Custom built 1.5" front coil spacers installed

[Sammy Sandbag]

Pciley, the same thing is achieved with either the Daystar or this custom setup, but I'd be more concerned about your truck bottoming out over small dips. You might already have some pre-exsisting suspension problem if you are experiencing this often. I don't think I've ever noticed mine bottoming out, even over big dips.

[SWEED32]

Originally Posted by pciley

My truck bottoms out over small dips. I will not use the DayStar. Will the kit on this thread help? Looks like it will keep the lower control arms off the bump stops by pushing them down farther (making the truck sit higher) by increasing the over-all height of the coil over assembly. Sounds like the DayStar just spaces inside the strut assembly, further compressing the spring. Now I understand why the Ranchos were blowing with that added 2.5" worth of preload. Any additional space between the lower control arms and the bump stops would be great, especially if it does not comprimise the shock.

Do you mean topping out ? where the tire tries to drop and hits its stops ?

[pciley]

hmm.. sorry to confuse. It is the BOTTOMING out that concerns me. It has been adressed in other threads. The suspension is already pretty compressed as any Titan sits level. Go under your Titan and look at the lower control arms. There is a rubber? pad mounted to the control arm that contacts a protrusion on the frame (looks like a bump-stop extension for the bottom) that the lower control arm hits as it moves up (suspension being compressed). The spot on that piece is shiny clean, as if the truck hits it all the time.

I don't really 'feel' the truck bottoming out, but there is a point during the compressing motion, over certain obstacles, that I can feel the lower bump stop contacting that piece on the extension from the frame.

There is no chassis or body contact with the ground, just the truck's suspension parts contacting themselves by design, just seems premature to me... I don't jump the truck or anything. The amount of lower travel seems WEAK

[Sammy Sandbag]

Well there isn't much you can do about that unless you spring are excessively soft, which I don't see how that would happen on such a new vehicle. The daystar would preload the springs and raise the front, giving you a stiffer ride but making it harder to bottom out.

[No Life Form]

S4 would you give deminsionns so that I can build some with out taking mine off and doing it myself? I do not get much time to play with my truck. I have a baby and a toddler!

[dooboy2112]

Your truck looks killer Need to do something like that to mine.

[RoughRider]

If you make another set, I'd like one too.

RoughRider

[Mike H.]

Originally Posted by No Life Form

S4 would you give deminsionns so that I can build some with out taking mine off and doing it myself? I do not get much time to play with my truck. I have a baby and a toddler!

Ditto. Please post dimensions.

[CLASH4X4]

Can you post some pics of your front axles? I would be vary carefull if I was you. You have increased your front axle angles and have created more downward travel then the truck was designed for. What would make me feel better (or yourself for that matter) would be to jack the truck up in front (and back so that wheels are off the ground) to see how far the front wheels hang down, then carefully accelerate in 4WD. Your CV joints may not turn properly at that extreme angle and may bind or break. You do not want to find this out the hard way. You better find out in a controlled situation. If you don't want to actually use the engine to turn the wheels you could just turn them by hand, although I'm not sure it will give you the same results. You might want to find out what the maximum angle the CV joints are designed for and measure your axles at drop out. Even riding now your angles might my damaging your joints. This is why 4X4 lift kits relocate the front transfer case. You guys are nuts!!

[Mike H.]

So S4Titan, how 'bout those dimensions, please.

Plate outside diameter = ?
Plate inside diameter = ?
Plate 3-hole bolt pattern diameter = ?
Bolt sizes used = ?