fahrenheit451zz
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Problem: 78 Bronco leans a bit left to right in the rear and when the rear flexes while driving it gives me a bit of tail waggle because of the Deaver spring flex. Want advice on stiffening the rear and thought a set of ride height adjustable coil over shocks would be a good idea. There are so so many options out there but I am still having trouble finding some that would work in this application. Was hoping for Bilstein's b8-5100 42mm or b8-6112s 60mm but I cannot figure out how they would mount. Eye to Eye in the rear. Open to other ideas and brands. Trying to keep cost reasonable.
Questions:
Which to go with 42mm or 60mm?
How would I mount these at the top or convert from the eye to eye setup?
Or could I get any shock and add a coil to it by modifying the shock itself?
offroad.bilstein.com
offroad.bilstein.com
Ride details: JBG Deavers for all springs - coil front - leaf rear. Made drop brackets so I could keep the sway bar. Adjustable track bar on the front. 37's x 12 Tires. Quad Bilsteins shocks on the front (love these).
Problem: 78 Bronco leans a bit left to right in the rear and when the rear flexes while driving it gives me a bit of tail waggle because of the Deaver spring flex. Want advice on stiffening the rear and thought a set of ride height adjustable coil over shocks would be a good idea. There are so so many options out there but I am still having trouble finding some that would work in this application. Was hoping for Bilstein's b8-5100 42mm or b8-6112s 60mm but I cannot figure out how they would mount. Eye to Eye in the rear. Open to other ideas and brands. Trying to keep cost reasonable.
Questions:
Which to go with 42mm or 60mm?
How would I mount these at the top or convert from the eye to eye setup?
Or could I get any shock and add a coil to it by modifying the shock itself?
![offroad.bilstein.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Foffroad.bilstein.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FBILSTEIN-B8-5100-Ride-Height-Adjustable-Product-1.png&hash=a9892f12e60dcada5ea627bf7e62c6e6&return_error=1)
BILSTEIN B8 5100 (Ride Height Adjustable) - BILSTEIN Off-Road
Designed to level the front of mid-size to half-ton trucks and SUVs, BILSTEIN B8 5100 (Ride Height Adjustable) shock absorbers are the perfect alternative to coil spring spacers.
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BILSTEIN B8 6112 - BILSTEIN Off-Road
Large 60mm coilover shock with ride height adjustability. Kit includes (2) 60mm shocks paired with (2) springs.
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Ride details: JBG Deavers for all springs - coil front - leaf rear. Made drop brackets so I could keep the sway bar. Adjustable track bar on the front. 37's x 12 Tires. Quad Bilsteins shocks on the front (love these).