Performance Products 1" springs and Bilsteins
03-22-2007, 07:58 AM
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03-22-2007, 05:43 PM
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When I switched out the stock springs and shocks and put on the billies and pp springs on my 2wd, I got about 2 1/4" lift. After 2 year of the the stiffer ride and will be switching to the Trekmasters and 99 springs from SS next week.
03-22-2007, 06:27 PM
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Other than the stiff ride, how is it? Did your rig after two years maintain the height? Do you get vibrations and sounds from your rear end caused by lifting a 2WD (drive shaft)?
03-22-2007, 07:12 PM
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The ride height stayed the same. I measured all four corners and found that the drivers side (front and rear) to be 1/4 inches lower than the passenger side. I havent had any problems with the rear end.
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03-22-2007, 09:10 PM
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Is there anything else I would need for the setup on a 2wd, or anything I should look out for?
Thanks
03-23-2007, 02:10 PM
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03-26-2007, 03:32 PM
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03-26-2007, 04:15 PM
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Finally got them in and I'm just lovin it 
You do notice the little bumps on the road, mainly on the city/local but on the freeway its just smooth. With the previous setup the whole car jumps a little when changing lanes and running over the little light reflectors, with this setup that is totally gone. I got almost 2 inches in rear and the fronts are somehow just a little above two, I hope it will settle in and even out later on.
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At the shop
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You do notice the little bumps on the road, mainly on the city/local but on the freeway its just smooth. With the previous setup the whole car jumps a little when changing lanes and running over the little light reflectors, with this setup that is totally gone. I got almost 2 inches in rear and the fronts are somehow just a little above two, I hope it will settle in and even out later on.
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At the shop
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03-26-2007, 04:37 PM
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Awesome...
That sounds a little high in the front. If you have some time, turn the wheel and look at the aluminum spring seat of the Bilstein shock. The bottom of it should be flat. If it is ROUNDED, it was installed in reverse, and will give you an additional 1" lift in the front.
From my Bilstein Addco thread... The aluminum seat should look like this:
http://www.customtacos.com/forum/att...1&d=1173898361
That sounds a little high in the front. If you have some time, turn the wheel and look at the aluminum spring seat of the Bilstein shock. The bottom of it should be flat. If it is ROUNDED, it was installed in reverse, and will give you an additional 1" lift in the front.
From my Bilstein Addco thread... The aluminum seat should look like this:
http://www.customtacos.com/forum/att...1&d=1173898361
03-27-2007, 07:45 AM
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What's the measurement from the center of the hub to the bottom of the fender flare? And the total from teh ground to the fender lip?
Looks awesome with those wheels.
Looks awesome with those wheels.
03-27-2007, 10:42 AM
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Finally got them in and I'm just lovin it
You do notice the little bumps on the road, mainly on the city/local but on the freeway its just smooth. With the previous setup the whole car jumps a little when changing lanes and running over the little light reflectors, with this setup that is totally gone. I got almost 2 inches in rear and the fronts are somehow just a little above two, I hope it will settle in and even out later on.
On with the pics:
At the shop
Before:
After:
You do notice the little bumps on the road, mainly on the city/local but on the freeway its just smooth. With the previous setup the whole car jumps a little when changing lanes and running over the little light reflectors, with this setup that is totally gone. I got almost 2 inches in rear and the fronts are somehow just a little above two, I hope it will settle in and even out later on.
On with the pics:
At the shop
Before:
After:
Iceman, your rig looks perfect. Is it 2WD? If so, are you getting noise and vibration from the rear end due to the extending of the drive shaft?
03-27-2007, 11:08 AM
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Yea...its a 2wd ...so far everything works out good. No issues with it, I don't think its lifted that high enough to cause the vibration issue with drive shaft.
Here are the measurements:
Ground up to the fender flare lip from the center of the wheel:
Front: 36 1/8 inches
Rear: 35 7/8 inches
...so far everything works out good. No issues with it, I don't think its lifted that high enough to cause the vibration issue with drive shaft. Here are the measurements:
Ground up to the fender flare lip from the center of the wheel:
Front: 36 1/8 inches
Rear: 35 7/8 inches
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05-04-2007, 10:37 AM
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Here are pics of my before and after. I used Tokico Trekmaster shocks instead of Bilsteins. The ride is great! The last two pics in the folder show before, the rest are after.
http://www.justblogme.com/albums/dgfaircloth/
http://www.justblogme.com/albums/dgfaircloth/
05-06-2007, 04:48 PM
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No, my height up front is 36 3/8 and 36 7/8 in the back. It's settled even more since then, and you can tell the back is slightly taller. It 4WD too if that makes a difference.
05-06-2007, 10:04 PM
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