looks like a 3-link front, with some SOFT flexy coils
flexy flexy
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looks like a 3-link front, with some SOFT flexy coils
Hmmm, I want some Slee 10" coils. 
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ome mediums flexing.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=234937&stc=1&d=1212362554
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=234937&stc=1&d=1212362554
yes setup, sorry idont speack english
.....coils=king spring 7" lift, front 3link,rear stock... sorry
look at the rear stear on the truck Cristo posted. crazy.
the rear can be too flexy. my rear was running j springs with 4" slee medium coils up front. the rear was just too loooosy. I ran this setup at cruise moab this past year and she would get a little tipsy on the sidehills. i have no swaybars
When i got back from moab i changed out the rear j's for 4" slee heavies. so Puurrfect now. Slee coils all the way people
the rear can be too flexy. my rear was running j springs with 4" slee medium coils up front. the rear was just too loooosy. I ran this setup at cruise moab this past year and she would get a little tipsy on the sidehills. i have no swaybars
When i got back from moab i changed out the rear j's for 4" slee heavies. so Puurrfect now. Slee coils all the way people
I'm forgetting your shock package, but what I did was stiffen up the valving on my shocks since they have that ability and it helped...have you given any though to adding an "anti-rock" sway setup. The guys down here love them
I had my fox shocks custom valved "as hard as you can make them" and they are ok. i can move well across the desert and dont bounce on the trail.
i probably could use an antirock in the rear
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yes setup, sorry idont speack english
coils=king spring 7" lift, front 3link,rear stock... sorry
Don't appologize, half of the people here only speak bad english -
And we enjoy you contributing.
I'm sure Christo will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believ in previous posts with that paticular truck it was described as a ramp champ that didn't work on the trail at all.
Sometimes people get so hung up on ultimate flex, they forget they have to control it too. The ramp champs of the late 90's early 2000's. By running with no swaybars, you've given up some degree of control over your flex. Usually we drop swaybars to gain flex, but then we loose control over the flex, that's what the anti-rock system is suposedly all about, controling without limiting.
I find my rear swaybar will still allow me to drop springs out, but without it, I am more weeble wobbly - but as long as I don't fall down, I'm good....
I will play.
Not like some of the other rigs but she works pretty well for me.
Not like some of the other rigs but she works pretty well for me.
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wow that was a long time ago when i started this that was my first set up, has changed since and looks a little more like this
setup for the road
Vertical height 700mm
Wheelbase 2850
RTI = 245.61
With the radius bolt removed
Vertical height 790mm
Wheelbase 2850
RTI = 245.61
RTI = 277.19
Next time ill remove my disconnects
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Tucking stock! 
I'm about to put on Slee's 6" lift on my LX450, and are there any changes or recommendations folks would make to maximize the effective travel, or just leave it alone?
Chris
Chris
step 1, throw the OME L shocks in the trash - they're not appropriate for a lift that high, you'll have almost no down travel (droop). Adapt the top to eye rather than pin, and put your choice of 12-14" travel shocks on.
Interesting...so, the L shocks are how long at full extension? Full Compression? And, when you say adapt the top to eye instead of pin, are you recommending this for both front and rear? And, is there adapters already made to do this or do I need to fab them? Do I still want to use the lower bumpstop extensions or remove those, as well, to maximize up travel? Or, keep them because of the larger 37" tire size?
Chris
Chris
I think you can get the full extension / compression off slee's web site.
here's what's been done on the rears by some
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/158408-rear-shock-adapter-extender.html
here's what I did, but I'm running really long shocks (14" travel - like 35 or 36" extended or something nuts like that) and only 4" of lift (j's in rear j's and spacer in front) - so I really needed alot of extension. Now that I've gone to 37's I need to tweak it all a little bit.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/162864-extended-shock-towers-14-rancho-9000xls.html
and here's a whole list I complied some time back, that aught to go in FAQ.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/163065-faq-shock-mounts.html
hopefully you're not going with the 6" to fit 37's, it's wholely unnecesarry. There is some good stuff in this thread (below), and some garbage too. That all started from an observation that at that time Slee's 4" and 6" kits had the same 2" bumpstop extensions and same shock, so the 6" didn't actually allow any bigger tires to fit than the 4". Don't have any idea on what he's selling now as I went far away from anything off the shelf the day I ordered my XL's.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=5297312
I have really a really simplistic view on set up though. Pick a tire size, pick bumstop and tire offset needed to fit them, get springs that lift you about 5" off the bumpstop to give you that much up travel, then put in the longest shock you can manage. I only use 80% or so of the 14" fronts today, but they'll be good for any future mods. There is a little more to it than that, but that's my theory on setting up shocks and springs, but that and $7.50 will get you a cup of coffe.
