So we are panning out the rig that is currently in my sig. Its a 80 LUV with a SBC, 5 tons, 49-54 inch tires (52 inch Michelins currently), Hemmet wheels, 5 tons with front and rear steering, 2.5" .500 lowers, 2" .250 uppers and a doubler. Unsprung weight 5000-6000 LBS. Sprung weight somewhere close to 2000-3000 LBS. Its a heavy pig.
This rig will primarily be a crawler no high speed stuff and maybe 1 day compete in a completion like havoc (don't know if I could ever get the time off work). saying all this the cheapest, most reliable option I've found has been the basic coil spring/ shock combo which I'm fine with. Obviously I'm not real sure on what kind of lift I will need (hopefully as low as I can get it with the chunk), but what springs should I be looking into that are have decent spring rates that won't get destroyed by all the unsprung weight. Also as far as shocks goes, which ones?
I was pretty much sold on going with a 2.5 air shock due to the low speed I'm running, but now I'm thinking the unsprung weight will just destroy the shock. I see quite a few "heavy" rigs competing in havoc with coil springs, so surely someone has a good recipe.
This rig will primarily be a crawler no high speed stuff and maybe 1 day compete in a completion like havoc (don't know if I could ever get the time off work). saying all this the cheapest, most reliable option I've found has been the basic coil spring/ shock combo which I'm fine with. Obviously I'm not real sure on what kind of lift I will need (hopefully as low as I can get it with the chunk), but what springs should I be looking into that are have decent spring rates that won't get destroyed by all the unsprung weight. Also as far as shocks goes, which ones?
I was pretty much sold on going with a 2.5 air shock due to the low speed I'm running, but now I'm thinking the unsprung weight will just destroy the shock. I see quite a few "heavy" rigs competing in havoc with coil springs, so surely someone has a good recipe.
