f150 coils and dakota springs

rowicki · Dec 11, 2006

ok so correct me if im wrong, but i here that you can use f150 coils and dakota springs and get 4 inches. is this true? anyone tried it?
what years would work? just trying to get some ideas want to lift but i want to build it some how. i dont really have the bucks for a big lift so just trying to firgure out what i can to to get some inches for cheap......
appreciate and feedback.

wolfmanxj · Dec 13, 2006

rowicki said:
ok so correct me if im wrong, but i here that you can use f150 coils and dakota springs and get 4 inches. is this true? anyone tried it?
what years would work? just trying to get some ideas want to lift but i want to build it some how. i dont really have the bucks for a big lift so just trying to firgure out what i can to to get some inches for cheap......
appreciate and feedback.

I asked the same question a week ago and it definitely sounds feasible.
Search for Junkyard lift on this site. Also search for Bastard springs/ spring packs can't remember which but good write up on rears though.

splitz · Dec 13, 2006

Yeah, but if I remember right the F-150 & Dakota leafs are really stiff, so you're not going to get much flex and it will be a pretty rough ride.

bigdaddyjlove · Dec 13, 2006

I've already got the Dakota springs, and am going after f-150, or maybe e-150 coils in the next week or 2. I am aiming for 3.5-4.5 inches and will be mostly in the mud, so maximum flex is not an issue.

I'll keep ya'll updated on progress

Speed_racer · Dec 13, 2006

I have the f150 coils and an extra isolator.

Along with a dakota bastardpacked to my main xj leaf.

Flex > SUCKS
Ride > not bad at all

bigdaddyjlove · Dec 13, 2006

Speed_racer said:
I have the f150 coils and an extra isolator.

Along with a dakota bastardpacked to my main xj leaf.

Flex > SUCKS
Ride > not bad at all

Do you know how much lift you ended up with?
Also did you have to install dropped pitman arm, SYE , ect..
Any info would help, I'd like to try to do this in one fell swoop.
Thanks

andyr354 · Dec 13, 2006

dakota leafs are flexy as you need. They work great and are actually pretty soft. It is the F150 coils that are stiff, I had a set and only got 2" of lift out of them as well.

early-mid 80s Ford F150 rears also make good leafs for swapping into XJ packs.

andy

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