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Boo. But as long as you price it right you should do pretty well on it. 80s seem to be bringing good $$ these days
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Looks awesome Daniel!
wagonteeth
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IMO, if you going with the 850J /863's, go with castor plates over bushings. The plates don't wear and give the right castor with no margin of error.
You'll also need spacers for the front springs to level, even with 863's in the rear.
I started with J springs on all 4, but had stink bug. The 863's leveled that out. I think I have 30mm of spacer on the front springs. This lift gives room for 315s or bigger and only have a little frame rubbing on the rear at full stuff.
If the $$ is there, the slinky kit looks good.
You'll also need spacers for the front springs to level, even with 863's in the rear.
I started with J springs on all 4, but had stink bug. The 863's leveled that out. I think I have 30mm of spacer on the front springs. This lift gives room for 315s or bigger and only have a little frame rubbing on the rear at full stuff.
If the $$ is there, the slinky kit looks good.
im running 315's with no plans for bumpers.
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For 315's I would look for something in the 2"-3" range. With no armor, (and correct me if I'm wrong) the above setup is going to bump you 4"-5"+ which I don't think you are looking for.
I would look at a OME medium kit, or similar ironman. The 50mm Terrain Tamer Kit might fit the bill too. @wardharris would be happy to answer any questions on the TT stuff I bet. Him and Georg have been helping me work on some umph for momma's GX.
Regardless of brand, for DD (Daughter Duties) I would say stay with a lower lift height. Minimal caster correction needed, and anything over 3" will likely start the tail chasing with drive-line vibs, caster wars, etc. etc. Stuff you don't want to deal with for this rig.
I would look at a OME medium kit, or similar ironman. The 50mm Terrain Tamer Kit might fit the bill too. @wardharris would be happy to answer any questions on the TT stuff I bet. Him and Georg have been helping me work on some umph for momma's GX.
Regardless of brand, for DD (Daughter Duties) I would say stay with a lower lift height. Minimal caster correction needed, and anything over 3" will likely start the tail chasing with drive-line vibs, caster wars, etc. etc. Stuff you don't want to deal with for this rig.
jynx i was thinking 2-3 lift as well. all these ome numbers might as well be Greek. Keep in mind this is my first coil spring adventure.
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Andy, for your situation, I would probably be looking at one of these 2 flavors in the OME coils
Not sure if the attached file will show properly, but TT offers a 50mm lift in several versions, all designed to provide 50mm of lift with the load as shown, so for you, you want the lowest weight to make sure you stay close to the advertised number. less load on a higher rate spring will give you more lift than advertised. Also less load on a high rate spring will ride like garbage because the spring never really gets to it's sweet spot.
Iron man is similar, theirs are listed as performance load, constant load, etc. Main thing is with no armor, stay with a lighter spring to ensure you keep a good ride and a reasonable height.
Shocks can also make or break the ride. Ivr heard mixed reviews on the newer OME stuff, but the FOX 2.0s arent bad, also I've heard great things about the iron man shocks and we are about to try out the TT stuff.
- 861 Front/ 862 Rear - "stock" replacement and should net you about 1" over standard stock
- 851 Front/ 860 Rear - "light" lift, should get you 2.5" +/- with no added weight
Not sure if the attached file will show properly, but TT offers a 50mm lift in several versions, all designed to provide 50mm of lift with the load as shown, so for you, you want the lowest weight to make sure you stay close to the advertised number. less load on a higher rate spring will give you more lift than advertised. Also less load on a high rate spring will ride like garbage because the spring never really gets to it's sweet spot.
Iron man is similar, theirs are listed as performance load, constant load, etc. Main thing is with no armor, stay with a lighter spring to ensure you keep a good ride and a reasonable height.
Shocks can also make or break the ride. Ivr heard mixed reviews on the newer OME stuff, but the FOX 2.0s arent bad, also I've heard great things about the iron man shocks and we are about to try out the TT stuff.
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wagonteeth
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Yes, Jynx speaks truth. My 850J/863 is at 5" lift, and even at 6'3" it's a climb to get in.
anyone have an opinion on the dobinson springs?
Bama4door
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I've heard nothing but good things. That's what I plan to get for my 80 down the road.
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To echo @Bama4door I've heard lots of good things. @DanKunz is running them on the rear of his GX and speaks very highly of them. I think they are one of a handful that have true progressive rate springs. By varying the wire diameter to get the lighter rates.
the progressive stuff is beyond the budget for this truck. Keep in mind i have to give this to my daughter in a year.
Did you look at the King Springs info I sent you? For $580 shipped, hard to beat. You're welcome to drive my truck to feel them.
Andy, the 80 is looking good. Glad it went to a good home. I went with the OME 851/860 route and so far am pleased. Watch the classifieds and you can get them used occasionally. Went with Pro Comp shocks and haven't been real stoked about those. And where did you get the sliders, I'm in the market.
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