A Coil Spacer Question

[4x4junkie]

Measure how much thread length is sticking up above the nut. That'll be exactly how thick your spacer can be and still have 100% thread engagement on the nut.

 

[Beefy'sB2300]

Well there done. I made some spacers at work and hope they work the are made from 3" stock milled down to 1.125" thick and have a .562 thru hole and a 1.375" counter bore on the bottom. Not sure on when I will get to install them but at least there made. If anyone thinks there might be a problem with them before I try to install them let me know thanks.

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[Yellowsplash]

Looks pretty good....As long as the bore on the bottom is deeper than the height of the nut on the stud then that will work perfectly.

 

[88_Eddie]

i need a milling machine

 

[Beefy'sB2300]

Looks pretty good....As long as the bore on the bottom is deeper than the height of the nut on the stud then that will work perfectly.

I tried to get info on how deep to make it but never a exact size. So I just made 2 sets one pair .500 deep and one pair .300 deep. So they should. Well now that what will be the easiest way to get this re-aligned? Do i want to take to a alignment shop before ordering the correct parts or do some places that you guys know of already have what i will need to re-align?

 

[4x4junkie]

Those spacers look nice.

I think the nut is right around .5" tall IIRC. Being milled too deep isn't going to hurt anything, maybe go ¾" deep on the bore if they don't clear.

As for the alignment, the proper way to do it is to have the frontend checked on an alignment machine using 0° bushings to see how far off it is, then install the correct offset bushing to make up the difference.
However a lot of guys go out and buy a set of 2° bushings ahead of time and just stick them in in whatever position gives them the correct camber. There's a good possibility this will result in your caster being incorrect however.
If you want to get the bushings beforehand, I would suggest getting the two-piece fully-adjustable ones. These can be dialed in to whatever amount of offset is needed.

 

[Yellowsplash]

Your best bet would be to buy dual adjustable bushings. They allow you to adjust for camber/caster separately, and can be re-adjusted if you decide to go higher...In essance, the last bushing you'll need to buy. They have adjustment for up to ±4 degrees.

Ingalls 594, Specialty Products 24180, Moog K8986, Spicer #6122025, Napa NCP 264-3950, Superlift SLF-1120, pick your poison.

Secondly, eye it up and adjust it as close as possible, and take your truck down a dirt road or something to help settle the springs before taking it to get an alignment.

Junkie beat me to it...