Long Travel BS Thread

I do have an 18" right now and the guy at king said to go to a 16". He said it would fix the coil bind and i wouldn't need as much preload to keep the same height.

 

If i understand correctly an 18" spring at 500# will require more preload than a 16" spring at 600# since that spring is rated for more weight per inch. A 16" spring will be 2" shorter so the preload collar may end up in the same spot. however since the spring starts less compressed there you will end up with less coil binding.

i think...

 

yes if there too much preload you can get coilbind.

one way to check is look at the area on the coil where each coil would contact eachother . if the power coating is worn ,wearing , or flaking off you could be going into coilbind. and if thats the case all the force is going to go through the coiltowers instead of the bumpstop.

the best way is to pull the spring off (leaving the adjustment collar where it is) and cycle the suspension. measure the coilsprings total collapsed length and compare that to the spring specs from king. i would take the spring off anyway and see if it has an arc in it just standing up on its own on the floor. if it has a noticeable arc send to king for warranty, but be prepared to prove they dont go into coilbind if need be...

 

From Poly: (18" spring has more travel by a little)

Length/ID/Rate/Block Height/Travel/Load @ Block height
16.00"/3.00"/600/7.72"/8.28"/4,968lbs
18.00"/3.00"/600/9.65"/8.35"/5,010lbs

 

i think i might be putting too much preload on my c/os as well... oh well guess we will see after i go out. ill be sure to check for wear.

 

You should be more concerned about all the dust that filter is going to let into your motor

 

maybe i was out of the loop, but for those of you who haven't looked go check out Aaron's build thread - full cage now and it's pretty sick.

 

I know gas is bad right now but you could always be the first hypermile LT

 

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Because snowplow.

 

I also I have 18" coilovers 600lbs spring rate. I don't have any preload on mine. Sounds Like you just need a stiffer 18" spring.

 

sounds like i know why my ride is so rough... 2wd, 2.4, regular cab with, you guessed it. 18'' 600lb coils... i found some 550's 16'' and ordered some 6'' 500lb (i need them to lower the truck about 3-5 inches) for my "tender" coil. fingers crossed its a winning combination.

 

so im a newb, but will someone explain what will happen if i remove preload from my kings and revalve with some more compression?

 

Hey guys, What size tubing do you think this bed-cage is?

 

Are you getting rid of your cage RJ?

 

Negative ghostrider.

 

^^^

 

That will lower the ride height of the front. Preload is mainly used to control ride height. More compression valving will make it feel stiffer on bumps. Think of it as springs support the weight, valving controls the speed of movement

 

When Paden revalved it brought his front up?