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You do NOT need new uppers with coils.
I had the lift coil setup for a year. Stock arms, spindles and lift coils. I then changed to lift coils and lift spindles. When I did the spindles I needed to get arms. Cause the stock do not work with lift spindles.
You really wanna argue this?
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Yes, I do want to argue this because you are wrong.
Anything over 2" Coil lift you would need new uppers to correct the alignment issues.. if not, you'll be way out of alignment and you'll destroy your balljoints.
All that spindles do is drop the knuckle, no need for new upper arms.
When I had my lift spindles installed, I ran stock uppers just fine. When I got my mid-travel kit, I needed to replace my upper arms because the alignment was so off due to the longer springs.
Do some searching.
Anything over 2" Coil lift you would need new uppers to correct the alignment issues.. if not, you'll be way out of alignment and you'll destroy your balljoints.
All that spindles do is drop the knuckle, no need for new upper arms.
When I had my lift spindles installed, I ran stock uppers just fine. When I got my mid-travel kit, I needed to replace my upper arms because the alignment was so off due to the longer springs.
Do some searching.
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12-04-2008
Yes, I do want to argue this because you are wrong.
Anything over 2" Coil lift you would need new uppers to correct the alignment issues.. if not, you'll be way out of alignment and you'll destroy your balljoints.
All that spindles do is drop the knuckle, no need for new upper arms.
When I had my lift spindles installed, I ran stock uppers just fine. When I got my mid-travel kit, I needed to replace my upper arms because the alignment was so off due to the longer springs.
Do some searching.
Anything over 2" Coil lift you would need new uppers to correct the alignment issues.. if not, you'll be way out of alignment and you'll destroy your balljoints.
All that spindles do is drop the knuckle, no need for new upper arms.
When I had my lift spindles installed, I ran stock uppers just fine. When I got my mid-travel kit, I needed to replace my upper arms because the alignment was so off due to the longer springs.
Do some searching.
Dude how are you going to argue this with me?? I had 3" lift coils for a year. That is all. No alignment issues and no issues with my ball joints. They are fine!!!
Did you even install your own lift? Or did you go by what a shop told you? Maybe you need to search and realize that your wrong.
Do you want me to give you names of more people that have had the coil lift and no uppers? To finally prove to you that you are wrong? Do some research dude and realize that your WRONG!!!!
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way to be mature.
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yeah i did it with a bunch of buddies. I don't need to rethink it because i'm not wrong.
I just don't see how you could argue the point when I actually was running the stock uppers with lift spindles.
Lots of people here will also back me up when I say when you run 3" lift coils you need new upper arms.
I just don't see how you could argue the point when I actually was running the stock uppers with lift spindles.
Lots of people here will also back me up when I say when you run 3" lift coils you need new upper arms.
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problem ive hear with the lift coils and stock arms is that the stock arms arnt built for the abuse and can break.... just my opinion .. but no offence adam but if the 3in lift spindle NEEDED the aftermarket upper a arm then fabtech would sell it with the spindles then instead of the 2.5in lift coils..and Camburg CRS Race Springs are amazing FTW..
JUST MY OPINION NO FLAMES NEEDED...
JUST MY OPINION NO FLAMES NEEDED...
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I've toyed with coil suspensions on Lifted and Dropped trucks ( Hmm.. both were from the Rochester area too! ).
Balljoint angles will ALWAYS become an issue when the suspension is pushed up or down.
With what I have seen, in regards to lift coils.. Factory arms WILL work but an upper-cam kit for an alignment will be needed. The arms will need an eccentric cam to move it outward about a half-to-3/4ths of an inch to maintain balljoint correction/angles. You COULD trash your tires ( As I have seen in both examples ) and not run them ( cams ) and run them , I wouldn't advise it though.
Balljoint angles will ALWAYS become an issue when the suspension is pushed up or down.
With what I have seen, in regards to lift coils.. Factory arms WILL work but an upper-cam kit for an alignment will be needed. The arms will need an eccentric cam to move it outward about a half-to-3/4ths of an inch to maintain balljoint correction/angles. You COULD trash your tires ( As I have seen in both examples ) and not run them ( cams ) and run them , I wouldn't advise it though.
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