Sir Kaos

Right front bump stop is trash and it is clear I need to replace the front coils. I am looking for a thread for replacement coil reviews and on the procedure and tools needed. Pictures are helpful if possible. If there is anything else I should do or check (bushings, etc etc) that would help too.

Sir Kaos

Should I floss before I type a question in here? Is my garlic flavored toothpaste that bad?
Who did I offend to not even get one hint of a response?

dirty pete

Trysuperspring.com/fitchart i did a search and came up with this.Hope it helps.
I typed in front coil spring 03 dodge and found some info.I learn a lot from this site. Good Luck!

DragonSlayer

I'm about to order some longer coils for mine as well. I think mine are done on the right front. Be sure to check all your ball joints and the bushings on the frame side. May need new sway bar links, too.

Sir Kaos

I am going to drive up and have a chat with these folks tomorrow. Good point about the ball joints, bushings, and sway bar links. Also the the steering rod ends are suspect too. I will probably go Moog on all the bushings and rod ends. I dont off road at all. I just tow a 6000 lb boat. I have the Rancho 9000 adjustable shocks. What do you have?

Sir Kaos

Opps, forgot to add the link...http://www.supersprings.com/supercoils_overview.asp
Had a real nice chat with them on the phone. They offered to take a look at the truck and tell me what they think.

DragonSlayer

Mine is all stock.....even the shocks......will be getting new ones when I get new springs. The dealership put in the lower ball joints and sway bar links....I'm sure its econo-brand specials.

SOhappy

All I know is that when I put the leveling kit on my 2011 (should be the same-ish) the coil springs were PITAs! Dropped the front axle down as far as I could (vehicle on jack-stands and the axle on floor jacks) without having to remove the brake lines. Used a spring compressor and it popped off! Dang near killed me. Somebody on here said to use tie-down straps to compress the springs instead. Maybe next time....

rip 112

Its just difficult finding all the goodies for 2wds, the 4x4 gets all the good stuff in the suspension world, and few make lifts and components for us low riders lol.

Sir Kaos

Well I went up to Carpinteria and met with Jerry. Great guy and he really dropped everything to see what he could do to help. We decided to pull out the old and completely worn out bump stops mounted on the lower A arms. The right side was missing completely. Jerry wanted me to try the Sumo Springs. I agreed and we mounted them and I gained approx. 2 inches of travel. I think this was just lost due to the original springs sagging. I have Rancho 9000's all the way around. After a short test drive, I noticed a radical improvement right away. I liked them so much, I decided to buy the rear sumo springs as well. They are easy to install. At some point i may need to replace the springs, but all I know is that the ride now is better than it has been in years. I am very happy.

cdennyb

I'd take a look at those shocks as well. If the springs are going soft (for what reason I'd like to know) then they've been wroking the shocks pretty good.

DragonSlayer

I think I'm going to order some of the SuperCoils with the 1/2" lift. Install with new shocks and upper ball joints, then see how it looks. I have 285/70R17 tires on it now. I will probably keep this size tire, just run a more aggressive AT tire than the LTX/MS2 that are on it now. I really don't want to give up a bunch of MPG or lose too much gear.

Sir Kaos

Well I am happy to report that after replacing all 4 Rancho Shocks with the 9000XL models that the truck is behaving now as it should. i also replaced the sway bar links with the Moog brand. The ride is really nice now.