I feel the same way. I have always liked my trucks lower rather than higher, and the air suspension definitely creates a challenge. But I think I have figured it out. Most know that the Revel links are a quick and easy way to fool the factory air suspension, and allow you to go lower, albeit not as low as I would like to go without the truck hitting the bump stops (hard).
I tried shorter Belltech shocks, which did not work. I tried shock extenders for the stock shocks, which lowered the lower mounting point of the shock (looking to get more compression range), and that didn't work. I replaced the factory bump stops with Belltech stops (I also cut the stock bump stop cups off the truck so that I could raise where the bump stop was actually mounted. That helped a bit, but not to my satisfaction.
Finally, I decided to purchase SumoSprings, customer helper springs (blue), and put those where the bump stops were located. I shortened the Revel links about as much as I could, and then measured the distance between the bump stop plate, to the plate sitting on the axle. I then cut two rings off the SumoSprings. That's it.
If you read about the SumoSprings, you will find that they are actually intended to eliminate rear sag whenever the truck is carrying a heavy load. They also claim that they can be used to replace factory air systems when those systems fail. However, I felt that adding them to my factory system would provide the absorption properties that the Belltech bump stops could not. And they do. Yes the truck rides a little stiffer, but I have yet to experience a harsh "bottom out" instance. And if I want a factory ride, I just switch from "aero" to "normal".
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