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Old May 3, 2007
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SAS Coils

i think (corect me please) the best coils to use would be the XJ coils and the biggest i could find would be the 7.5" lifed coils

is this what i should be lookin for and if i am running 39.5's then im thinkin i need to still move my coil buckets on the frame down some still.. insted of doing that are there bigger ones than that or others i coul use insted ???
 
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Old May 3, 2007
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you can run bronco coils.. looks at big04ranger's build.

heck you can run just about any coil you want, depends how you build it and what you build it for.
 
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Old May 3, 2007
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just remember that cause it says 7.5" lift for an XJ, doesnt mean it will give you 7.5" of lift.
 
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
just remember that cause it says 7.5" lift for an XJ, doesnt mean it will give you 7.5" of lift.
yea i understand the 2 vehicals are biult differantly
any idea what would give a softer ride (that i gues depents on spring rate dosnt it)

i think the XJ coils have about the same diamiter so the buckets woulnt have to change to much.
 
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iv heard that jeep coils are too soft for ranger SAS apps.. from what i have read wild horse and BCbroncos seem to be the norm for SAS. im runnin BC broncos. rides a lil stiff but that mostly due to my dual shocks up front
 
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xj springs are softer, my RE ones are really soft.
 
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Old May 4, 2007
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They make 9 Inch lift springs for 78-79 Broncos. They are 22 inches tall. With the spring rating rated for a fullsize with a V8, Puttting them on something like a Ranger you would have very little compression. Giving you a huge lift
 
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Go with air shocks or coilovers!
 
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Originally Posted by Rangerless
They make 9 Inch lift springs for 78-79 Broncos. They are 22 inches tall. With the spring rating rated for a fullsize with a V8, Puttting them on something like a Ranger you would have very little compression. Giving you a huge lift
Way to stiff.
 
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Originally Posted by Gearhead61
Go with air shocks or coilovers!
x2, I started with leafs, then coils, now im scraping that and going coilovers. lol
 
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
x2, I started with leafs, then coils, now im scraping that and going coilovers. lol

yeah i should have went coil overs...
 
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^^^hmmm,now there is room for thought.
 
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Originally Posted by Rangerless
They make 9 Inch lift springs for 78-79 Broncos. They are 22 inches tall. With the spring rating rated for a fullsize with a V8, Puttting them on something like a Ranger you would have very little compression. Giving you a huge lift

just 22" ? mine are 22" with weight on them and 24" with no weight if i remember correctly and they are XJ 5.5" lift springs.
 
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Old May 5, 2007
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I run BCBronco 6.5" lift coils and they're 24" long free length and 19" under the weight of my truck. I left my coil buckets full height and did not move them down and I got betwee 6-8" of lift. If you move your coil buckets down an inch or two that will gain some more lift. These coils flex and ride well.
 
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Originally Posted by zainyD
I run BCBronco 6.5" lift coils and they're 24" long free length and 19" under the weight of my truck. I left my coil buckets full height and did not move them down and I got betwee 6-8" of lift. If you move your coil buckets down an inch or two that will gain some more lift. These coils flex and ride well.

thats the coils that i have
 
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