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Anybody run 3" prings in the front and BB in rear?

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Old 11-06-2008 | 09:37 PM
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Default Anybody run 3" prings in the front and BB in rear?

So does anybody run a set of 3" springs in the front and a Teraflex BB in the rear? How does it work? Are you happy with it?

I have the 2.5 BB but with my winch and bumper it has a bad rake to the front and I want to level it out. Will this work OK with out any further mods? Oh Also i have the teraflex adjustable track bar in the front so that wont be an issue. Thanks
Old 11-07-2008 | 07:04 AM
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Im running FT 3" HD coils in the front and the tera BB puck in the rear. It has worked great so far.

See my setup below
Old 11-07-2008 | 07:09 AM
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I've actually been thinking about doing the same thing to level it out.
Old 11-07-2008 | 07:12 AM
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I should also point out that I added adjustable control arms to fix the caster. The springs gave me 3.75" after they settled, so IMO arms are needed.
Old 11-07-2008 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by COunlimited
So does anybody run a set of 3" springs in the front and a Teraflex BB in the rear? How does it work? Are you happy with it?

I have the 2.5 BB but with my winch and bumper it has a bad rake to the front and I want to level it out. Will this work OK with out any further mods? Oh Also i have the teraflex adjustable track bar in the front so that wont be an issue. Thanks
I have the Tereflex 3" HD springs in the front and 2.5" BB in the rear. Drives great, works great and levels everything out with the heavier front bumper and winch. Also 35" tires fit fine with no rubbing. David at Northridge 4x4 has the springs and everything you need to get set up.
Old 12-30-2008 | 09:50 PM
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Funny you brought this up because I just got off the phone with Dave at Northridge today about this same thing. He suggested going to a machine shop and have the rear puck shaved down about an inch. Hopefully this will get rid of that rake.

I just bought the Teraflex 2.5" BB and I have a Mopar winch bumper so my concern was the same. Hopefully I can get this together soon and post some pics. I'll let you know, but it might save the hassle of buying 3" springs.
Old 12-31-2008 | 05:44 AM
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I am going throught a mimilar dliema. I have the TF BB, and will be installing a LoD Front Midwidth with a Superwinch EPi9.0 next week.

I have ordered a pair of 3/4" spacers for the front to level it out. I am now concerned about the safety of "stacking" spacers and have begun looking at front springs.

Is there that much benefit to doing the springs as opposed to the spacers? MY spacers were only $32.
Old 01-02-2009 | 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 08UnlimitedSahara810
I am going throught a mimilar dliema. I have the TF BB, and will be installing a LoD Front Midwidth with a Superwinch EPi9.0 next week.

I have ordered a pair of 3/4" spacers for the front to level it out. I am now concerned about the safety of "stacking" spacers and have begun looking at front springs.

Is there that much benefit to doing the springs as opposed to the spacers? MY spacers were only $32.
I've just heard that the front springs (even TF's 2.5") will actually give you more lift. After speaking with Dave at Northridge I'm going to see what will happen to my front end when I install my winch. If it's still low I'm going with the front springs. If you happen to get your LoD bumper and winch on before me please let me hear the results! I'll do the same.
Old 01-02-2009 | 06:36 AM
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I think that you can get thisas a TeraFlex kit set up through Northridge. Here is the link to it.
Old 01-02-2009 | 07:52 AM
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Same here. Have TF BB, bumper and winch, and here came the sag. When I talked to David, he recommended the Old Man Emu HD 2.5 coils as a replacement. They are supposed to give you around 3 in in the front, so it should level it out, plus give me the added benefit of having true coils, which means more flex. They should be here next week, so we'll see if they work.




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