Heavy Duty or not?
#1
Heavy Duty or not?
So comes the time for the butt lift on my rig. I just got off of the phone with a rep at Downey and he stated it was a toss up if I should get the HD's or not. He also stated that bilstiens would not work. I am baffled by that.... I know that some of you in here did not get the longer bilstiens, but it is recomended. So here are my questions:
Get HD's 1.5" or regular 1.5" coils from Downey?
Get regular bils or longer bils?
I am making my purchace this Friday so all your advice will impact my decision by then. BTW - this is a transportation vehicle that does not hardly ever tow anything. It is slowly being converted to a more off road worthy vehicle, but will remain a somewhat stock look.
Thanks in advance!!!!
Get HD's 1.5" or regular 1.5" coils from Downey?
Get regular bils or longer bils?
I am making my purchace this Friday so all your advice will impact my decision by then. BTW - this is a transportation vehicle that does not hardly ever tow anything. It is slowly being converted to a more off road worthy vehicle, but will remain a somewhat stock look.
Thanks in advance!!!!
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If you aren't gonna lift any more after you put the Downey's on, just get regular Bilsteins. And, go for the HD Downey - that is what nearly everyone with a 2nd Gen has gone with, and I haven't heard a single complaint yet.
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That last part is where you need to decide which spring you want. The HDs are stiffer which will result in a rougher ride on road, but probably a smoother (less bottoming) ride off-road.
If you use it mainly for transportation I'd get the regulars - good shocks will largely compensate for the softness when used off road but the thing won't beat you to death on your daily commute or whatever.
edit: LOL, too much traffic on here - I meant the last part of the original post.
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If you use it mainly for transportation I'd get the regulars - good shocks will largely compensate for the softness when used off road but the thing won't beat you to death on your daily commute or whatever.
edit: LOL, too much traffic on here - I meant the last part of the original post.
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So I guess I will go with the regular coils, but now what about the bilstiens? I would like to have the maximim travel given to me by the coils, just in case. But will the regular bilstiens travel that distance?
#6
I don't see that they make a 5100 series Bilstein for the rears anyways, so I guess I am going with the 1.5" Downey standard coils and the standard Bilsteins.
Thanks for the input!!!
Thanks for the input!!!
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