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Rear Coil Spring Spacer...???

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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 06:47 AM
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Who Makes a 3/4" or 1 " Rear Coil Spring Spacer..????
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:27 AM
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TeraFlex! In fact, they make a bunch of spacers including a 0.5", 0.75", 1.5" and a 1.75"
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:29 AM
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On the topic of spacers, will it hurt to run a 1" spacer ontop of the 2.5 TF BB?
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by swampdonkey
On the topic of spacers, will it hurt to run a 1" spacer ontop of the 2.5 TF BB?
No, but I'm not sure you could do it with TeraFlex spacers as both will have the peg coming down the center. Are you getting that much sag in the rear or are you asking about the front end?
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:39 AM
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After installing my Full Traction Ultimate Lift w/ HD front Coils.. I am sitting just about 1"+ lower in the rear... would you say I should just order a set of Full Traction 4" Rear coils or just go with spacers... Just afraid that after I add a rear bumper and tire carrier I will be really low.. And I tow a lot..
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
No, but I'm not sure you could do it with TeraFlex spacers as both will have the peg coming down the center. Are you getting that much sag in the rear or are you asking about the front end?
Hi Eddie,
The front end. I plan on going with the TF BB and I have on order the LOD bumper and Warn Winch so I wanted to take the rake of the additional weight with a 1" spacer on the front.
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 1BADJK
After installing my Full Traction Ultimate Lift w/ HD front Coils.. I am sitting just about 1"+ lower in the rear... would you say I should just order a set of Full Traction 4" Rear coils or just go with spacers... Just afraid that after I add a rear bumper and tire carrier I will be really low.. And I tow a lot..
If you go the spacer route, I would probably go with 1.5" as it will help compensate for the rear bumper sag. And, being that this is a cheap option, I would probably try it first before getting a new set of coils. Or, you can always do what I did and install air bags....



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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:11 AM
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Air bags are already sitting in the garage.. Just didn't want to install them until I have all the bugs worked out of my suspension..
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 1BADJK
Air bags are already sitting in the garage.. Just didn't want to install them until I have all the bugs worked out of my suspension..
Oh, okay. Well, that changes everything. If you install a set of TeraFlex coil spacers, they will have a peg extending from the center which will prevent you from using the air bags (assuming you have the ones I got) as they would be too tall. Need I say, you will need to get different spacers, ones without the peg or new shorter air bags.

I should also mention that before you install the air bags, be sure to measure your coil interior diameter one more time and check to see if they tapper towards the bottom. I know that FT changed their rear coils recently and if you have one of the newer ones, they tapper more towards the bottom and the air bags you have may not work properly as they will be too wide. Off Topic had this problem.
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:23 AM
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Is this peg something that can be cut off... ? Is it just like the peg on there 2.5 BB.. Is so I can modify it.. Thanks..
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