shoesandsocks Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 well today was eventful i went to work and they sent everyone home for a system outage so with that happening i decided i finally had enough time to do so my setup. front springs are iron man i have nx4 spacers but i didn't know i had to have a new strut mount to put them on. the rear is a wj coil spacer from krabs with a stock wj sprigs. my impressions so far the rear is way to high i think im just going to put the stock springs back in with a spacer until i can get a set of standard lift springs. If u have a sub frame drop without the lift springs this would be about level as i got about 3.5 inches in the rear. here is the pics ill post more when there is light outside. and this the front completely off the lift didnt get a pic of the rear yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman2989 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 That's a lot of gap between the tire and fender with those coils! Great to see you got it on man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrariowner123 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) front springs are iron man i have nx4 spacers but i didn't know i had to have a new strut mount to put them on. You don't "need" a new strut mount, while its nice to get all that is needed are some new bolts, and punch, drill, cut out the old ones. Theexbrit said they are a "3/8" x 2", grade 8." i never got around to mounting my NX4's (im actually selling them back to him ), so i cant verify from a personal stand point, but im very confident that what he said was correct. Looks good so far, and im jealous of how ever you procured that lift. -Kyle EDIT: GET SOME MEAT ON THEM TIRES, Edited February 20, 2013 by ferrariowner123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushnut Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) I've got my eye on a set of those Iron man springs as well. They are taller than stock but not so tall as the AC ones so top out should be less of an issue. I'm not looking for lift really just a better ride with a tone of crap jammed into the back. Unfortunately they don't have any rear ones. at least until the end of march, so I'll wait to order mine I don't want to pay duty/shipping twice. BTW how much lift did you get up front (measured centre of hub to top of fender arch)? Did you use longer shocks in the rear to work with the lift? If the back was too high with the WJ springs and spacer would just removing the spacer level things out? Nice work! how does it ride? Edited February 20, 2013 by bushnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 the ride is solid i think thats more of the shocks and struts i love them to death but im worried about getting top out in the rear actually and the wj coils cant fit without the adapter if i could do it again i would get the krfabs adapter without the 1in lift honestly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stioc Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Nice work but you gotta post some pics and measurements. Are those 31" tires? And...how do you have access to a full shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 uhh measurements no prob as soon as the az blizzard goes away i will do so just let me know from where would u like me to measure from and yes 31x10.5r15 a lil triming on the bottom but can see it unles u get in the wheel well. And full shop with every tool available courtesy of the US tax payer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 heres a pic of the truck with the wj springs which i took off already 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stioc Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) Looking good! Ride height measurements:Front and rear both driver and passenger sides, from the ground to the lip of the fender, through the center of the wheel, like this- thanks! Edited February 20, 2013 by stioc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 i can do for the front the rear was killing me so i took it off felt like i was in a constant braking nose dive to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stioc Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 i can do for the front the rear was killing me so i took it off felt like i was in a constant braking nose dive to me Yeah I saw that and couldn't help but wonder why you dind't throw the NX4 spacers in the front to level it out. I'd love to get an inch or so of a lift right now. What did you have to do to install the WJ springs? I may do that if my rear continues to squat (well in all honesty I do have the storage platform in the back and stuff in it so it probably weighs about 80lbs total). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 just drill the hole in the perch wider and bolt it in fits completely like a stock spring the good thing about them is that since there aready a used spring they have probably already sagged as much as they can,if u want mine i was gonna put it in the classifieds this afternoon anyway id trade u for your ome coils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stioc Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Ah ok but I gotta install the NX4 spacers first and see how it sits front and rear. If I need to go higher in the back and you still have them by then I'll definitely buy yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 so in my opinon the ironman springs are exactly what u pay for the have settled down a bit now and theres supposed to give a lift of 30mm which is 1.18 inches and with my fender height from the ground im at 33.5 now where i was at 32 on a 31 inch tire not allthat higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman2989 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Your stock springs were still pretty new though weren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Your stock springs were still pretty new though weren't they? i though they were but upon further inspection realized the previous owner changed the shocks and struts but left the stock springs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stioc Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 FYI I have OME MDs all around with 1/4" trim packers in the front and here're my measurements as of right now: Left Front: 34" Right Front (passenger side): 33.75" Left Rear: 33.75 Right Rear (passenger side): 33.25" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 your like an inch higher all the way around stoic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 It's been 8 months since we did the OME HD front, MD rear springs so I should probably remeasure. This is where we were at then. Front = 34.5"Rear = 35.25" That's on 255/70R16's that measure about 29.5" We should hook up and get some comparison shots side by side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stioc Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) Thanks for those numbers Tad! Your's are closer to mine so I don't feel like something's wrong with my OMEs, just that they're not as high as the AC springs. My tires are the same height as your's too. Well, looks like I'll be going to the AC springs + NX4. I just ordered the springs...here we go again EDIT: shoesandsocks, sorry about the thread hi-jack! Edited February 21, 2013 by stioc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 wanna sell your ome springs to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stioc Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I'll PM you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Selling my lift in the classifieds first 250 takes it shipped to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroeser01 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 what didnt you like about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesandsocks Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) was just a lil soft and i dont have the patience to get the nx4 spacers on so i figure just sell it all and be done the height was definatly there though and at least i did find an alternate way cheaper than the ac springs. Edited February 23, 2013 by shoesandsocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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