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Only dove the truck about 50 miles since I put em on but they feel great! Seem much more stable than how I had the poly spacer on top of the Icon coil. I am very curious myself on how their manners will be off road once I have all the camping gear loaded up and a full water tank.
They'll handle the load very nicely. last week i went camping with the family and I had the truck loaded to the roof with camping gear and supplies 5 bicycles and all the stuff the wife could pack for around a week even though we were going 2 nights
and the coils/suspension felt great with all the extra weight. Also i've had zero issues offroad so far, hit couple of washes in Anza couple of weeks ago and the suspesion felt composed overall.
Nice to hear all the great things about them. I was looking at the clearance between the coil and the upper mounting bracket and damn it is close, damn near touching. I was thinking that it would be a potential source for noise from metal on metal during articulation.They'll handle the load very nicely. last week i went camping with the family and I had the truck loaded to the roof with camping gear and supplies 5 bicycles and all the stuff the wife could pack for around a week even though we were going 2 nights
I think they clack some like the Icons did around speedbumps. Either that or it's my shovel in the back or the Hi lift jack making the clack clack noise hahah, i won't even bother to find what it's cause it's not a big deal.
Very nice to hear Zach. I still can't shake the grin of my face when i load my stuff to the roof, and i'm sure you have a few lbs more weight than me because of you camping gear, these damn Clayton springs were a blessing during the Covid chit, not only they're long but they can hold the weight very well..., and to think there is even another version (3.5's) if it was needed lol.
11.5" of vertical wheel travel is impressive for oem stuff on what's supposed to be a street truck. Especially with basic bolt ons. Articulation has gotta be even more impressive! I forgot to cycle the front end with my coilover out to see what the actual travel is, but I keep reading between 9 and 10" which, paired with that rear setup you're running should feel pretty nice offroad for sure.
One thing I’ve noticed most with the extra travel in the rear is the ability to stay in 2wd a lot more on those odd off camber trails.
Awesome bro i was going to ask you about the length for the rear, so 5" is what i should ask for the rear correct ?
4-5” is a safe bet for the rear. I lost about 2” on the passenger side trying to get the double flare correct. Lost about 1.5” on the driver side to get a straight enough section. All in all I probably ended up being 3-3.5” over oem. Had to do a zip tie and standoff to pull the line in, was awfully close to the tire at ride height. Oh and the new male fitting will not slip over the coating on the tube, you’ll have to remove that before hand.
Yup. I found that out when I did mine. https://www.ramforum.com/threads/braided-brake-hoses.157738/page-2#post-2236077
Same here, first I forced the fitting up far enough to get the flaring tool on there but it kept slipping, so cut that section off and took the trusty angle grinder with a wire wheel to it while brake fluid was dripping out of the line. Was covered head to toe in fluid, a **** show that to say the least lol. Then used too much pressure and cracked the flare. Cut it off and finally made it happen. Other side went pretty smooth.
Are the factory lines stainless or a harder tubing? I know the stainless lines I did on the jeep will never be something I mess with again. One fitting took me 3 full days to get a proper double flare without the hydraulic flaring tool.
They are just plain steel with a plastic like corrosion coating.
SS will either be brought to the shop or get compression fittings next time. No joke. I actually smashed one of my flaring tools on day 2 after failed attempt like 9. Never ever again, id rather punch a cactus with my face.
Lol, I Imagine that ss tubing would have a tendency to tear rather than flare.
