DayStar 2" Leveling Kit vs Top Perch Shock Adjustment

[whtrapta]

Hmm. The roads where I live are pretty bad, being mostly back country roads and dirt roads. So, I like the suspension soft.

 

[BIRDMAN]

Hmm. The roads where I live are pretty bad, being mostly back country roads and dirt roads. So, I like the suspension soft.

i didn't say it was a bad thing

 

[ThugHunter]

The daystar kit is not a body lift. I had it on my 04 FX4 and it worked well and was very easy to install.

 

[MXrider38]

Or, if you like the prerunner (high front) look, do a middle perch and this bolt on.

You can get pre runner high with the top perch.

Also you might not want to do the spacer. The was a guy on this other s-hole that did the spacer. The coils will then hit your upper control arm at full droop. If you do the spacer you should also get a camber kit to help your truck get back into alignment.


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[Bviper]

I just had the daystar leveling kit (2") installed and it looks and rides great! Looked like an easy install and doesn't sacrifice ride quality which was the big sell for me.

 

[ThugHunter]

I just had the daystar leveling kit (2") installed and it looks and rides great! Looked like an easy install and doesn't sacrifice ride quality which was the big sell for me.

Do you have pics?

 

[ISFast]

I did the truxxx kit

 

[BIRDMAN]

I know the spring rate won't change if the spring is pre-compressed like it is when you do the perch mod, but won't the stored energy in the spring from it being pre-compressed caused the spring to rebound harder/faster over bumps? i'm no physics major but it makes sense to me that the spring being compressed must make a noticeable difference.

 

[MXrider38]

I know the spring rate won't change if the spring is pre-compressed like it is when you do the perch mod, but won't the stored energy in the spring from it being pre-compressed caused the spring to rebound harder/faster over bumps? i'm no physics major but it makes sense to me that the spring being compressed must make a noticeable difference.

With the perch adjustment it will rebound faster because of increasing the preload. With the leveling kits it won't because essentially you are just spacing the shock down to pick the front up. That's why they have issues with the springs hitting the upper control arms.

 

[BIRDMAN]

With the perch adjustment it will rebound faster because of increasing the preload. With the leveling kits it won't because essentially you are just spacing the shock down to pick the front up. That's why they have issues with the springs hitting the upper control arms.

yeah i realize the difference i'm just wondering as far as the physics behind the preload.