Dragon versitility

[snowtrooper1966]

It looks like Independent 4X4 wants 170 for the springs....
That's TWO tanks 'O petrol.
Anyone have a cheaper source?
Best,

[nfpgasmask]

It looks like Independent 4X4 wants 170 for the springs....
That's TWO tanks 'O petrol.
Anyone have a cheaper source?
Best,

Hey James, try here:

http://www.rocky-road.com/vehicross.html

The price on there is per spring, so don't get too excited. You want the "Rear OME Coil Spring". You do not need the "heavy duty" ones.

Bart

[snowtrooper1966]

OK, more dumb qestions.
Would I want the heavy duty spring for the same price?
Are the springs from independent4X different, enough to be worth the extra dough, besides the fact I most likely would get them faster?
Thanks,

[nfpgasmask]

OK, more dumb qestions.
Would I want the heavy duty spring for the same price?
Are the springs from independent4X different, enough to be worth the extra dough, besides the fact I most likely would get them faster?
Thanks,

That I don't know. I don't think you want the heavy duty ones, I think those are the 914s???? I am not sure on this. I would call Rocky-Road and ask.

Bart

[Ldub]

That I don't know. I don't think you want the heavy duty ones, I think those are the 914s???? I am not sure on this. I would call Rocky-Road and ask.

Bart

I believe those to be the 919's, which I have.
Great if you drag all your tools & spare parts with you everywhere you go.
Probably not so great if you travel with a "normal" load...would lift maybe "slightly" more (maybe 1/8-1/4") & also make the ride more harsh, especially over speed bumps etc.

[Ascinder]

was the Ascinder CV failure because of the lift or age of the CV's.

The lift, but probably the way the way the cvs were put on. I replaced the old boots with mecatechs when I did the lift. The two inners failed, the outers are both still fine. I think the shaft angle in the inner cup is higher than the outer cup resulting in the inners having to flex a lot more as the shaft rotates, leading to increased wear. Different boot placement may alleviate this by helping the boot not fold in on itself on the bottoms and stretching at the tops, both causing extra wear.

I'm not the expert on this topic, but it seems that lifting puts stress on the CVs making them susceptible to failure.

Experts - does flipping the CVs help in this case? Or am I thinking of something else that gets flipped (ball joints?)?

Yes, lifting stresses the cvs. But they will be fine for a good long time as long as they stay nice and lubed and the boots stay together.

Ball joints get flipped, cvs get more angled the higher they get lifted. Installing diff drop brackets reduces that angle somewhat(less stress and wear). With the drop brackets and 4.5" lift, my cvs are only seeing a 2"~2.5" lift. That is why I maintain the boots were put in wrong initially.