I did it !! coil over swap

[samuraj]

my suspension was working , but old and tired , and shocks was shot , soo I did monroe conversion .
pics 1 kneel down
pics 2 trim height
pics 3 after , front 1 3/4" higher , rear 1" higher
pics 4 display
did some playing with sensors , no message at start up , only after 15 minutes of driving , check suspension message pop out , only once.
ride is good , very good , no HUMMER syndrome , just SUV ,
I do not care what people saying , conversion works!

 

[rex450se]

Glad it worked out for you and looks great but I like the way it sits in the first picture, but that's just me.

Victor

 

[jjbusa]

Glad it worked out for you and looks great but I like the way it sits in the first picture, but that's just me.

Victor

Lol me too but I'm sure the ride wasn't good

 

[samuraj]

Springs should settle down , after a while , I will check height weekly.
Now we need some one , with performance coils , 2" drop , from Arnott. to compare.
Any ideas of time frame when , coil spring gets " broke in " ?

 

[sgtowing]

It kinda depends on how much driving you do and the road conditions you drive on but it shouldn't be more than a week or two.

 

[GAINMOB]

arnott has the 2" performance...I bought ground force 2" drop springs and put them on when I did my swap...

 

[bertro]

after the springs settle down, would the truck be at the same trim height as with the bags?

Guess my question really is: If I convert from bags to springs and want to have about 1'' of lift over what I had with the bags, would the springs alone do it or do I need to add spacers?

 

[samuraj]

After conversion truck will never settle down to trim height . monroe coil overs are made for trucks with out air ride . and air ride trucks are lower then coils trucks from factory . this is what I find out . And I like this way .

 

[bertro]

So it's gonna sit higher than with the bags. Awesome! That's what I want too. Ideally i'd like the trim height to be 1-2" hgher than what I get with the bags.

 

[samuraj]

after 2 weeks......1500 miles ......coils did not settle down , YET