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Mild lift
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Official CCB Member   Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:28 am Posts: 51 
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 Mild liftHey folks,
I want to lift the front end of my '74 approximately 1.5-2.5 inches. I am looking for any suggestions on coil springs? I would prefer a ride as close to stock as possible. I just want to level it out. Just looking for tips and hints. Thanks for reading. Mike |
| Sun Oct 16, 2011 5:22 pm |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Thu Dec 23, 2010 6:55 pm Posts: 809 Location: Broomfield
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Re: Mild lift Check Wild Horses Rock Crawler coils. They have a 2 1/2" set. These are actually better riding than the factory coils. You might find an early F150 set of stock spring they might give you an inch to inch and a half.
_________________ Bob - Turning hydrocarbons into noise since 1970 Spiritual owner of the now Zoso mobile (1974 Bronco Ranger - EFI 351W-4R70W-ARB front and rear-STC softtop- High Country hood-3 1/2" WH lift- Cross inboard rear shock mnt- Duffs bumpers- Warn 8274- 33's- Cheby disc conversion) |
| Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:15 pm |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:28 am Posts: 51
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Re: Mild lift Thank you Booger... How "early" are we talking about? 73-77?
Mike |
| Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:32 pm |
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Moderator   Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:58 pm Posts: 3906 Location: Henderson, Co
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Re: Mild lift _________________ Rob 74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories. 04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work. Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport |
| Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:46 pm |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: Mild lift But you may suffer a little on the ride with the F-150 coils. I did this to my bronco and I don't recall the ride effects. My FIL did it to his plow bronco and it helped hold the weight of the plow. Just stands to reason that these springs were designed to support a somewhat heavier rig. But they are CHEAP!
J.D. _________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org |
| Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:36 pm |
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Official CCB Member Joined: Thu Dec 23, 2010 6:55 pm Posts: 809 Location: Broomfield
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Re: Mild lift Slightly firmer ride because of higher spring rate but totally acceptable. Much better than the early Bronco lift springs that rode like you were riding in an old lil red wagon or something like that.
_________________ Bob - Turning hydrocarbons into noise since 1970 Spiritual owner of the now Zoso mobile (1974 Bronco Ranger - EFI 351W-4R70W-ARB front and rear-STC softtop- High Country hood-3 1/2" WH lift- Cross inboard rear shock mnt- Duffs bumpers- Warn 8274- 33's- Cheby disc conversion) |
| Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:22 am |
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Official CCB Member  Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:04 am Posts: 740 Images: 0
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Re: Mild lift Like the old Rancho lift kits...I had one of those & you needed a kidney belt to ride down a dirt road with those damn things.
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| Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:51 am |
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