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by OregTrailBlazin » Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:01 pm

ErikSS wrote:Do they come with the fancy little adjustment wrench thing that Moots showed me?



That is something RadFlo does not include for some reason. They are supposed to be making some that will be cheaper than the ones they offer. I think Mike found one through a home supply store or something, I have a note on it somewhere, I'll look when I get back in the office tomorrow.
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by Moots1288 » Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:29 pm

mikekey wrote:I thought these lifted 3" in the front? Why does it say 2" shock body?

The max is 3 I have about2.5 right now

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by dvanbramer88 » Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:41 pm

2" shock body would be the diameter of the shock, body. If you are talking about lift/adjustment.

According to MDB, who owns a set and is probably better at math than Moots :finger:




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JCrayton99 wrote:So what is the range of lift available with there? Stock to 2"?

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Given the ratio of lift to strut movement, I'd say preload can go from -1.5 or -2" from stock, to +4-5" from stock... Like I said in my other post (the one with the pictures), there's room in the preload adjustment to more than max out suspension movement.

Also, since these are custom length and spring rate, it can really be anything you want, inside the confines of our suspension RoM. This is just what I asked for, is all...

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by Opeth » Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:47 pm

ErikSS wrote:Do they come with the fancy little adjustment wrench thing that Moots showed me?


The spanner wrenches?
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by Moots1288 » Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:53 pm

dvanbramer88 wrote:2" shock body would be the diameter of the shock, body. If you are talking about lift/adjustment.

According to MDB, who owns a set and is probably better at math than Moots :finger:




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JCrayton99 wrote:So what is the range of lift available with there? Stock to 2"?

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Given the ratio of lift to strut movement, I'd say preload can go from -1.5 or -2" from stock, to +4-5" from stock... Like I said in my other post (the one with the pictures), there's room in the preload adjustment to more than max out suspension movement.

Also, since these are custom length and spring rate, it can really be anything you want, inside the confines of our suspension RoM. This is just what I asked for, is all...

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I might not be good at math but I know how much lift I have and is less then I had with 89s and 2.5list

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by dvanbramer88 » Thu Oct 03, 2013 12:01 am

Moots1288 wrote:I might not be good at math but I know how much lift I have and is less then I had with 89s and 2.5list

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My bad, I didn't doubt your numbers. The whole stab at you was unrelated. But it just seemed like I was saying you were wrong.
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by mikekey » Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:45 am

Moots1288 wrote:I might not be good at math but I know how much lift I have and is less then I had with 89s and 2.5list



Ok so wait. I am totally confused. I've heard you can order the size you want in the past from the other thread. Don't have that option on Wheelers site.

Moots can you adjust these higher? Last thing I want is the same rake on the truck I have now with my 2.5 and I don't even have different springs or a bumper (YET).

I was hoping to get 3 with a bumper out of this to level the truck back out.

Can someone clear this up?
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by ErikSS » Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:00 am

They are adjustable height. They are also a very stiff spring so additional weight will affect your ride height less than other springs.
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by Moots1288 » Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:50 am

mikekey wrote:
Moots1288 wrote:I might not be good at math but I know how much lift I have and is less then I had with 89s and 2.5list



Ok so wait. I am totally confused. I've heard you can order the size you want in the past from the other thread. Don't have that option on Wheelers site.

Moots can you adjust these higher? Last thing I want is the same rake on the truck I have now with my 2.5 and I don't even have different springs or a bumper (YET).

I was hoping to get 3 with a bumper out of this to level the truck back out.

Can someone clear this up?
yes you can get up to aleast 3inches of lift and erik is right with the weight of armor and a bumper on roar Springs it will not drop like gm sprins would

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by JorDaneeKey » Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:58 am

Moots1288 wrote:
mikekey wrote:
Moots1288 wrote:I might not be good at math but I know how much lift I have and is less then I had with 89s and 2.5list



Ok so wait. I am totally confused. I've heard you can order the size you want in the past from the other thread. Don't have that option on Wheelers site.

Moots can you adjust these higher? Last thing I want is the same rake on the truck I have now with my 2.5 and I don't even have different springs or a bumper (YET).

I was hoping to get 3 with a bumper out of this to level the truck back out.

Can someone clear this up?
yes you can get up to aleast 3inches of lift and erik is right with the weight of armor and a bumper on roar Springs it will not drop like gm sprins would

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Dude, seriously, it's called rereading what you wrote before you hit submit. Just about every response you send has 1 wrong word in it, if not more. :poke: (and yes, we're all guilty of this, but you're skewing the curve heavily). :viking:
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by Moots1288 » Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:45 am

JorDaneeKey wrote:
Moots1288 wrote:
mikekey wrote:[quote="Moots1288"]
I might not be good at math but I know how much lift I have and is less then I had with 89s and 2.5list



Ok so wait. I am totally confused. I've heard you can order the size you want in the past from the other thread. Don't have that option on Wheelers site.

Moots can you adjust these higher? Last thing I want is the same rake on the truck I have now with my 2.5 and I don't even have different springs or a bumper (YET).

I was hoping to get 3 with a bumper out of this to level the truck back out.

Can someone clear this up?
yes you can get up to aleast 3inches of lift and erik is right with the weight of armor and a bumper on roar Springs it will not drop like gm sprins would

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Dude, seriously, it's called rereading what you wrote before you hit submit. Just about every response you send has 1 wrong word in it, if not more. :poke: (and yes, we're all guilty of this, but you're skewing the curve heavily). :viking:[/quote]
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by mikekey » Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:47 pm

Order Placed.
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by OregTrailBlazin » Thu Oct 03, 2013 2:36 pm

mikekey wrote:
Moots1288 wrote:I might not be good at math but I know how much lift I have and is less then I had with 89s and 2.5list



Ok so wait. I am totally confused. I've heard you can order the size you want in the past from the other thread. Don't have that option on Wheelers site.

Moots can you adjust these higher? Last thing I want is the same rake on the truck I have now with my 2.5 and I don't even have different springs or a bumper (YET).

I was hoping to get 3 with a bumper out of this to level the truck back out.

Can someone clear this up?



The size is the same on all these shocks, they have more downward travel than stock and are Adjustable in height. You can set it at stock height, or you can raise it up more than you'll ever want to go(all the way until the downward travel is maxed at ride height).

When you add weight such as a bumper, winch or both, it will drop the height a little. All you have to do is adjust it up a bit more to compensate. These are infinitely adjustable within their range. So if you want 2.35689" of lift on your passenger, and 2.658" on your driver side, you can do that. You should have no problem getting 3" and keeping it as you add weight to the rig.
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by OregTrailBlazin » Thu Oct 03, 2013 2:37 pm

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by Trail X » Thu Oct 03, 2013 2:41 pm

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by fishsticks » Thu Oct 03, 2013 2:59 pm

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by ErikSS » Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:29 pm

Thanks to Moots, I was made aware of a special tool for adjusting the height on coilovers. It's called a Spanner Wrench. I bought one from Jegs. I believe it was $16.99 with free shipping.
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by TBYODA » Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:43 pm

ErikSS wrote:Thanks to Moots, I was made aware of a special tool for adjusting the height on coilovers. It's called a Spanner Wrench. I bought one from Jegs. I believe it was $16.99 with free shipping.


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by ErikSS » Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:12 am

Yes, that's what I bought. I have no proof that it works yet! haha Moots thinks this is the exact set he has.
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by v7guy » Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:34 am

Robert, yup, that should do the job.
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