AZ BS Thread 2.0

Yes and no. I have them and they were on but are off right now due to re doing some things up front it rides great with or without.

 

he has 4 inch lift spindles though, you dont. i would not drop down to 550 without spindles. esp with a 4 door v6

 

I ran them for 6 months or more with out spindles and still loved it

 

Wanna try and explain how lift spindles are gonna impact my choice of spring rate?

How did it ride on and off road without the spindles? Caddy on road? Spongy offroad?

Did you go with 500's with the intent of knowing you were gonna be adding bypasses? What made you go with 500's?

 

because spring rate will also determine ride height (partially). thats why people with spindles usually get lower spring rates because they dont need to gain the ride height out of the springs.

 

To me it rides a little stiffer than stock on road and rides plush off road. I couldnt imagine a 600lb spring. At one time I thought about going to a 450 but never got around to trying it out.

 

dang thats crazy! i know with out spindles and a 8 inch coilover DSM and others recommend a 600lb spring.. without spindles you didnt bottom out everywhere?

 

When I bought my kit I talked to total chaos and they recomended a 500lb spring and said if I was 4wd to use a 600Lb spring for the extra weight of the 4wd.

Why not go with the lightes spring possible with a inch or so of preload. That way you have a softer coil rate and the ride height instead of a heavy spring that will fight you when tuning?

 

Im aware.

I've got hardly any preload right now on my 600's and have thought about coming down a little bit. Sooooo

 

No I did on really hard hits but thats a given.

 

ahh that could be why, cause im 4wd

im not very smart on this subject, but if you go with a low spring rate, in order to get any lift your going to need to crank that bitch down reallly far, so i think thats why people get ones a bit stiffer so they only need to crank it a little bit. but with spindles you can typically go really low and run no preload on your springs cause you need no life so that = super smooth.
once again this is my worst subject about LT so take what i say as a grain of salt.

 

This was my thought, which initiated the ?'s

edit: ah shit I kinda fucked up that quote.....

 

do you know how much more weight the front of your truck has than mine? i wonder if they are the same cause i have 4wd and your 2wd?? if its stiff drop it to 550, but i wouldnt go to 500 without spindles, but thats just me.

ill be running 550/650

read this http://www.dezertrangers.com/vb/truck-talk/155457.htm
just to get an idea of what everyone says to run on a first gen

 

Before spindles I have the coils set at about 1-1.75 in of preload and had roughly the 4" of lift total chaos advertises. I dont like super tall trucks so when I added spindle I back the coil overs off to almost no preload at all.

 

Personally I prefer the look of hardly no lift on an LT truck.

 

yep, i have just never heard of anyone running a 500lb spring on a 2nd gen so it kind of threw me for a loop. im going to post this in the lt bs thread

same here, i like to have a lower center of gravity

 

I am 2wd and I am running Fox Shock with the short mount.

*NOT MY TRUCK*

 

Huh, I wonder if I'v got the wrong set up . 600lbs with the longer lower mount...



It runs good, but....

 

that lower mount typically is used to clear 4wd axels, but it will work on either. i dont know if it effects anything though.

i actually already offered someone to trade my 2wd mount for their 4wd mount or id trade you...

 

Ya?

Im looking for pictures now of 2nd gen 2wd TC with kings....

If you find something too Eric will you please post them up to compare.