How tall do the jack stands need to be to cycle the suspension? My frame is 21” off the ground. I really don’t want to stack wood, one for safety and two because I don’t want to store it.
The tallest 6 ton I’ve found only extends to 24”. Lifting the frame 3” doesn’t seem like it would be enough.A pair of 6 tons will do the job.
Take the tires off. Pull the coils, etc. Raise the axle a bit and put a tire back on to test full flex. Switch sides and do it again. Put both tires on and raise the axle all the way.
It's a process. Full droop doesn't need the tires on
Be sure to put some body weight on the dropped side to make sure the axle is hanging as far down as it can.That makes sense. I wasn’t thinking about removing the opposite tire.
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Do you know of any towers that accept 2.5” coilovers? Genrights hoops have a cross bar and that won’t work with the supercharger. And while I might modify the rear fender wells I wouldn’t want a cross bar there either.
Factory 44sWhat is your axle width? 2.5" COs are tough to fit.
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I don’t even know if I need 2.5” yet. I’m still waiting to hear back from the coilovers dealer.
So far I haven’t had a chance to get into many rock/ledges but really enjoyed it when I did.What kind of wheeling do you do or do you want to do? That's going to determine what you need.
You do not need to lift the frame above ride height. We adjust the stands under the front and rear bumpers or frame horns at ride height, strap it down to anchors in the concrete, pull the tires and cycle away.The tallest 6 ton I’ve found only extends to 24”. Lifting the frame 3” doesn’t seem like it would be enough.
So far I haven’t had a chance to get into many rock/ledges but really enjoyed it when I did.
You won't get much out of a 2.5" coil over with that axle width. The back ones will go all the way through the frame plus another 1.5", maybe more and then you will either have to lean them back so far it will look very odd or you'll be running rims with an effective back spacing of 1.5-2" by the time you get spacers on there to move the tire out.Factory 44s
I don’t even know if I need 2.5” yet. I’m still waiting to hear back from the coilovers dealer.
Understood and thanks for the great pictures.You do not need to lift the frame above ride height. We adjust the stands under the front and rear bumpers or frame horns at ride height, strap it down to anchors in the concrete, pull the tires and cycle away. View attachment 81828View attachment 81829View attachment 81830
Those are stands we have extended but the 6 ton versions are tall enough, we just like the smaller footprint of the base when working on the axle doing fab work.
Maybe I will ask Chris to call you.You won't get much out of a 2.5" coil over with that axle width. The back ones will go all the way through the frame plus another 1.5", maybe more and then you will either have to lean them back so far it will look very odd or you'll running rims with an effective back spacing of 1.5-2" by the time you get spacers on there to move the tire out.
Even then you're limiting yourself to around 10" of travel or so, maybe a tad more, but not much.
Those pics are from rig running 67" wide WMS to WMS axles with a 2.0 on one of them, 12" of travel, and we still cut through the frame plus 1".
BTW- you can get the front cross brace in there with a super charger. Come off the front side of the hoop, angle forward, go right behind the radiator top tank, and then back to the other hoop. I snagged pic to give you an idea, but those hoops are more forward than normal so the angle is less than yours would be.Understood and thanks for the great pictures.