Nose in the weeds

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anyone use the 1500 coil to drop the front end or will it even support the weight at all?

Or heat the originals up and compress?
 
Hang enough wait and you won't have anything to worry about.
 
I have 3/4-1ton gas front springs under mine with 1500lbs on the nose the frame sits on the axle when i take the weight off there is only about 4 inches between frame and axle, I would not recomend this if you daily drive the truck. We didnt know till after they were in the truck that they were gasser springs
 
How much did this drop the truck then? I dont know how much distance there is there now

Kevin
 
For street manners I would think this would be a pretty harsh ride. Anybody try this yet?
 
Why are you wanting to put the front in the dirt for? Don't just say it pulls better, I want to hear some physics from some people on this.
 
To copy the gms of course. That way when he tightens the chain the back is not lower it levels out for a better balanced truck
 
You think that is why they made the wheel well where you can only get a 31" tire without a lift or hardcore rubbing? Those engineers rock.
 
get air bags in the front then when you let the air out go to leave pump it up
 
SledMax said:
To copy the gms of course. That way when he tightens the chain the back is not lower it levels out for a better balanced truck
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Well I am not convinced on the balancing of the truck, by dropping it in the dirt.

You aren't changing the pivot point, or the lever arm.
 
zstroken said:
Why are you wanting to put the front in the dirt for? Don't just say it pulls better, I want to hear some physics from some people on this.
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Physics! Heck I just learned to read last year! Now you want me to type out equations:doh:

I lowered the front end of my 1982 Stomper pulling truck and now it full pulls all the time.

I think you guys are on to something.
 
JW3 said:
Physics! Heck I just learned to read last year! Now you want me to type out equations:doh:

I lowered the front end of my 1982 Stomper pulling truck and now it full pulls all the time.

I think you guys are on to something.
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-Tom
 
zstroken said:
Well I am not convinced on the balancing of the truck, by dropping it in the dirt.

You aren't changing the pivot point, or the lever arm.
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But it makes the front end have to pick up that much further..

Rather than start out high and pick up higher, why not have it start out low and only pick up to the stock level when pulling?

I think it'll make some difference!
 
Say you drop the front 2", then hang 1500#s on. Your sitting on the bump stops. Then the springs cannot lift the front back up, so the leverage excerted by the hitch has to lift the front with less help from the springs. This keeps the front planted better and by giving it less travel bouncing may be reduced.

This needs to be atempted with some v6 springs.






At least thats my theory.
 
Boys the more ur front end stays down and keeps the weight angled foreward the better the pull, if the front raises the rear lowers resulting in less lift up force on the sled, and less down force on ur rear tires, less traction, ETC.
 
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