vgoodson91
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- 2012
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- 5.7 Hemi
Ok guys, this week I plan on ordering my bilstein 5100 leveling shocks for the front of my '12. I am sks going to order bilsteins for the rear and a set of coils to help raise it back up and eliminate sag.
I constantly have a 300lb loaded toolbox in the bed, it never comes out, so I'm already a little squatted from the factory ride height and anytime I throw anything else in the bed the sag gets worse. I hauled 500 lbs of playground sand and I had about 2" between the fender and top of the tires. So I need stouter coils or I will really look goofy sagged out with the front end lifted 2-2.5 inches.
I'm trying to decide which coils will best suit my needs. I would like to be about 1-2" above factory ride height (with my toolbox in the bed) to still have a rake with the level installed. That way when I load the bed up or hook up a trailer I come down to level or have only very minimal sag.
I'm looking at the tuf truck TTC-1223 & TTC-1223v as well as the super lift 140 (2" lift) coils. The 1223 will certainly add lift (I've read 2-4 inches) and the 50% capacity but I don't want to have to much lift and have a huge rake, I'm thinking that won't be a problem since I constantly carry 300 lbs in the bed but I need someone's experience with these to be positive. The 1223v I'm afraid won't have enough lift (factory ride height) but the capacity will be there. And the super lift 140's will have enough lift but I don't know if they will increase the capacity or not. I'm really leaning toward the 1223 from everything that I've read, I just want to make sure I do this right the first time around.
Any and all input and experience is welcome. I've read every thread I could find on here and various other forums, but I couldn't find anywhere that gave comparisons of these coils.
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I constantly have a 300lb loaded toolbox in the bed, it never comes out, so I'm already a little squatted from the factory ride height and anytime I throw anything else in the bed the sag gets worse. I hauled 500 lbs of playground sand and I had about 2" between the fender and top of the tires. So I need stouter coils or I will really look goofy sagged out with the front end lifted 2-2.5 inches.
I'm trying to decide which coils will best suit my needs. I would like to be about 1-2" above factory ride height (with my toolbox in the bed) to still have a rake with the level installed. That way when I load the bed up or hook up a trailer I come down to level or have only very minimal sag.
I'm looking at the tuf truck TTC-1223 & TTC-1223v as well as the super lift 140 (2" lift) coils. The 1223 will certainly add lift (I've read 2-4 inches) and the 50% capacity but I don't want to have to much lift and have a huge rake, I'm thinking that won't be a problem since I constantly carry 300 lbs in the bed but I need someone's experience with these to be positive. The 1223v I'm afraid won't have enough lift (factory ride height) but the capacity will be there. And the super lift 140's will have enough lift but I don't know if they will increase the capacity or not. I'm really leaning toward the 1223 from everything that I've read, I just want to make sure I do this right the first time around.
Any and all input and experience is welcome. I've read every thread I could find on here and various other forums, but I couldn't find anywhere that gave comparisons of these coils.
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