Well currently I have front and rear slee bumpers, along with a ladder, winch, and a 35 inch spare mounted on the rear as some of you may know.
I bought the Slee medium lift kit for my truck which consisted of the 860 coils. I wanted and was curious bought adding lift. The ride with the 860's wasn't too harsh but it wasn't so cush either.
The 863's had sparked my interest. My dilemma was to add spacers (keep ride) or go with heavier and taller springs. My weight I am carrying isn't changing anytime soon, but based on other rigs who have similar setups with similar loads (shotts, come to mind?) I decided on going with the 863's....
These coils would give me the additional lift I wanted and the ability to add more weight without having to change coils again. Now if I could keep the ride near to what I already had then the decision was a no brainer.
A call to Slee and the coils where on their way. Well first the height differance. I measured from the ground to the fender lip. I know this isn't the most accurate for comparison on other vehicles, but when comparing my own truck to itself I felt it was sufficient.
The results...about an inch and a half in height differance. Now the ride. I was surprised. I still wouldn't consider the ride cush to speak; however it is very comparable to the 860's. If anything it is slightly better. No added harshness for sure.
Along with the 863's I adjusted the torsion bars a bit....This now is my problem. I need to measure the droop, but Ill get it right.
All in all the dimensions:
Rear from ground to lip - 40 inches (inch and half increase)
Front - 39 inches (3/4 inch additional increase
Only slight increases; however the truck seems to appear much larger than before.
The front may be a little too high by droop measurements but ill check. I was too excited to finish it all that I didn't care to quite measure it yet, plus I wanted to wait for the truck to settle a bit.
I just tinted the front and rear windows too. 35 percent up front and 15 on all the rear windows. All in all, my truck got a little make over this week.
So just a little more information for others to search and review when considering mods.
I bought the Slee medium lift kit for my truck which consisted of the 860 coils. I wanted and was curious bought adding lift. The ride with the 860's wasn't too harsh but it wasn't so cush either.
The 863's had sparked my interest. My dilemma was to add spacers (keep ride) or go with heavier and taller springs. My weight I am carrying isn't changing anytime soon, but based on other rigs who have similar setups with similar loads (shotts, come to mind?) I decided on going with the 863's....
These coils would give me the additional lift I wanted and the ability to add more weight without having to change coils again. Now if I could keep the ride near to what I already had then the decision was a no brainer.
A call to Slee and the coils where on their way. Well first the height differance. I measured from the ground to the fender lip. I know this isn't the most accurate for comparison on other vehicles, but when comparing my own truck to itself I felt it was sufficient.
The results...about an inch and a half in height differance. Now the ride. I was surprised. I still wouldn't consider the ride cush to speak; however it is very comparable to the 860's. If anything it is slightly better. No added harshness for sure.
Along with the 863's I adjusted the torsion bars a bit....This now is my problem. I need to measure the droop, but Ill get it right.
All in all the dimensions:
Rear from ground to lip - 40 inches (inch and half increase)
Front - 39 inches (3/4 inch additional increase
Only slight increases; however the truck seems to appear much larger than before.
The front may be a little too high by droop measurements but ill check. I was too excited to finish it all that I didn't care to quite measure it yet, plus I wanted to wait for the truck to settle a bit.
I just tinted the front and rear windows too. 35 percent up front and 15 on all the rear windows. All in all, my truck got a little make over this week.
So just a little more information for others to search and review when considering mods.
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