hey guys i recently added the L Spec Bilstein Shocks i see that im slightly higher in the front than the back? what are my options in dropping the front a little more? THE FRONT RIGHT NOW IS STOCK
THANKS IN ADVANCED!
hey guys i recently added the L Spec Bilstein Shocks i see that im slightly higher in the front than the back? what are my options in dropping the front a little more? THE FRONT RIGHT NOW IS STOCK
THANKS IN ADVANCED!
Well if your ghetto you just cut out a 1/2 coil or a coil. If not, Throw in a set of springs..TAADAA!!!!!!!!
well this is how it stands now...
u think i need an inch off the front? (i know its dirty lol)
Ghetto is buying no-name springs off ebay. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a cut coil off a spring, how do you think they're made from the factory? They get cut at one step in the process lol.
1/2 coil cut is good for 1". 1 coil cut is good for 2", and so on. You can remove the factory rubber insulator and get about 3/8" to 1/2" drop out of that. Personally I'd cut 1/2 coil off and see how it sits. Usually that first 1/2 coil provides a tad under an inch drop. If you want more you can pull the isolator out. If you want less, well its hard to do much less of a drop lol.
As long as you keep the coil cool when cutting it, it doesn't alter the spring properties at all. Its no different than buying a shorter coil spring. The spring rate is slightly higher, but so little you won't notice any difference in the ride quality. Now if you cut it the wrong way with a torch, then that changes the properties of the metal and then you get the crappy bouncy ride. Guys doing coil mods the wrong way with cutting torches, or just heating coils till they sag to get a drop has given it a bad wrap. Cut them the proper way and not induce heat into the coil, a perfectly fine way to lower the truck, and cheap too.
Don't forget camber bolts and an alignment though!
Well ok then, Not ghetto,lol. Just cheaper...Bong.. I was told not to do it cause it jacks it up, I should have though.
yep only jacks it up if you cut it with a cutting torch or a plasma cutter or something that induces a ton of heat into the coil. You can do it with hydraulic cutters or go slowly with an angle grinder and stop every few seconds, or use a sawzall, and it won't affect the spring properties one bit. Just like everything, there's a right way and a wrong way to do things.
Now if the coils were progressive rates, THEN that would screw them up. But they're linear rate coils, so the handling properties remain the same if you cut 1/2 coil off.
Word to the wise - any time you change the "rake" or height of the vehicle on either end, you will change the toe in alignment. For example, lower the front increases toe in - lower the rear increases toe out. A little change in height (1 - 2") will cause tire wear issues quickly! Change the rake of the truck - get it aligned!