89f150

Ok well this is that i did to the coils to make them fit a dodge. The coils are 88-98 Chevy truck coils. The ones i used are Fabtech coils.
Here are the pics of what i did to make them fit.

Looking at the coil.


Then i cut this much off.


Then on the other side.


And i cut this off.



Here is what the truck looked like before.


And after.




Thank
Jon

PapeCAT

are you sitting on the upper Control arm bump stops like that? I have the daystar spacers in mine and well lets just say that in bumpy situations and rollers the truck likes to spend most of it's time in the top 1/4 of the suspension travel, topping out regularly... How's the ride? did you have to do an alignment?

Mattster

Do you know if the springs are from a 2wd kit or a 4wd kit and 1500 or 2500?

89f150

havent driven it yet but it needed to be aligned already and i have to take that bump out. they are 1500 i believe 2wd

wannadiesel

I hope you put on some shoes before you broke out the cut-off wheel.

Nice write-up.

Before I got my '93, I had an '85 D250 gasser that had been lifted by using the diesel coils. Like Papecat's, mine was near the top of the uptravel and every time I went over a bump it felt like I was driving off a cliff. Let us know how it rides.

89f150

Haha this is like that all the way had to take the little bump off the upper. they seem softer so im put limit straps on it so i dont break balljoints

89f150

Here is a newer pic of the truck i have driven it a little, doesnt drive to bad

whosdunit

Ijust found this stiky !!! Wana what do i look for when you say up travle?, Maybe my trk.,is doing the same thing, i've cked., bottom bumpers not hitting they show very little ,lite marks on them. please tell me what to look for. Thanks.

whosdunit

89er., what length did you cut the springs over all length ? I like the lift look you got ,but sounds like you have a problem . let me know if you work it out. thanks

wannadiesel

There are bump stops under the upper control arms. My old D250 had about 1/2" before the stops hit, so the suspension was always running out of travel.

huntinguy

Looks like a 4x4 truck now.

Hoover52

What size tires are you running

nonrev

I don't think you will have much luck reviving a 9year old thread .... but in his sig he says he's running 285s so I think they are 285/75/16 same size I run