Any interest in 4wd front coilovers to replace tbars?

[Atomic]

Oh wow, you guys are low!

 

[bottomline2000]

How low exactly are you looking to go Blackout?


What is you guys ride height and what size tires?

Just out of curiousity - have any one looked up atomic on PT.net. He may not be as low as those of us looking into this conversion, but i read a thread where he was at 30" ground to fender on stock (i think) silverado wheels. I believe just putting them on testing it out. I am not sure i can even go that low w/o ripping something off the front. http://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...coilover-conversion-518118/page5/#post5109642

(this could be wrong info as i see he just posted, but all the reading may have my info jumbled on who it was)

cant wait to see this conversion done.

This is the same Atomic on here. You talking to him lol. My biggest concern is being able to adjust ride height independent of spring preload. Am i missing something? I wanna go low as well but it seems we don't have enough room for the shock with the kit.

Atomic mentioned he raised his top mount for the shock. Maybe that's an option.

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[Atomic]

Shocks have a certain range that they recommend running the ride height, so relative to the shock the ride height needs to stay pretty constant (within an inch or so usually). Longer stroke shocks have a wider "ride height" than short shocks. For the spring, you can run whatever preload and stiffness you want, just as long as the shock stays in its range. The danger of running a lot of preload is having coil bind before the shock has all its downtravel.

If by raise top mount you mean the stud mount, then yes you could do that and it gives you 1.5" of room, but the bushing is iffy since this is more weight than it is designed for. There is nothing wrong with a solid mount, so Im not sure the bushing is absolutely needed...

 

[Bomba02]

Still very interested in this mod. Gotta get all the buggs worked out tho. The fellow over at PT.net that has the stud mount top just tried a different rate poly for the bushing. Need to see how that goes. I wouldn't see a problem with putting a derlin or solid material in for the stud mount bushing. Not like it needs to move left to right or rotate unless I'm missing something it's still just a shock right?? I deff think us that are slammed would need the stud mount to gain the travel and for it to work. That's my thinking....any thoughts?

 

[digitalfiend]

Yea but whats your ride height, are you as low in the front as we are? I really want this to happen, but I just dont think 1" of up travel is enough to keep from bottoming out on every bump in the road

Don't forget about the effect that the control arms serve in relation to the shock...they're essentially levers that pivot from where they connect at the frame. This means that 1" of shock travel is not 1" of travel at your tire/rim/hub. When I swapped out my t-bar lowering keys I meant to see what the travel is at the wheel hub when there's 1" of travel at the shock. Unfortunately, I just plain forgot. If I can get to this soon I'll post the results, but don't you be holdin' your breath. Anybody want to beat me to this?

 

[04blackout]

How low exactly are you looking to go Blackout?


What is you guys ride height and what size tires?

I'd have to remeasure but im on 305/35/24 and everything rubs... not looking to go any lower

I deff think us that are slammed would need the stud mount to gain the travel and for it to work. That's my thinking....any thoughts?

I thought the same thing... until I read this below

Don't forget about the effect that the control arms serve in relation to the shock...they're essentially levers that pivot from where they connect at the frame. This means that 1" of shock travel is not 1" of travel at your tire/rim/hub. When I swapped out my t-bar lowering keys I meant to see what the travel is at the wheel hub when there's 1" of travel at the shock. Unfortunately, I just plain forgot. If I can get to this soon I'll post the results, but don't you be holdin' your breath. Anybody want to beat me to this?

Well, this hadn't occured to me, so now I think it might be totally feasible

 

[Tahoewhat]

This is the same Atomic on here. You talking to him lol. My biggest concern is being able to adjust ride height independent of spring preload. Am i missing something? I wanna go low as well but it seems we don't have enough room for the shock with the kit.

Yes, misunderstanding i think. I know its him, but have you looked him up on PT.net, not here. He has lots more pictures of his setup and other comments on the setup. ( mostly just for a reference for those that would like to know more is where i was getting at.)


Has anyone else measured their height as Atomic said, center to fender? Interested in seeing ya'lls height.

 

[digitalfiend]

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Has anyone else measured their height as Atomic said, center to fender? Interested in seeing ya'lls height.

Sitting on the slight incline on my driveway I measure 17.75" from center of wheel hub to fender. On flat ground I think it's about 17.5. I'm running 27" tall tires so in the front I'm at 30.5" from fender to ground.

 

[04blackout]

I'm running 27" tall tires so in the front I'm at 30.5" from fender to ground.

Damn man, my tires are 33"

 

[Tahoewhat]

Damn man, my tires are 33"

ha ha.. You must of missed what hes riding on. lol.

Hes not riding 20's and has a small sidewall.

Sitting on the slight incline on my driveway I measure 17.75" from center of wheel hub to fender. On flat ground I think it's about 17.5. I'm running 27" tall tires so in the front I'm at 30.5" from fender to ground.

Weird I figured you would be lower than me. Fender to ground you are, but not center to fender. If i did it right my tire is a 31.22" tall