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More than likely, you'd need to install a better quality leveling kit with some shocks and springs like a Carli, assuming you just have UCA and pucks. It's going to transfer all the bumps to the rear rather than absorb them up front. Can also check your tire pressures - often are overinflated.
Yeah, so this is a truck, not a limo. The rear suspension is tuned for a range of cargo, and running empty isn't going to give optimum comfort. Cheap ride improvements? If you never haul anything, you can reduce tire pressures to minimum. Or throw a couple rows of cinder blocks in the bed. Beyond that? Softer tires, shocks, springs and/or air suspension, which will affect payload in various ways.
Respectfully, that’s incorrect. The top hat spacer has no effect on ride quality and certainly doesn’t transfer more energy to the rear. In off road scenarios where you’re using all available travel, yeah a spacer will affect your useable travel and thus decrease ride quality. But for daily driving on pavement it should have absolutely no noticeable effect.
When I say spacers I’m talking about the leveling spacers not wheel spacers. Even at 36psi it should ride amazing. If it really rides that horrible you gotta take it to the dealership and have a tech ride with you in the back seat. You say it’s very noticeable so the tech should have no problem recognizing it and taking it in to diagnose and fix it. The rear suspension is pretty simple. If you bought your truck used I’d check to make sure the coils are stock and the owner didn’t replace them with super HD ones for hauling/towing. Then check the shocks and have a shop check to see if they’re worn out. Depending on how many miles are on the truck or if the previous owner used it to haul heavy loads it’s possible the shocks are toast, which would totally explain why the ride is so rough. If both of those are normal, check all the bolts for the control arms, pitman arm and swaybar, and make sure they’re tight and that none of the components are broken. I feel like if any of those components were broken the truck would handle like garbage but not necessarily feel rough like what you’re describing though. If all of those things are good then I hate to say it….but maybe you’re better suited for a crossover or sedan
