F-150 springs for lift???
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From: Cape May, NJ
Year: 1998
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
F-150 springs for lift???
ive heard aronud that i can take the front springs and set them in the back and put stock F-150 springs up front and get around 2.5-3 in lift..... i would love to do this. seems a little less half *** then coil spacers.... but the only issue is:
What year springs???
Has anyone done this???
do i HAVE to run new lifted shocks? (i know it wont be the comfy..ist ride lol)
does anyone have any ideas whether this actually works or not. i would prefer someone who has done it, or know someone who has done it or whatever not just word of mouth thing...
What year springs???
Has anyone done this???
do i HAVE to run new lifted shocks? (i know it wont be the comfy..ist ride lol)
does anyone have any ideas whether this actually works or not. i would prefer someone who has done it, or know someone who has done it or whatever not just word of mouth thing...
Last edited by 1slo_camaro; Oct 20, 2011 at 10:37 AM.
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It will left your ZJ, you will need longer shocks, not sure what year of F-150 springs you would use. I would not recommend doing it though, the ride will be very harsh and put extra stress on other areas of the Jeep.
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Consider the weight difference between the two trucks. Then consider the ride and flex that will result in a spring that has little to no compression under your truck.
Coil spacers that sit between the coil and the seat are actually a very nice option.
The ones that spread the coils apart are the bad ones.
Coil spacers that sit between the coil and the seat are actually a very nice option.
The ones that spread the coils apart are the bad ones.
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what areas? balljoints?
not blowing your guys suggestions off or anything, just wanna make sure i get all the pros and cons of it....
or what if i just get 3 in lift springs for the front and put the stock springs in the back...... would that be a better suggestion?
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Your jeep will ride like a dump truck if you use F150 coils.
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wheeling, fast and low, fast on the water..... kinda playing in 3 different areas at once right now lol..... plus im starting to gain a fetish with guns.... so its not so much that i cant afford it i just have to pack 3 hobbies into being ready to make a 800 mile trip before the next 2 months lol..
thunderbird coils??? im lost please inform me.... im about to get a set of 3in lift coils for 30 bucks.... put them up front and but the stockers in the back... thatll work right??
dump trucks arent that bad. i rode with my old man for quite a few years growing up lol
thunderbird coils??? im lost please inform me.... im about to get a set of 3in lift coils for 30 bucks.... put them up front and but the stockers in the back... thatll work right??
dump trucks arent that bad. i rode with my old man for quite a few years growing up lol
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ok new idea im coming across front lift coils for pretty cheap and wanted to put them up front and my stock front springs in the back? has anybody ever done this? its just to get me going.... i will be getting a lift once tax time comes around but need something to get my through the winter since the winters get ****ty here in michigan sometimes.
im just curious if anyone has ever done this?
im just curious if anyone has ever done this?
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I know you have a grand, but im sure the ideas still the same? Idk im not the one to ask..I've been getting yelled at a lot on here lately
