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02-02-2007, 12:37 PM
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anyone put 3/4 ton coil on 1/2 ton?
i need to lift the front of my 2wd 1/2 ton about 2" or so. has anyone tried the 3/4 ton coil?
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02-02-2007, 01:30 PM
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Re: anyone put 3/4 ton coil on 1/2 ton?
of what i remember in my moog spring books , theres a standard 1/2 set , and a heavy 1/2 set( air -bigblock )that was the same part as a stardard 3/4 , plus maybe a 3/4 hd ( air bigblock - 1 ton . a total three diff spring sets for the front , yet they will all interchange
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02-02-2007, 04:40 PM
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Re: anyone put 3/4 ton coil on 1/2 ton?
Yeah, you can put 3/4ton springs on a half ton. I did it on my 67 way back when. It made it ride cinda rough, but it helped the sag from the old worn out ones.
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02-02-2007, 08:34 PM
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Re: anyone put 3/4 ton coil on 1/2 ton?
yes the HD coils or 1 ton coils will do the trick. I ran them on my 82 c10 and could fit 31s ith no rubbing and 32s with slight rub...
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02-02-2007, 11:21 PM
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Re: anyone put 3/4 ton coil on 1/2 ton?
how much taller would they be? anything about ball joints i gotta worry about?
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02-05-2007, 07:21 AM
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Re: anyone put 3/4 ton coil on 1/2 ton?
I added 3/4 ton springs to the rear of a 71 swb with a 402 and the 1/2 ton shocks couldn't handle the rebound rates of the new springs so the ride was terrible.
Installed some 3/4 ton shocks and it rode sweet after that.  So put the new shocks in while your doing the swap to save the time later. |
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08-17-2007, 12:11 PM
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Re: anyone put 3/4 ton coil on 1/2 ton?
what about the ball joints?...any problems with them after the new coils?
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08-17-2007, 04:37 PM
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Re: anyone put 3/4 ton coil on 1/2 ton?
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08-18-2007, 03:59 AM
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Re: anyone put 3/4 ton coil on 1/2 ton?
changing the rate mean no sag thus lifting the front once the truck is sat back down on the ground?
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08-18-2007, 07:25 AM
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Re: anyone put 3/4 ton coil on 1/2 ton?
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Remember about those shocks... 
Last edited by vtblazer; 08-18-2007 at 07:25 AM. |
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