I am finally getting around to writing about going from stock springs/bottom perch to Geiser springs/Mid perch and posting the before and after pictures. I hope this answers some of your questions. If you want to see all the pictures go to my album on my public profile.
A few weeks ago I received a complete set of rebuilt shocks from
We Rebuild & Tune Shocks – Specializing in Ford/Fox Raptor Shocks. I opted for the Flutter Stacks and Stage One valving. I also had them set to Mid perch, but this is something that is quite simple to do while the shock is off and the spring is off unless the perch is corroded to the shock body. In this instance you will need some penetrant and a 20 ton or so press.
I purchased the Geiser springs from
https://www.utvinc.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=raptor for $499.95 in December. Yes, they still have them in stock. I measured both the stock and the Geiser springs. (see pics) The stock spring was 17 ¼” and the Geiser spring measured 19 1/8” for a total difference of 1 7/8”.
Removal and installation was pretty straight forward. Make sure you have a nice spring compressor as it could be challenging to install the new Geiser springs onto the shocks. Once done I had the front end aligned. The only thing that was out was the toe.
I love the way my truck sits now! It sits perfectly level. Here are the measurements that I did before and after the mod. I measured from the center of the wheel hub to the bottom of the fender flare. I feel this is the best way to measure as it has the least amount of variables and is a way you can compare your measurements to mine. Tire size doesn’t matter using this method.
Stock Spring/Bottom Perch; Drivers side 24”, Passenger side 24 ¼”
Geiser Spring/Mid Perch; Drivers Side 26 ¼”, Passenger Side 26 3/8”
So my overall lift was about 2 1/8”. I don’t see how only swapping springs to Geisers could give you 2” of lift as they claim. Geisers plus Mid perch only gave me 2 1/8”.
Since installation I have only put on about 300 hundred street miles. The ride is amazing! Very plush feeling. So much better than it was before. But remember I also had the shocks rebuilt. The old shocks had about 63K miles on them and were due for a rebuild but were not blown. So I have a few variables and not just new springs on mid perch but I really like the ride a LOT better and I feel it’s the Geiser springs. I have not had a chance to get out off road yet due to too much snow and still piling up but I can’t wait until I can! I will report back then.