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wngrog said:
Every vehicle is different. I’ve got a 100 with Tbars that have been adjusted Over the years with 300,000 miles. The Tbars are maxed and it sits nose low with 866 rears.
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So 305/65/18 works for you with relatively old tb’s that sit low and 866 rears? That gives me hope
 
How high can we safely go with the front end before worrying about drive angles? From center hub to fender is it around 21" or can we push it further?

I installed some Dobinson coils in the rear rated for 400lb constant load and they are sitting pretty damn high even with 400 lb load so I've got the stink bug look going on. which doesn't help my handling issues.
 
Mike NXP said:
How high can we safely go with the front end before worrying about drive angles? From center hub to fender is it around 21" or can we push it further?

I installed some Dobinson coils in the rear rated for 400lb constant load and they are sitting pretty damn high even with 400 lb load so I've got the stink bug look going on. which doesn't help my handling issues.
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They aren’t Lyin when they say constant load if you don’t have a load it’s gonna sit high.
 
Pucker5 said:
They aren’t Lyin when they say constant load if you don’t have a load it’s gonna sit high.
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Yeah, I've got about 400lbs hanging off back there so that's why I went with that setup. On the flipside I don't have any middle or rear seats in the rig so that was something I didn't consider.
 
Mike NXP said:
How high can we safely go with the front end before worrying about drive angles? From center hub to fender is it around 21" or can we push it further?

I installed some Dobinson coils in the rear rated for 400lb constant load and they are sitting pretty damn high even with 400 lb load so I've got the stink bug look going on. which doesn't help my handling issues.
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I'm at 21.75 but would like to be lower. Been waiting for my springs to settle. They did a little bit, but still a bit high. 21 feels like the right number, 21.75 doesn't seem like that much higher but the ride quality isn't as good IMO. I may go back to my Slee heavies which are about a full inch shorter than my OME 2863's.
 
AlpineAccess said:
I'm at 21.75 but would like to be lower. Been waiting for my springs to settle. They did a little bit, but still a bit high. 21 feels like the right number, 21.75 doesn't seem like that much higher but the ride quality isn't as good IMO. I may go back to my Slee heavies which are about a full inch shorter than my OME 2863's.
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Yeah, I'm pushing the same numbers but my rear is sitting at like 24.5 with these dobinson coils so that in combination with the soft bushings on the toyota oem rack have got me feeling a bit squirrely at highway speeds.
 
Mike NXP said:
How high can we safely go with the front end before worrying about drive angles? From center hub to fender is it around 21" or can we push it further?

I installed some Dobinson coils in the rear rated for 400lb constant load and they are sitting pretty damn high even with 400 lb load so I've got the stink bug look going on. which doesn't help my handling issues.
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Great old tech on torsion bars in this thread from my first buiid.

It’s not height you measure it’s droop. Page 2.

2.75” droop is what is needed.

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2001 Buildup

I retitled this because I finished the suspension and answered all the questions. It soon became a buildup thread. Thanks Woody for the title change. Here is how it began: OK, I read all the posts, read the OME manual and talked to Christo. I pulled the OEM torsion bars out. The...
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