Dislocation Cones
#1
Dislocation Cones
I've read a few heated debates on dislocation cones but none that were D1 specific.
I'm only going to be running a TF 2" lift. Sway bars are staying connected. I see no need for Cones, but I also know very little about my new hobby.
Do you guys run them?
I have a mate of mine pushing them on me.
I'm only going to be running a TF 2" lift. Sway bars are staying connected. I see no need for Cones, but I also know very little about my new hobby.
Do you guys run them?
I have a mate of mine pushing them on me.
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#5
The OP with 2" and swaybars would never need them. Without sway bars and a 2" lift, you might want spring retainers but would not likely need them and would not need cones.
If you have springs for a 3" lift and over (not 3" lift by way of body or spring spacers), and you are driving over terrain that actually articulates the suspension, you will want spring retainers. Whether you use cones as well or not seems to be the subject of debate. I don't have enough experience to add anything. If you have that much travel, you might call RTE and ask why they sell cones as well as retainers. To make money off of posers? I don't know, maybe they have a better answer.
If you have springs for a 3" lift and over (not 3" lift by way of body or spring spacers), and you are driving over terrain that actually articulates the suspension, you will want spring retainers. Whether you use cones as well or not seems to be the subject of debate. I don't have enough experience to add anything. If you have that much travel, you might call RTE and ask why they sell cones as well as retainers. To make money off of posers? I don't know, maybe they have a better answer.
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Those are X-springs sold by X-engineering in the bottom of that pick. The only reason im not running coilovers is I'd loose my back seat to custom make mounts. And im lazy and havent torched the mounts off yet for the sway bar.
As far as cone vs no cone you wont need them unless youre running long travel shocks and personally im against them unless you have a very balanced suspension (10" travel front and rear for example). If its not balanced front and rear it makes for very bad handleing on off camber situations.
#9
Im no expert at these suspensions but ive had 6 different lift setups on the green truck I know what works and doesnt work for where I run at. After messing with the green one so mutch I know how to build the red one, and I can say that the springs are going to be retained with 3" lift and long travel shocks. It mite not have the "WOW" factor or poser look but itll go where SHE wants it to go and still be a daily driver.
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Im no expert at these suspensions but ive had 6 different lift setups on the green truck I know what works and doesnt work for where I run at. After messing with the green one so mutch I know how to build the red one, and I can say that the springs are going to be retained with 3" lift and long travel shocks. It mite not have the "WOW" factor or poser look but itll go where SHE wants it to go and still be a daily driver.