Has anyone cut out the spring seats and welded them back in up higher in an 80 to fit 3” 4” or 6” springs into a stock height 80 to keep that low center of gravity but have massive springs and nice flex and all that. It seems you won’t have to re gear, got new tires. You won’t flip it... many many many plus+++. To me it seems like that is 70% of the reason why we get lifts. And over 30% being able to have more clearance.
More suspension travel
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Why would you want a stock height 80 if you’re doing serious off road things? The rocks would eat it up.
nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
Thats not how springs work
Give him a break he's only on his sixth message he's got a huge learning curve just like we've had to do
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I don’t have stock height right now. But for someone looking to do a lift it’s not worth fabrication cost to add 3” of spring. So why don’t they fit 6” coils. I have a 3” ome and I want to buy these Slee coils I listed so I can have more spring length.
Can someone explain why old man Emu once said that lift height is just a side effect of the kit. But that’s why they call it a lift. Because you have to lift it in order to get more travel. It’s about 30% the fact that I have a big wenis...ther ya go.
Can someone explain why old man Emu once said that lift height is just a side effect of the kit. But that’s why they call it a lift. Because you have to lift it in order to get more travel. It’s about 30% the fact that I have a big wenis...ther ya go.
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inkpot
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When those 3" longer springs compress, they will wreak havoc upon all the dangley bits and moving parts under the rig.
Here we go........
First off stock suspension has a grand total of 2 in of up travel
Another thing is if you lower those coil towers 3 in you're going to get into over compressing the coils if you're trying to go to stock bump stops.
The cool thing about stock coils is you can add a 1-inch spacer and then run a longer shock like the old man emu L which extends 26.5" that way you have a 1 inch lift and a lots of drop..... but you also will only have 3" of up travel.
You also will be butt dragging all over the place unless you bolt up some 40s to get your frame up higher. 4.5" of lift via 40s.... lots a sheet metal removal required.
Another thing is if you lower those coil towers 3 in you're going to get into over compressing the coils if you're trying to go to stock bump stops.
The cool thing about stock coils is you can add a 1-inch spacer and then run a longer shock like the old man emu L which extends 26.5" that way you have a 1 inch lift and a lots of drop..... but you also will only have 3" of up travel.
You also will be butt dragging all over the place unless you bolt up some 40s to get your frame up higher. 4.5" of lift via 40s.... lots a sheet metal removal required.
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SmokingRocks
hopelessly addicted to Cruisers
keep in mind these rigs aren't baja trophy trucks, you don't need to have 12" of up and 12" of down travel to handle woops at 80 mph in the dunes. You need to have travel to handle articulation, and the stock set up with "only" 2" of up travel yields quite a lot more travel than the number suggest when you start twisting it up.
I have a 3” lift and 10” down and 4” up travel.
The stock springs are close to the same lift as most 4" lift springs. They're just softer rate. You could run stock springs with better/longer shocks. I was tires of having to go 5 mph over speed humps marked 20 mph to not bottom harshly. Run stock bump stops and can still bottom if I get too aggressive offroad relatively easily.
The stock springs are close to the same lift as most 4" lift springs. They're just softer rate. You could run stock springs with better/longer shocks. I was tires of having to go 5 mph over speed humps marked 20 mph to not bottom harshly. Run stock bump stops and can still bottom if I get too aggressive offroad relatively easily.
14" shocks...what bump stops are you running to get those to fit?
Edit later: Ah, I see you have a 3-Link
Edit later: Ah, I see you have a 3-Link
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Massive flex and low cog. You don't need different coils to do that. Short shocks, connected sway bars, and radius arm suspension limit flex. Too much flex has its disadvantages too. Sometimes its nice to have a tire lift off the ground. Body lift or body cutting rather than suspension lift will keep cog low.
richardlillard1
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Says the lizard person.
nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
My people know a thing or two
richardlillard1
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Shouldn’t you be taking poser shots on the golden gate or something?
SmokingRocks
hopelessly addicted to Cruisers
You two need some time alone?
richardlillard1
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You stay out of this!
