Which of the two are better for everyday use and can you just do both ?
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Which of the two are better for everyday use and can you just do both ?
Both will work. BUT here's the thing - using lowered springs will dial in the front camber and improve handling. Using 2.5" lowered springs will give 1.5 degrees of negative camber which is optimal (this is how John Baker set up his trucks for racing)
hey geezer what lowering springs would you recomend for my 88Quote:
Originally Posted by geezer101
LOLOLOL I wish I was the ultimate fountain of knowledge. I can only recommend you do online research - find out what brands have a good rep in the states/ask around on site who has bought new springs and get their feedback, and think about what spring rate would suit the truck for your use. I got a new pair of savagely low King springs thrown in with the parts truck I bought but I haven't completed my own front end upgrade yet to know if they will be any good. Might be too harder rate, might be too low...:shrug:
Always found king springs a worse ride than cut ones. Not too much drama to get custom ones made to spec if there's nothing readily available though
Too firm? Springs didn't keep their tensile strength? I do actually have a spring manufacturer not that far from me but I have options. The Kings I have are still shrink wrapped but the box is water damaged, kind of a shame not to at least try them. I've heard hit and miss stories about them too...Quote:
Originally Posted by tortron
Real soft is usually the issue. At least with cut springs the spring rate raises and firms (but obviously can go too firm and you don't want them falling out)
Your only choices in off the shelf lowering coils is Belltech and AIM industries / chassistech. I have a set of Belltech in Geronimo right now, and they are too soft, bottoming out easily. I am putting the Baker drop coils back in - higher spring rate and wound specifically for our trucks.
You'd think Bell went thru all the effort to have a drop spindle cast, they'd at least get the spring rate right.
If same spring used for another application it should still b close, since minis pretty much similar weight
Doesn't sound like a shorter(& firmer) Bell shock could tighten up that ride either?
A motor swap would make it worse in most cases
I'd think most low minis would want both lowered spindles and springs