Ok guys, so I am trying to justify this mod to my wife, and well myself.. I can get the fox shocks, and eibach 750# 12" springs with free shipping for 514 bones..

So what are the pros and cons of this swap? is it really worth the money? does it take any stress off the suspension at all?

 

Pros: TONS!
Cons: NONES!

 

x2!!!

 

haha shane- a little more spec. on pros lol

 

The ride is just soooo incredible. I mean...it really is. After driving two coil-overed double lifted rangers and then driving mine....makes mine ride like crap. And right now, mine rides better than it ever did when it was stock. And remember....I'm set up just like you up front right now too...so you can totally trust me. PLUS, you get rid of those unsightly, constantly sagging torsion bars and their drop brackets. To me...just that alone is worth it since I usually get hung up by them torsion drops.

 

yeah.. Luckily i havnt gotten caught up on the torsion drops yet, but then again havnt taken her anywhere that i would.. And yes, i know your truck is set up just like mine lol! that was my goal:)

 

Ride is better. Handling is better. Torsion bars and brackets GONE! WOOHOO! lol. but seriously, the overall control of my truck on and off road both improved greatly.

 

Forgot to mention that Jake.


Do they take more kindly to the corners in-town without sway bars?

 

mudslanger said that when i first installed his, that his truck rubbed because it sat lower than the rear.. He had to 'crank' the coils.. how do you do this? and 750# coils are good right? or should i go with 800?

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Also, whats up with the bars that are on the RCD kit? anyone have a cure for this, or are they not really needed? I know some people say they are some say they arnt?

 

with your coilovers youll get keys that basically you tighten down on the coils. thats all it means whenyou "crank on them".


as shane as far as cornering and stuff....i havent had my sway bar on for 2 years now and i could tell the immediate difference. way better

 

Jacob, do you have anything like the RCD bars?

 

Chris was just Superlifted running 35's when he did his swap. Remember that... "Crank" meaning moving the adjustment nuts..alot like a torsion bar bolt, but not really kinda. If that makes sense. lol.

IMO, No 'bars' are needed. Superlift is only dropped about 3.50" and people claim the torsion bars keep the drops from flopping around, which is absolutely false. Torsion bars just sorta 'float' in the lower control arm...they really have no structural anything other than acting as a spring.

Thanks Jake. I've not had the bar on since the Superlift install, so about 1.5 years for me now.

 

ok, so even with moderate - heavy off roading, the bars are not needed? See heres the thing shane.. We find out where we are pcs'ing to here any day, and its probably going to be somewhere at a missle base, ie, south dakota, wyoming, montana, etc.. so lots of offroading.. So i want to make sure the truck is up for it

 

from what i was told all you need to do is get a bracket made, bolt in on and buy your coil overs, and get them tuned to spec...

 

cody- basically yes.. The question i am asking though is are the bracing bars needed? (like the ones on the RCD kit)

 

im not currently running them, but i will be soon. im going to make some brackets this weekdn for those bars to bolt to the tranny crossmember and the superlift crossmember. so if you would like them, ill make them. im already making them for someone else also

 

yeah, how much? Im gunna have to kinda hold off on a few things and HOPE that i dont have a dam head gasket leak so that i can get the coilovers/shocks and what not.. if it is a leak, haha, well coilover swap is gunna have to wait lol

 

pm me and we will talk

 

The best analogy I can come up with is that Torsion Bars are to Suspension as the 3.0 is to Engines.

They aren't pretty.
They aren't going to beat anything in competition for ride, safety, modding ability, etc.
They do however, work for extended periods of time.

With a coilover setup, it's exactly like Shane said. Your drastically increasing the ability of your Suspension. Coilovers are just better engineering.

 

thanks for killing my thoughts of having a badass truck....


haha

 

Hey. Nothing wrong with the 3.0. It's a solid engine that will run forever. I've got one as well. Just it will never win any prizes for best engine.

 

haha, depends on what you define as Best.. Longevity, yes its the best, power, not so much lol

 

jacob just needs to finish up the brackets lol. and yea what is better 750 or 800 coils with the 3.0?

 

ive got to get new ones soon and im going to be getting 800# ones. whatever i have now is saggin big time. but in that defense, i got them used and abused.

 

just do it, you won't regret it.