Coil Spring Question

[Bartso]

at the moment im running a 4 inch spring lft in my GQ is it possible to get springs that sit at the same height it is now but offer more downward travel i know your shocks dictate how far they go but my springs will pop out if i go a longer shock, i have enforcer springs at the moment i know probably not the best i was even thinking going to 5 inch i have heard people using a top hat at the top of the coil for more travel what are everyones opinions

[stool]

NICK Mannell welded cones on the inside of the top seat as a spring guides about 3 to 4" in length

[bru21]

what you want is a softer longer spring. the downside to this is they drive badly on road and need replacing every year or two as they yeild far easier. they are also harder to obtain.

cheers bru

[Bartso]

i was thinking about setting up something like this i take it the bottom of the spring is clamped as well

[Daisy]

i was thinking about setting up something like this i take it the bottom of the spring is clamped as well

Macquarie 4x4 did that for the Barlow cruiser

Might pay to give em a call.. i think it was a kit

TOM

[RV80]

is that gigantor?

[stool]

Yep it is the gig

[duncan]

put in the taperd pipes into your upper mounts then raise your lower shock mounts did this on mine extended my bump stops got heaps of travel 4 inch coils come of there seats and slide down the tapperd cones about 3 inches works a treat

[Bartso]

put in the taperd pipes into your upper mounts then raise your lower shock mounts did this on mine extended my bump stops got heaps of travel 4 inch coils come of there seats and slide down the tapperd cones about 3 inches works a treat

can you post a pic of this

[bru21]

you acheive little by doing this. rather hold your coil to the mount. unless its a ramp rig. i wanted to do a similar thing a while back but it leads to more unstability, unpridictability and little benefit as its only the unsprung weight of the diff touching the ground.

cheers mate bru

[Bartso]

you acheive little by doing this. rather hold your coil to the mount. unless its a ramp rig. i wanted to do a similar thing a while back but it leads to more unstability, unpridictability and little benefit as its only the unsprung weight of the diff touching the ground.

cheers mate bru

so bru you reckon its better to just keep the travel i have rather than trying to go for more downward travel im thinking of putting in 5 inch springs in but you know don't want to go to high because of the unstableness of a SWB
just curious how does doing a action of what is above lead to unstability

[duncan]

I run this with the bottom of the spring captured and it works well giving heaps of artic down while keeping my 38s out of the guards .Now I run a Aframe rear much nicer and easier to flex again

[bru21]

leads to unstability as the diff is no longer held under positivly and the truck is free to rock whithin the free space. its more the jerking of the un sprung diff weight than anything. also on extreme off cambers the car droops more.

cheers

bru