Not Sure What Suspension Your Truck Needs? Call Schmidty Racing — Free Consultation
Not Sure What Suspension Your Truck Needs? Start Here.
The truck suspension upgrade world is confusing. Leveling kits, mid travel, long travel, UCAs, coilovers, bypass shocks — the options seem endless and the price ranges are enormous. Most shops want to sell you something. We want to help you buy the right thing.
At Schmidty Racing Suspensions in Mesa, AZ, one of the most valuable things we do costs you nothing — a free consultation where we ask the right questions, explain your options honestly, and tell you exactly what we'd recommend for your specific truck, use case, and budget.
No pressure. No obligation. Just honest advice from suspension specialists who do this every day.
Why a Consultation Matters More Than You Think
The most common mistake we see truck owners make is buying suspension based on what looks cool on Instagram or what someone on a forum recommended for their completely different setup.
The right suspension for your truck depends on factors that are specific to your situation:
- How you primarily use your truck — daily driver, weekend warrior, or dedicated build
- What terrain you ride — Arizona desert hardpack, rocky trails, sand dunes, or mixed terrain
- Your actual budget — including installation, alignment, and any supporting components most shops don't mention
- Your tire plans — suspension choice changes significantly based on whether you're running 33s, 35s, or 37s
- How much street ride comfort you're willing to trade for off-road performance
- Whether your existing shocks need service or replacement alongside the suspension upgrade
Get these factors wrong and you spend thousands of dollars on a suspension that doesn't perform the way you expected. Get them right and the investment pays off every single ride.
What a Consultation With Schmidty Racing Looks Like
A consultation is simple — call us at (602) 920-1337 and we'll ask about your truck and what you're trying to achieve. A typical consultation covers:
Your Vehicle
Make, model, year, current lift or mods, and current mileage. Some platforms have more suspension options than others and we want to make sure we're recommending what's actually available and proven for your specific truck.
How You Use It
Daily driver? Weekend trail truck? Dedicated desert build? Planning to race? The answer changes everything about what we recommend. A suspension that's perfect for a daily driver with weekend trail use is completely wrong for a dedicated pre-runner build.
Your Primary Terrain
Arizona offers incredibly varied off-road terrain — the rocky hardpack around the Superstitions demands different setup than high-speed desert washes near Lake Havasu or sand dunes at Glamis. We factor in where you actually ride.
Your Budget
We work across a wide range. We'll tell you honestly what each budget level buys you in real-world performance — and where spending more actually makes a meaningful difference vs where it doesn't.
What You're Unhappy With Now
If you're already running some suspension upgrades, telling us what you're unhappy with is the fastest path to the right recommendation. Bottoming out? Harsh street ride? Poor high-speed stability? Each symptom points to a specific solution.
Real Examples of Consultation Outcomes
Here's how honest consultations actually play out:
Tacoma owner, weekend trails, $3,500 budget: We recommended Dirt King 4130 UCAs and 2.0 IFP coilovers with a full alignment. Not the most expensive option — the right option for his budget and use case. He got meaningful geometry correction and improved damping without overspending.
F-150 owner, regular Havasu trips, $6,500 budget: Dirt King mid travel kit with Fox 2.5 remote reservoir coilovers. The extra travel and larger oil volume of the 2.5 makes sense for sustained high-speed desert running. Right call for his use.
Raptor owner, wants more performance, $4,000 budget: We recommended Dirt King UCAs plus a Fox shock rebuild and revalve — not a full suspension replacement. The Raptor's factory suspension is genuinely capable. UCAs fix geometry and a proper revalve optimizes what he already has. Better value than replacing the whole front end on that platform at that budget.
Silverado owner, building a serious desert machine, $15,000 budget: Dirt King long travel kit with King 2.5 remote reservoir shocks. He's committed to the build and the budget supports it. Right call for a dedicated desert runner.
We Also Help With UTV Suspension
Not just trucks — we're also the Phoenix area's premier UTV suspension specialist. If you're looking for UTV spring kits, Bilstein Blackhawk shocks, or UTV shock rebuild service for your side-by-side, we handle that too — often for the same customer who brings both their truck and their UTV to us.
Call Us Today
A 15-minute phone call is all it takes to figure out exactly what your truck needs. Call (602) 920-1337 and let's talk through your build.
Schmidty Racing Suspensions
8150 E Germann RD, Suite 104
Mesa, AZ 85212
(602) 920-1337
Sales@schmidtyracing.com
Mon-Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm MST
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Serving Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Tempe, Phoenix, and all of the East Valley — plus nationwide send-in shock service.
