Hi Bro
i sent my radflo 2.5 coilovers to Radflo they called me back saying that was very rare that i am running 700lbs coilsprings
so they ask me to change them for 600lbs i sayed yes
then when they came back i added a 2 inch spacer and let the preload with less than an inch...... problem ??? the shocks was closing completly
okkkkk called radflo the told me the need preload....... ok take the spacer out put back the shock as it is
the give him 2 inch of preload
the truck ride very cool and soft im running prg mid travel kit (4wd)

i recomend at least 650lbs oooorrrrrrrrr 700 lbs put the spacer on top and win height from the spacer not from the preload

good luck bro

 

i had 650 on my old radflos and it was not a good ride, 700lb is the way to go, are you still running the tundra coilovers?

 

I get a lot of side to side roll with 650 lbs. coils, (and that's with the swaybar attached), so I'm thinking of going to a 700 lbs. coil, or getting them re-valved.

 

Thanks for the advice, I will get 700 lbs rate springs. I'm going to try out some F-O-A coilovers, should get them on Friday, I'm also going to try out the NCD mid travel (if you want to call it that) setup. I have the shock towers and I made new shock mounts on the lca's.



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600 lbs sounds light to me...I'm running 650's and they work fine for me....

 

That new shock mount looks pretty good. I've been eyeballing my lca pocket since u mentioned it.
Does anyone happen to know what the oem spring rate is on the 2wd?


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More pics of new shock mount

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I was thinking of using the OEM shock mounts for limiting straps.

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I never found anyone on the forums that has run the NCD mid travel kit. The kit from NCD wasn't really worth the price they were asking. Is there anyone out there that has run this kit ? What's everyone's opinion on how this kit will ride ?

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Got my new 700 lbs coil springs for my coilovers.

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I will be selling these other springs in a week, they are 14 inch 3" I.D. 650 lbs.

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I have 600 over 700 on mine

 

That sounds ideal. Got any pics??

 

I got 600 lb cranked all the way down to keep them from bottoming out

 

I had 600lbs springs on my truck for a while, the only reason they worked for me was because of the way i had them mounted on the LCA, the further towards the tire you mount the LCA, the stiffer the ride gets, so you have to go to a lighter spring. The further you mount the shock towards the center of the truck, the softer the ride gets, so you have to run a heavier spring.

I had played around with shock placement dozens of times on my truck... too many... but now im running 700lbs and it is perfect.

As for the NCD kit, i know of one guy running their LT kit, hes never said if its good/bad/worse/great etc, but from what ive read from other people, the geometry has always been off, you cant pull the numbers that they are claiming, etc etc etc... You might as well be better off buying the Camburg kit if your into burning money.

 

Does the geometry change that much when you move the lower shock mount a couple of inches. This is the shock mount that I made in the sway bar pocket. Do you think I will need to run 600 lbs Springs or 700 lbs springs ?

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I'm trying to copy this setup.

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When I win the lottery I will buy a real MT kit....lol................

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Does the geometry change that much when you move the lower shock mount a couple of inches.

Yes it can...you will need less spring as you move the lower shock attachment closer to the wheel...you photo does show an issue...are going to run long shocks?...because simply bolting the shock in the picture to that mount is going to drop the front end of your truck...

 

Yes, I got 8 inch stroke coilovers from f-O-A shocks. I should get them this Friday. I will run the 700 lbs springs first, if it rides ruff than I switch out for 600 lbs springs.

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i know a guy who use to have the NCD MT kit, he literally threw it in the trash after a few months, said it was crap and would feel bad selling it to someone.

 

I would be pissed if I spent 2300 bucks on that kit. But I got the shock towers off a member for 50 bucks, I made the lower shock mount, so if it does suck than I'm not out a lot of money. Cut the mount off and start saving for DK MT kit. But I got to try it myself to see how bad it is, hard to believe it will be worse than stock.

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Reply with your opinions, the more feedback the better. Is this kit design all around flawed or can I make it work ?

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Got the new coilovers today, got them charged with nitrogen at ORW, but not sure what springs to run. Blue are fabtech springs, the black are viper springs. I'm Going to install them tomorrow night.

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If they are the same rate, I would for with the blue set just cuz they have less coils on them and makes it crush more so you wont get coil bind

 

I got the driver's side done, it was a pain in the a$$. Still need to do some finishing touches, need to mount the shock resivoir. And the spindle is way to close to the spring, it actually hits at full droop. I should get the otherside done tomorrow, and can't wait to test drive.

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Looks sick!! Was wondering how the new shock mounts were gunna look. Where u gunna mount the resi's? Maybe u can strap it before it makes contact with the spindle since its only at full droop anyway. Orw's got sum down right decent prices on their house brand limit straps.


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