Anyone running Teraflex long arm with EVO bolt on coilovers?

cuongdyna

cuongdyna

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I'm running Teraflex long arm with EVO bolt on coilovers. I went from a short arm to a long arm. When I had my short arm I only had to adjust the coils down an inch. After I installed the long arm. I have to adjust the coils down 3 inchs. Anyone else had this problem?

If so how did you resolve the problem?

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Jkzinger

Jkzinger

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That is about where mine are dialed too with my Double D longarm. My back coilovers are only dialed down about a 1/2". I am running 200/250 in the front and 250/300 in the back.

What you will need to watch out for is blowing out the Teraflex joints really quickly running coilovers.
 
BBrown626

BBrown626

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cuongdyna said:
I'm running Teraflex long arm with EVO bolt on coilovers. I went from a short arm to a long arm. When I had my short arm I only had to adjust the coils down an inch. After I installed the long arm. I have to adjust the coils down 3 inchs. Anyone else had this problem?

If so how did you resolve the problem?
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How do the arms affect the weight the coil is supporting or the required spring rate? The coil is mounted to the same place and bears the same weight. The only thing that changed is the arc of the axle as it moves up and down, right? What am I missing?:idontknow:
 
RanchoRubi

RanchoRubi

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I'm interested in the answer too. Running bolt on COs but still on short arms. Adjusting about 1.75 inches.
 
cuongdyna

cuongdyna

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Jkzinger said:
That is about where mine are dialed too with my Double D longarm. My back coilovers are only dialed down about a 1/2". I am running 200/250 in the front and 250/300 in the back.

What you will need to watch out for is blowing out the Teraflex joints really quickly running coilovers.
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Yes, I already replace one bushing.
 
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cuongdyna

cuongdyna

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BBrown626 said:
How do the arms affect the weight the coil is supporting or the required spring rate? The coil is mounted to the same place and bears the same weight. The only thing that changed is the arc of the axle as it moves up and down, right? What am I missing?:idontknow:
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I thought the long arm shouldn't affect the springs but it did to my surprise. I want to know if anyone else coils adjusted the low.
 
Off Road Evolution

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cuongdyna said:
I'm running Teraflex long arm with EVO bolt on coilovers. I went from a short arm to a long arm. When I had my short arm I only had to adjust the coils down an inch. After I installed the long arm. I have to adjust the coils down 3 inchs. Anyone else had this problem?

If so how did you resolve the problem?

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The amount of preload on the coil over should not have changed from short arm to a long arm.
This may have been due to Raising the Vehicle or more weight on the vehicle ? But the pivots Points of a long arm or a short arm will not cause a different in Preload to obtain the same ride height as previous short arm.
with that said Your long arm choice will Not let you Vehicle sit as low as short arm because the long arm will hit the Frame

If you are looking for the higher height a 250 over 250 spring rate will help and if you are heavier we can still go up from there
 
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cuongdyna

cuongdyna

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Off Road Evolution said:
The amount of preload on the coil over should not have changed from short arm to a long arm.
This may have been due to Raising the Vehicle or more weight on the vehicle ? But the pivots Points of a long arm or a short arm will not cause a different in Preload to obtain the same ride height as previous short arm.
with that said Your long arm choice will Not let you Vehicle sit as low as short arm because the long arm will hit the Frame

If you are looking for the higher height a 250 over 250 spring rate will help and if you are heavier we can still go up from there
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If I went with 250/250 coils. Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of having coilovers?
 
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mrmike

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250 / 250 coils

250 over 250 would give you a initial weight of 125 lbs/in and 250 main. Adjusting the timing ring lets you play with when the heavy weight kicks in. So you could benefit from the extra height and still have a nice ride. Plus you still have the heavy main rate for the big hits, which is one big benefit of the coilover.
 
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