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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Denver, Colorado
Posts: 1,035
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Hi Rachelle,
I unfortunately don't think there's a black and white answer to your question. And with your build progressing in stages like most of us do, your rear coil needs may be changing.
If I was forced to give an answer I would say you should run the same amount of lift in the rear as you do in the front. So if you're running 3" in the front do so in the rear. This is probably contrary to what most others would say, which would be to run 3" front and 2" rear so that it will look "level" as opposed to having it raked towards the front.
The upside of level is it looks great and if your rig stays loaded the same all the time this works well. The down side of level is that if you add a bunch of gear, water, food, etc. in the rear of the truck to head out you may end up with reverse rake which looks awful and reduces your departure angle.
If you have an inch of difference front to rear as the rig is stock then you can accommodate more added weight in the rig before your rake becomes reversed.
There are varying opinions about the rear coil being in excess of 2" in height. You should try to understand those before you get 3" lift coils if you go that route. There are also potential solutions to the 3" coil issue that you might want to consider if you go that route.
There's good information in these links that may help you understand the potential issue with a taller than 2" rear lift with KDSS
As far as my experiences go I have 3" Dobinson's coils in the rear that give me about 2.5" lift when unloaded and 2" when loaded. I also run the Sonoran Steel Trac Bar and the Blackgate Customs sway bar drop kit. This setup has worked very well for me
Dobinsons Coils for KDSS
New Sonoran Steel Product: KDSS High Articulation/Long Travel Trac/PanHard bar
Maximize your KDSS + extended travel shocks
KDSS Spacer Kit | Treaty Oak Offroad
Blackgate Customs
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