Spring question
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Spring question
OK here is my thought. If you buy a 6" lift and it compresses 1.5" when it settles that would leave you with 4.5" of lift. So if you bought a set of 8" springs and they compress 1.5"'s leaving you with 6.5"'s of lift. If your new lift gave you all the drop links and linkage along with the extended radius arms that were fine and worked well at the lifts original height, then theoretically it will work when you install the 8" springs and they settle. Then you buy the 6" rear springs to bring it back to level. Oh yeah this is for the TTB front end on my 95, tryin to sneak out a a little more, I just hate loosing that 1.5"'s, I mean heck I paid for 6"'s not 4.5"'s. Tell me what you think.
CJ
CJ
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Spring question
I didn't measure my exact difference, but maybe they take the settling in to consideration and actually the springs are 7.5, once installed they are at the advertised 6".??
What does the manufacturer say about this?
Just a thought..
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From: Topsfield, MA
Spring question
Spring manifacturers like superlift and skyjacker, account for settling, when you buy a 6" kit, believe me, your going to get 6 inches.
Primary rig is:
95' F-150 EB 300/6 5 spd with 4" Superlift, MSD, Ram Air, Gibson Exhaust, 32" BFG Muds
NEW PICS IN MY GALLERY!! :-)
Then theres:
88' F-250 Superduty 351 + c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 and a
3 spd column shifter. Top speed, 65mph, Go Baby Go!
The newest addition to the Ford family is a 99' Mustang GT 4.6L
Primary rig is:
95' F-150 EB 300/6 5 spd with 4" Superlift, MSD, Ram Air, Gibson Exhaust, 32" BFG Muds
NEW PICS IN MY GALLERY!! :-)
Then theres:
88' F-250 Superduty 351 + c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 and a
3 spd column shifter. Top speed, 65mph, Go Baby Go!
The newest addition to the Ford family is a 99' Mustang GT 4.6L
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 14,947
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From: Topsfield, MA
Spring question
manufacturers- sorry for the typo.
Primary rig is:
95' F-150 EB 300/6 5 spd with 4" Superlift, MSD, Ram Air, Gibson Exhaust, 32" BFG Muds
NEW PICS IN MY GALLERY!! :-)
Then theres:
88' F-250 Superduty 351 + c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 and a
3 spd column shifter. Top speed, 65mph, Go Baby Go!
The newest addition to the Ford family is a 99' Mustang GT 4.6L
Primary rig is:
95' F-150 EB 300/6 5 spd with 4" Superlift, MSD, Ram Air, Gibson Exhaust, 32" BFG Muds
NEW PICS IN MY GALLERY!! :-)
Then theres:
88' F-250 Superduty 351 + c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 and a
3 spd column shifter. Top speed, 65mph, Go Baby Go!
The newest addition to the Ford family is a 99' Mustang GT 4.6L
