What is the best coil to use for a EB dana 44 sas

[MikeyFord3]

iim dropping a dana 44 eb axle under the 88 ext cab ranger. right now it has a 2.9L in it but over the summer im going to drop a 302 in it. what would be the best coils to at least get me 6-8 inches of lift?

[alpinestar]

i would use EB coils, ive heard they ride and flex really well and are perfect for supporting a V8....

oh and go progressive rate coils.

[MikeyFord3]

well i think im using f150 6 inch coils cuz there free from a friend lol
but yeah member we were talking about dropping a bigger engine in
we just dropped a 305 in my budds jeep so im kind of wanting to out do him so im saving up for the 302 swap

[alpinestar]

alright alright ya f150 coils would work. its gonna be a TON of lift for a ranger lol like 10 inches. if you want though you can move the coil bucket up and down on the frame for adjustment. other than that it should be pretty cool. keep us posted man

[MikeyFord3]

lol yeah haha idk then ten inches is a lot of lift for only 35's haha

[wahlstrom1]

I have 7" skyjacker early bronco coils and they're the same part number as the 6" Fullsize bronco and F150 coils..... I'd say I'm running around 8" of lift with 35's, and they clear nicely, but I would attempt to push the axle forward 1-2" to give more tire-fender room. It's not upper fender you have to worry about, it the rear corner.

[MikeyFord3]

thanks then i guess the coils wont be that bad...
yeah but if i push it forward id prob need a new driveshaft right? or extend..
and wont it mess up my angles or anthing with pinion and camber
if worse comes to worse i gueess ill have to do some fender cuttting im just trying not to..

[alpinestar]

moving it 2 inches yes, you would have to extend the driveline but it helps with approach angles and its not hard to extend one yourself or see if one of your buddies can. seems like you know enough people that you should be able to find someone to do it. thats what i did and it saved me alot of money.

and ya 8" is a good amount, should look good on a ranger, im gonna be at about 7" at most when i go full width so i think you should be fine. and you'll clear 35's no problem, your flex should be decent.

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Are these TTB f150 coils or from the solid axle (70's) f150?

If they are from a TTB f150 they will be wayyyy to stiff.

[MikeyFord3]

from a solid axle f150

[MikeyFord3]

yeah im sure i could extened a driveshaft. i mean i shortned one that wasnt hard at all soo ill think about moving it forward or back too

[midget]

No offense but wouldnt progressive rate coils kinda kill the flex compared to a standard rate? They will coil bind sooner and be harder to "stuff" but it depends on what you want to use the truck for crawling or just trail rides and mud bogs. I like my way to soft springs up front b/c it works great for doing what I want it to.

[4x4junkie]

Variable rate coils will limit flex on the uptravel side, yes. I've always preferred linear coils.

As for the driveshaft, a D44's pinion is a good 3" longer than the D28, so you might be OK with the stock driveshaft and a D44 pushed 2" forward (infact you might still need to shorten it an inch maybe).
This would be something you'll need to check after you get the axle all mounted and then cycling the suspension through it's full range of travel.

[MikeyFord3]

alright but if i move it forward will affect any of the camber or whatever its called angle and pinion?

[RumpRangerSTX]

I Use My 4 Inch Coils That Were On The Truck I Just Put The Rear In And I Gain About 2 To 3 Inc With Just The Rear. And I Don't Think They Are To Stif But That Is My Opin.

[TireIron]

Yea on my D44 mounted in stock location a ranger front shaft was about 2" too long, but the 95-96 explorer front shaft fit perfectly (it's shorter because of the torsion bar independent front suspension in that model).

[Bray D]

alright but if i move it forward will affect any of the camber or whatever its called angle and pinion?

You've got a LOT of research to do before tackling this swap lol. You're puttin the axle under there, set the pinion angle to whatever you want. Camber has nothing to do with axle placement (neither does pinion angle really).

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Variable rate coils will limit flex on the uptravel side, yes. I've always preferred linear coils.

Do you also run a leaf spring pack consisting of one leaf?

I prefer the progressive rate coil springs, because all leaf packs are progressive rate.

[Bray D]

I prefer dual rate because it DOES limit uptravel. This allows you to keep a lower ride height without your tires coming through your fenders. I know that's what bumpstops are for, and they are still needed with my duals, but the force on the bumps is much less due to the added stiffness of the spring.

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Just found this out yesterday,
5.5" EB springs are a little too much for the oem driveshaft at full droop.
3.5" EB springs would be perfect for the oem driveshaft

With my Progressive-Rate Cage EB 5.5" springs, my front driveshaft won't spin with the springs at free length, If I jack up the axle 1.5" or more it spins smoothly.

[alpinestar]

yea of course a progressive is gonna limit up travel. but the quality of ride is so much better and when do you need any more than 6 inches of uptravel unless your truck is lifted 16" with 38" tires then ya you will have some up travel but most trail trucks have a LOT more downtravel than up. right now im sittin at 4" up to hit the fender and 12"+ to where ever my leafs max out. if you've ever ran both, you would know the ups and downs of having a progressive, alot of people prefer them, but to each his own....