WOT Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Nice info, so that would be a completely drop in coil?? Giving 4 - 4.5" lift?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180sx Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 No, not really, asits the same as the WJ coil. It will fit, but as Andrew said, it will be real tight and may make popping noises. I'm going to see if I can get a set and try it out. Jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbypathy Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I ordered a set of wj coils today. Going to be interesting. I went 6.5 in. I carry a lot of weight around with me in the cargo area and back seat for camping and hiking. So with that in mind I am expecting my new trim height to be 5 in. or 4. 5 in. I also went with Rancho RS9000Xl adjustible shocks for a 2001 F350. They fit perfectly and am more than satisfied with them especially the adjustibility part. When they say you can adjust the ride they really mean it in a noticable way. Also working on a 4 .5 SFD lift. for the front. I am using a high strength plastic for an adapter between the pathy lower coil perch and the first coils. Its UHMV and can be milled with a wood router. Cuts down on paying the welder man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180sx Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'm interested in this plastic you speak of. Please post links for more info. Thanks! Jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentDub Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Dropping ZJ coils in today, I'll post some sort of pics etc. My rear coils on my R50 are shot, bottoms out over even the smallest of bumps. We'll see where this one goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick13 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Ordered the Krypton Fab bolt-on perch adapters and they should be delivered in the next couple days (already went through Canadian customs and entered US mail). I also ordered the 4" WJ lift coils with a spring rate of 190 lb/in. I'm hoping they will settle less and keep my tail end up when fully loaded for long expedition like treks. I'll post up photos of the install once I source my extended rear brake line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentDub Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Okay, so Pathfinders rear ends are way way easier than any XJ front or ZJ front/rear end I have ever done. I didn't even have to drop the panhard rod to get the ZJ springs in. However, I did use an XJ spring isolator in the rear, and the self tap bolts popped, therefore the springs would not stay seated. I will do some research and find out what others vehicles came with a 5" ID coil spring with a bit firmer spring rate as well as longer length. For those of you who are interested, the stock ZJ front coils gave about 4" of lift with the top ear of the coil cut off. Back to work to find different coils. Updates to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit34rocker1017 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I like you. Keep us updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman2989 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 This information is beautiful!! Im on a college-kid budget, but want to lift my Pathy, so if this works, I would be ecstatic! Thank you all so much for your input and help! Please keep it coming! Can you tell me more about those perches? Also, will these type of coils work for the front end too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCgabel Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 so say i keep the stock springs on my pathy. could i in theory make your contraption a little taller to gain the height of the new springs you have so the truck will sit just as high as yours? First of all, I have to thank Jason over at Iron Rock Offroad for his help in this project. He was kind enough to open up boxes and measure up springs for me. The springs of choice for me were the 3" WJ lift coils. WJ 3" coils spring specs: 4 5/8" I.D. approx. 6" O.D. approx. 15 1/4" free length if you cut off the pigtail Spring rate: 175 lbs/inch Here is how they compare to the stock springs You can see the little pigtails that the springs have. What I did was cut off both ends and ended up with a spring with the 4 5/8" ID. This worked perfect on the top where the spring sits in the body. I was even able to use the rubber isolator. Now on the bottom, the spring seat is to wide to fit inside the WJ coil. It did slip over with the weight on the wheels but you would hear a "boung" sound when going over bumps. Also, it sat 1.5" low compared to the front. So to fix this, I made some simple adapters and welded them to the stock perch. This resulted in a perfectly level Pathfinder with the 4" SFD on the front. If I were to do it again, I would cut the pigtail off the top but leave the one on the bottom. This way, all I would need to do is weld a short piece of 3" pipe on the stock perch and the spring would sit right on there. So there we have it, no more need for $300 custom springs. I consider the ride better then stock with the new spring rate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCgabel Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 these things you made for your jeep coils do they sub as the Wj coil adaptors they have in the kit from Krfabs.com? First of all, I have to thank Jason over at Iron Rock Offroad for his help in this project. He was kind enough to open up boxes and measure up springs for me. The springs of choice for me were the 3" WJ lift coils. WJ 3" coils spring specs: 4 5/8" I.D. approx. 6" O.D. approx. 15 1/4" free length if you cut off the pigtail Spring rate: 175 lbs/inch Here is how they compare to the stock springs You can see the little pigtails that the springs have. What I did was cut off both ends and ended up with a spring with the 4 5/8" ID. This worked perfect on the top where the spring sits in the body. I was even able to use the rubber isolator. Now on the bottom, the spring seat is to wide to fit inside the WJ coil. It did slip over with the weight on the wheels but you would hear a "boung" sound when going over bumps. Also, it sat 1.5" low compared to the front. So to fix this, I made some simple adapters and welded them to the stock perch. This resulted in a perfectly level Pathfinder with the 4" SFD on the front. If I were to do it again, I would cut the pigtail off the top but leave the one on the bottom. This way, all I would need to do is weld a short piece of 3" pipe on the stock perch and the spring would sit right on there. So there we have it, no more need for $300 custom springs. I consider the ride better then stock with the new spring rate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddfildvaynes Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 these things you made for your jeep coils do they sub as the Wj coil adaptors they have in the kit from Krfabs.com? Shift220 is the owner of KrFabs and those were the prototypes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift220 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 Those "adapters" I made the first time worked well but aren't easy to make. The KrFabs adapters are much simpler in design and that's why they are cheap. We could probably make a adapter/lift combo, but the WJ springs are readily available in different lifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman2989 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Anybody have the inner diameter of the front coil springs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 The front coil springs have a variable diameter. They're smaller on top than on the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman2989 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Gotcha, so is that why they arent as interchangable with other vehicles as the rears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Yep, and also because the ends of the springs are designed to be fitted into a strut assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman2989 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Thanks man. Planning on going this direction once I've got the funds for it. Maybe there'll be more leniency when its closer to my birthday in a month and a half... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 yeah this could be the new rear lift adapter from krypton and a stock wj spring will give about 2.25 of lift if im reading right and will be cheaper than a set of rear lift springs from 4x4parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 so decided to pull the this on this cause ironman cant get me rear springs found a set of low mile wj coils at a local yard for 40 bucks and am gonna have to talk to kr fabs to get the adapter sent hopefully this can work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman2989 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 You beat me to it! Great! Please post lots of pictures of the coils (your old ones and the wj's) for reference! I am way excited to see how this goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 it will be a while but i will definetly post pics i still trying to work out how to lift the front is the major set back once i get that sorted out i will definetly post what was needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman2989 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I'm planning on using the Ironman coils for up front, they seem like the most inexpensive option that I've found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 you and me will be using the same setup then lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman2989 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Any luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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