Coil boosters ??????????
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Coil boosters ??????????
Iv been still looking into lifting my truck for super cheap like my homemade body lift,, and i found these thing called coil boosters and iv never herd about them and autozone i guess sells them, i lookinf to do a 2inch lift so idk will these work
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I just installed 2" spacer blocks and some Pro-Comp add-a-leafs. Got the 2" inches on the front and about 1" in the rear. Probably will add an extended shackle on the rear to elevate the rear some more.
Kits are on eBay for under $100. Or some guys have used wahsers to space the front coil, tech section on Ranger Station.
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Kits are on eBay for under $100. Or some guys have used wahsers to space the front coil, tech section on Ranger Station.
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Yeah thats what im goin to do, 2 inch spacer for the front then shackle in the back, the shackle i can make but the spacer id like to try to make out of piping insted of washer, but if i can find a dam job then ill just buy the kit and be done,, then ill need some spacers or back spaced rims then ill be done with my truck
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My 2" spacer and AAL were $60 plus I went ahead and got a rear shackle for $30.
The washer truck is only good up to an inch... Beyond that you'll have to figure out how to extend the spring mount. The spacer kit cones with the extended stud.
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The washer truck is only good up to an inch... Beyond that you'll have to figure out how to extend the spring mount. The spacer kit cones with the extended stud.
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Yeah the only thing about the spacers is that id hav to pay a shop to straighten out my wheels which i hate doin because i like to do it my self, and i also found just the bolt extenders on ebay
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Buy some adjustable bushings from NAPA about $16 each, it's pretty easy. Especially if you have an angle finder. With the 2" lift I have the bushing set to 2 1/2 degrees negative and end up with -.5% each side.
Also set the the toe-in which is also a neat trick to learn.
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Also set the the toe-in which is also a neat trick to learn.
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Really cool, ill look into that because that sounds alot better then paying a shop $70, but how do i tell when its leave, all i got is a square and a little thingamagig the show what angles are what
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You can use a magnetic base angle finder to set the camber or use an iPod or iPhone with an Angle Finder APP. Use a piece of 2X4 or Metal that is as perfectly straight as you can find and cut it to fit onto the lip of your wheel and set the angle finder on it. It will tell you "roughly" what your camber is set at for each side.
IMHO the angles do not need to be laser perfect, so using a cheap Harbor Freight angle finder or an iPhone is more than adequate. I have no problem doing this with 4X4 trucks or an old 2WD 73-79, but I am more than happy taking my 2004 Nissan Maxima to have them deal with aligning all 4 wheels.
Toe-in is simply measuring the front of the tire compared to the rear. Either using equal spaced lugs on the tread or having some level 2X4's on each tire (use a jack stand leaned against the wood and the tire to hold it in place).
You want either perfectly straight or up to 1/8-1/4" toe-in. After lifting the front 2" it made for some nasty toe-out. I prefer 1/16" toe-in myself. The tricky part is making sure the steering wheel ends up straight.
As for caster, it's harder to measure, but with adjustable bushings just make sure they are both set with equal per side positive caster.
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IMHO the angles do not need to be laser perfect, so using a cheap Harbor Freight angle finder or an iPhone is more than adequate. I have no problem doing this with 4X4 trucks or an old 2WD 73-79, but I am more than happy taking my 2004 Nissan Maxima to have them deal with aligning all 4 wheels.
Toe-in is simply measuring the front of the tire compared to the rear. Either using equal spaced lugs on the tread or having some level 2X4's on each tire (use a jack stand leaned against the wood and the tire to hold it in place).
You want either perfectly straight or up to 1/8-1/4" toe-in. After lifting the front 2" it made for some nasty toe-out. I prefer 1/16" toe-in myself. The tricky part is making sure the steering wheel ends up straight.
As for caster, it's harder to measure, but with adjustable bushings just make sure they are both set with equal per side positive caster.
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Alright i can do that and if i did the coil lift out that effect my steering as well like toe in and out, that what its sounding like, and i called napa and hes got some spacer, so can i just set them at 2 1/2 like u did or would i have to set it to my truck
ow and i just thought of it i dont need the spacers or stud extenders all i have to do is cut the rivits for the thing that hold on the upper shock and upper spring and just drop that hole thing down two inches
ow and i just thought of it i dont need the spacers or stud extenders all i have to do is cut the rivits for the thing that hold on the upper shock and upper spring and just drop that hole thing down two inches
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I don't understand why you would hate for a shop that has dedicated equipment to check to make sure you won't eat tires or balljoints.
You really need to just save your money and buy the kit and get the alignment at the same time.
If you really cared about your truck you wouldn't try to cheap your way out of everything
You really need to just save your money and buy the kit and get the alignment at the same time.
If you really cared about your truck you wouldn't try to cheap your way out of everything
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I don't understand why you would hate for a shop that has dedicated equipment to check to make sure you won't eat tires or balljoints.
You really need to just save your money and buy the kit and get the alignment at the same time.
If you really cared about your truck you wouldn't try to cheap your way out of everything
You really need to just save your money and buy the kit and get the alignment at the same time.
If you really cared about your truck you wouldn't try to cheap your way out of everything
Besides, the minimum alignment is around $70, then they charge $15+ for each new bushing.
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He just mentioned he has a square and "a little thingamagig the show what angles are what"
I wouldn't consider that the right equipment
I know it's not hard to do it, but you need better stuff than he has. How much will these tools cost him?
I wouldn't consider that the right equipment
I know it's not hard to do it, but you need better stuff than he has. How much will these tools cost him?
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Yeah, a guy is going to need more than a protractor and a plumb-bob to align the front end.
The biggest issue with tire wear is Toe-in, followed by Camber and a very distant third Caster.
How much? Either use or borrow an iPhone or hit up a Harbor Freight/ Home Depot and pick up an analog magnetic base angle finder for around $6.00 or a digital one for $30.
Also, if the front wheel is lifted off the ground and set back down the truck will need to be rolled forward to get the wheel where it needs to be to make measurements.
Something to keep in mind.
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Well i found that my gig i was talking about is a angle finder,,, and should i just set it to 2 1/2 degrees like your truck or will i have to set it pacifically to my truck and napa had some 2 1/2 bushings but he wasnt sher it they were adjustable they were $16 like you said, and what do you think about my idea of droping the hole Shock/Spring mount down, insted of spacers