Coilover TTB

[JFA_Spyderman]

Yo,
In the quest to find the perfect spring for the TTB. I came across a picture or a ranger with the 4x4 TTB and coilovers. Has this been done by anyone on here? And if so, how does it perform? Thanks!

 

[Hahnsb2]

Rookieshooter over on B2.org put coilovers on his rig, I believe the forums are still down but he has an absolutly huge build up thread where Im sure you'd be able to find a bunch of pictures and he'll glady answer any questions you ask him.

 

[canyoncritter]

They work awsome if set up right for what you want to do with the truck..

you do know your looking at close to a grand for coilovers on the cheap side...(FOA SHOCKS google it) and 1200ish from fox, king, sway a way(SAW's) or bilstien's. thats just for the c/o's.

you will also need a eng cage to mount the coil overs on.dont skimp on this as this is what will hold your truck up.

 

[JFA_Spyderman]

Yo,
Yeah, I actually saw his writeup on the explorer forums (60+ pages!). However there wasn't anything on how well it performs. I do have a budget for this project, and i have a feeling that going with coilovers would push me out of that.

Edit: actually after going to FOA's sight and pricing out a single spring setup, it looks like i can have a pair of coilovers and springs for shy of $600. Thats not terrible when you subtract the cost of springs and shocks. I also noticed that giant motorsports had coilover upper mounting cage for sale, the only problem is that there site is down.

 

[canyoncritter]

along with giantmotorsports, Chad McNeil of http://www.mcneiloffroad.com/

offers a bolt on eng cage to mount coilovers, and ALL of his stuff comes with a lifetime warranty.And the best part is he stands behind it.

I know this sounds stupid, but you do know you still have to have camber (drop brackets or cut and turned beams)and caster corection (longer radius arms or the c/o's are pretty much just bling then) for ride hieght increses(sp?)

performance will vary on how well you tune the spring rates and valving to your needs/type of wheeling etc.

if your only after a single spring rate, why not look in to custom coils(deaver etc) might save you a few bucks as a eng cage is in the 1000 range.

just a thought.

 

[JFA_Spyderman]

Yo,
Thanks for the link! Thanks too for reminding me about the camber, yea i am going to need drop brackets.

I have tried to contact national spring about building me some coils, however i am having a hard time getting a response. I'll give deaver a try and see what i can find.

I am leaning towards just coils, but i want to make sure. Thanks!