MagicMexican
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I have the Skyjacker 132 coils on my 96 4x4 Supercab 4.0L. They've been on there for a little less than a year, and they've definitely settled a bit from when I first installed them. I've also swapped in Explorer leafs in the back, so the front looks a little low to me. (Is this just a regular problem for other truck owners? Always needs more lift? haha)
Anyways, I read the article on optimizing the skyjacker coils (http://therangerstation.com/Magazine/Mar04/offroad.htm) but the article is just talking about the 4 and 6 inch ones... I know in theory it should work for a leveling coil as well. The question I have is, how much lift/spacer can I put in there before it affects my caster so much that I need radius arm brackets?
If the leveling coil provided 1 1-2" of lift, then eventually settled to just 1" of lift, and I put a 2 in coil spacer - that would be 3 inches of lift. All the commercial lift kits I see are 2 inch lifts (no brackets needed) or 4 inch kits (that come with brackets). Could I get away with that? Or should I just add about an inch worth of washers?
Anyways, I read the article on optimizing the skyjacker coils (http://therangerstation.com/Magazine/Mar04/offroad.htm) but the article is just talking about the 4 and 6 inch ones... I know in theory it should work for a leveling coil as well. The question I have is, how much lift/spacer can I put in there before it affects my caster so much that I need radius arm brackets?
If the leveling coil provided 1 1-2" of lift, then eventually settled to just 1" of lift, and I put a 2 in coil spacer - that would be 3 inches of lift. All the commercial lift kits I see are 2 inch lifts (no brackets needed) or 4 inch kits (that come with brackets). Could I get away with that? Or should I just add about an inch worth of washers?