Here is the before shot of Lola, pre-lift
Here is the before shot of Lola, pre-lift
So the plan with this build was to keep it on a budget.
The question was, what do we have that we can keep?
answer - flares, wheels, tires, shocks,
We wanted to keep from changing one thing, that forced us to change EVERYTHING. Enter the RK 1.5 springs.
By using these springs, we could keep the upper and lower control arms, trackbars, even the shocks dont NEED to be changed right away. It allows the budget to recover before making the next move.
The tires are the 255/75r17 Rubi Stock tires, so they are aggressive enough for now.
The first step was lifting the truck far enough to release the spring. We tried to avoid disconnecting as much as possible but in the end, Shock, swaybar link, all had to be disconnected to get the droop necessary to change the spring.
Here is a shot with the first spring in, but everything else disconnected
Really a pretty easy install and the results were very good for the investment.
Here is the "before" measurement
Here is the "after" measurement
It looks like we gained about 3 inches in the front, but this truck really has no extra weight on it, and a new spring will settle a little, It will probably end up being more like a little more than 2 inches before a steel front bumper.
Here is a shot us loosening our brake line so we can droop the rear far enough to get the coil in.
And us using the high lift to get the rear up high enough to place the spring. THIS IS NOT WHAT A HIGH LIFT JACK IS FOR. Do not get under a truck you jack up like this. Its a risky move. I become a safety officer when things are jacked up, having been under a truck with a jack that failed once. The only reason we did this was because we were not taking the tire off.
In retrospect. We should have used the standard jack with a secondary jack under the rear axle, and took the tire off, and lowered the axle to the ground with no wheel or tire.
It would have worked to release the tension on the spring.
is there a clear before and after coming? I love this low cog builds.
Once installed you need to twist it.
Ask and ye shall receive....Originally Posted by Pznivy
Before
After
This change really did come out good.
The springs we took out had seen their day. The stock shocks work with the 1.5 springs, but are on the list of stuff to upgrade later. With this kind of build you really can take your time. You could drive this truck as it is forever. You dont NEED to change shocks or tires, or wheels, but later when you get the itch, or want to put a winch on, your springs can handle the weight.
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