Need new coilovers with PRG mid travel kit?

[MrStevie]

I have a CST spindle lift and SAW coilovers, do i need to get new coilovers right away if i get Greg's mid travel kit? I'll be piecing a kit together, so i will be changing out the coilover's down the road, but is it possible to keep them for now?

[CL 8 2WD]

Originally Posted by MrStevie

I have a CST spindle lift and SAW coilovers, do i need to get new coilovers right away if i get Greg's mid travel kit? I'll be piecing a kit together, so i will be changing out the coilover's down the road, but is it possible to keep them for now?

Yes, you can use the CO's you have now.
Your just changing the LCA's and UCA's with a tie rod end extension.

[MrStevie]

Originally Posted by CL 8 2WD

Yes, you can use the CO's you have now.

Thanks, i'll be ordering his kit in november as long as no surprises come up. What does his kit come with? Just lca's and uca's
sorry, missed the last little bit of your post That won't give me any more travel over what i have now until i change out the coilovers though, right?

[rynomx785]

Originally Posted by MrStevie

Thanks, i'll be ordering his kit in november as long as no surprises come up. What does his kit come with? Just lca's and uca's
sorry, missed the last little bit of your post That won't give me any more travel over what i have now until i change out the coilovers though, right?

LCA's, UCA's, tie rod extensions, and brake lines. You should get more travel because you will 3" wider per side and the coilover should be mounted at a little bit more of a angle.

[CL 8 2WD]

Originally Posted by MrStevie

Thanks, i'll be ordering his kit in november as long as no surprises come up. What does his kit come with? Just lca's and uca's
sorry, missed the last little bit of your post That won't give me any more travel over what i have now until i change out the coilovers though, right?

You can buy it complete or just parts, Also it is now known you can get upwards of 17" of travel with a 10" travel shock.
of course you have to remove the coil bucket and fab a custom shock hoop/mount for the extra travel.

5,OK, im not gonna lie about this and throw some rubber-ruler number out there. With shocks, steering, and everything, 12+ inches. I wish I could lie and say 16, but its just not possible with a bolt-on kit. The upper limit is the inner fender, the drop limit is the lower ball joint or coil bucket or tierod (they all hit about the same time slightly different points depending on how you cycle it). With the CST spindle on a 2wd with modified steering, you can get about 1 more inch of droop (or 13+ total). For comparison, the CST lt kit gets 15" of travel. Even, my truck only cycles 15". With a properly valved/spring 2.5" coilover and the airbumps mounted out on the arm as we are doing, it will work really, really well.

We will be racing MDR (1450) on this kit by the end of the season (but with modified coilbucket and inner fender for 3" coilovers, 2.5 bumps and more travel, 14+ inchs looks possible without the inner fender). I will hopefully destroy evey weak link on the truck to find the weak spots so we can further improve the reliablity of our trucks. IE, new tranny mounts coming soon. As well as all the a-arm mount reinforcements.

Originally Posted by rynomx785

LCA's, UCA's, tie rod extensions, and brake lines. You should get more travel because you will 3" wider per side and the coilover should be mounted at a little bit more of a angle.

Yeah you need longer brake lines

Mid-travel Sneak Peak

[MrStevie]

Originally Posted by CL 8 2WD

You can buy it complete or just parts, Also it is now known you can get upwards of 17" of travel with a 10" travel shock.
of course you have to remove the coil bucket and fab a custom shock hoop/mount.






Yeah you need longer brake lines

Mid-travel Sneak Peak

So i can't keep my stock coil bucket's with the mid travel? Is that because the coilover is gonna hit the bucket since it will be angled more?

[rynomx785]

You can keep the stock coil bucket. Your just not going to get as much travel as with a shock hoop.

[loufish]

Actually, if you keep using the coil buckets the shocks can be used with the mid-travel kit, but there needs to be a spring and valve change because of the new motion ratios...The longer arms have more leverage on the shock...

[MrStevie]

Thanks for the help guys, i'll have to put in an order with Greg here soon, i can't wait