cleanup and a minor repair here and there and a few mods but, we're retired and handy and it's not our first rodeo, as they say. Looking forward to getting back on the road once she's road worthy again. Suspension needs an overhaul is the first project. Definitely new springs. Any advice would be appreciated. TIA

[howson]

Greetings! After looking for almost two years we finally found a 303RLS that would work for us. It's a 2019 and needs a little cleanup and a minor repair here and there and a few mods but, we're retired and handy and it's not our first rodeo, as they say. Looking forward to getting back on the road once she's road worthy again. Suspension needs an overhaul is the first project. Definitely new springs. Any advice would be appreciated. TIA

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Howard

[Madonnell]

WRT suspension, it kind of depends on what you have.

1) Cre3000 is a good equalizer upgrade from previous generations. Comes on 2021. There are also air equalizers like the lippert comfort-ride(?), but I did slipper springs later instead (#8)
2) heavy duty shackles and greasable wet bolts with bronze bushings. Comes on 2021.
3) possibly reinforce spring hangers, especially rear hanger. This can be either by welding tabs or other reinforcements to the hangers, or installing morryde x-factor crossmembers. I did x-factor.
4) upgrade springs from 2600 lb to 3000 lb (or maybe eg sumo springs, although I don't have personal experience with those). I did this early on when my springs seemed flat.
5) heavier tires. I went with Hercules H901
6) if you are really loading heavy and/or want it bombproof, 6000 lb axles. I did this after ending up with a bent axle and really bad tire wear. Between these and the heavier springs, it adds some technical capacity, even though it does not change the rated capacity.
7) shocks. I did Roadmaster shocks
8) slipper springs or independent suspension. I went with Roadmaster slipper springs. Felt like independent suspension might be overkill for this weight class. Note this does away with original springs, equalizers, shackles and wet bolts.
9) disk brakes. Adds stopping power and brake heat dissipation, with hydraulics. Seemed overkill to me for this weight class when I have engine brakes.

Did I miss anything? 🤔