ramhunter9
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- P-Star Jeep Wrangler
I will be gutting the old suspension and doing a 6" lift starting this Friday .
Going with different parts from different manufactures . Getting the best parts from different kits , kinda like a build your own kit .
6" progressive rate springs from TGC . Better than stock ride only progressive rate springs on the market . Most coil springs have rates that are constant. If it takes 400 lbs to compress the spring the first one inch, another 400 lbs will compress it the second inch, and so on. With a progressive rate coil, the initial couple of inches of compression requires less spring rate than the remainder of compression. This improves your ride quality greatly, yet rate increases when it's called upon...say during off road. With progressive rate coils the first few coil wraps are more closely spaced than the remaining coils.
Also from TGC 5" blocks ... If you have ever wanted blocks that are made for RAM specific trucks check them out . Only ones on the market to offer the 2 tab design and are the same 3" wide as what comes stock . Most blocks are 2" wide and the leaf springs are wider than the block ... not these same width as the leaf springs . Went with a 5" inch block to give me a 1" higher stance in the back for towing purposes . 6" front 4" rear will level . I will be 1" higher in the rear witch is what I want .
Drop Pitman arm from skyjacker 6"
Upper and lower control arms custom cut for the 6" lift
carrier bearing drop kit for the 2 piece drive shaft found in the megas
trac bar
Bilstein shocks to finish her up .
pics will be soon . plan is start Friday night finish Saturday
Going with different parts from different manufactures . Getting the best parts from different kits , kinda like a build your own kit .
6" progressive rate springs from TGC . Better than stock ride only progressive rate springs on the market . Most coil springs have rates that are constant. If it takes 400 lbs to compress the spring the first one inch, another 400 lbs will compress it the second inch, and so on. With a progressive rate coil, the initial couple of inches of compression requires less spring rate than the remainder of compression. This improves your ride quality greatly, yet rate increases when it's called upon...say during off road. With progressive rate coils the first few coil wraps are more closely spaced than the remaining coils.
Also from TGC 5" blocks ... If you have ever wanted blocks that are made for RAM specific trucks check them out . Only ones on the market to offer the 2 tab design and are the same 3" wide as what comes stock . Most blocks are 2" wide and the leaf springs are wider than the block ... not these same width as the leaf springs . Went with a 5" inch block to give me a 1" higher stance in the back for towing purposes . 6" front 4" rear will level . I will be 1" higher in the rear witch is what I want .
Drop Pitman arm from skyjacker 6"
Upper and lower control arms custom cut for the 6" lift
carrier bearing drop kit for the 2 piece drive shaft found in the megas
trac bar
Bilstein shocks to finish her up .
pics will be soon . plan is start Friday night finish Saturday