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Discussion starter · #206 ·
well i attended Bear Swamp with the B2 to see how it would handle the nasty mud compared to how my explorer did. And i have to admit the B2 did alot better then the explorer. Its was probably the extra ground clearance the D44 gives me over the D35. And the power have with this 4.0L vs the old 4.0L from the explorer. But i did find a series of ruts that slammed me pretty hard and i ended up breaking the pedal assm bracket cause the steering column attachs to this bracket so now my column is loose. Heres a picture of me stuck rigth after i broke the bracket.

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Discussion starter · #209 ·
i think i may try some XJ coils, my EB coils are just not soft enough, the ride is good and it handles pretty decent. But i have no real flex in the front. The rear of the truck flex's awesome but i really do not even compress the spring at all in the frt.

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buddy of mine stores his B2 at my house and has the 7.5+ Rusty's XJ coils, i may steel them for a day and see what they are like. That way i have no money investment if i do not like them. But if i do then i'll buy them and sell me EB coils and make a dual shock set-up for the front.

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Discussion starter · #212 ·
well, my slave cyl has started to leak, it still works, just have to add fluid here and there. Hopefully it'll last till after Dec. 1st

I'm gonna try the XJ coils probably tomorrow nite and see if i like it.
 
#214 ·
I would be willing to bet that the problem is more then likely the radius arms. Yes the xj coils will probably help but doing something with your radius will probably net you more. When i lengthened my arms it made a very noticeable difference and i'm running skyjacker 8" coils for a ranger.
 
Discussion starter · #218 ·
well i took some measurements and the XJ coils installed in my buddies B2 are at approx 15" installed height and my EB coils are at 18.5" installed height (mine has a heavy frt bumper, 4.0L and winch---his is 2.9L and stock bumper)

i guess i'll call BG tomorrow and try and get a spring rate spec so i know where to go from here. If i get out of work early enough tomorrow i may pull a coil out and see what my flex range is without the coil to get an idea how much i can get with the radius arms at the length they are now
 
Discussion starter · #220 ·
okay i measured my Radius arms, and from the center of the axle to the center of the bushings is 34 inches.

I also installed the the 8.5+ Rusty's XJ coils and flexed it up on a makeshift ramp and their was very little difference, at most maybe an inch more compression then with the EB coils. I was kinda surprized to see that the thickness of the coils (actually metal) was quite abit larger then that of the EB coils. And when i installed the XJ coils their was noly about a inch to maybe 1.5" of difference in height (lower then the EBG coils)

I will probably end up keeping my EB coils for now and change up my radius arm set-up and see what it does.
 
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