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Old 02-20-2011, 04:29 PM
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Ok so I have some air shocks on now and I am wanting to get some moog 5665 springs...If I replaced the springs, does that mean I would get additional lift from the springs?
(In simpler terms...Will the springs reduce the travel in my air shocks?)
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Re: Moog 5665 question

Generally, yes. But the only way to keep the air shocks from breaking your car, is to take them off and put REAL ones on it.

You must not have had the air shocks for very long; only a couple hundred miles? Or maybe they aren't working? (leaky air lines?) Otherwise you'd be asking some different questions.
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Re: Moog 5665 question

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Ok so I have some air shocks on now and I am wanting to get some moog 5665 springs...If I replaced the springs, does that mean I would get additional lift from the springs?
(In simpler terms...Will the springs reduce the travel in my air shocks?)

You don't need airshocks with the 5665s, they will raise the rear 3inches over saggy stock springs and plants that rear on hard launches never hitting the bumpstops However it will be one stiff *** ride.
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You don't need airshocks with the 5665s, they will raise the rear 3inches over saggy stock springs and plants that rear on hard launches never hitting the bumpstops However it will be one stiff *** ride.
If you put brand new rear springs on with brand new air shocks you will hate it. It will 'bottom up' more then it with bottom out, Did this to a customers car per his instructions and he said it rode awful, it was insanely stiff and the rear suspension could hardly cycle an inch.
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If you put brand new rear springs on with brand new air shocks you will hate it. It will 'bottom up' more then it with bottom out, Did this to a customers car per his instructions and he said it rode awful, it was insanely stiff and the rear suspension could hardly cycle an inch.
I'm not talking about airshocks? **** airshocks. I'm talking about moog 5665 IROC springs man.
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I'm not talking about airshocks? **** airshocks. I'm talking about moog 5665 IROC springs man.
I never said you were wrong.
I just added to what you had to say, and agreed with you at that.
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Re: Moog 5665 question

i cut a full coil off of my MOOGs..sits good and still really stiff
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I never said you were wrong.
I just added to what you had to say, and agreed with you at that.
LOL sorry man way to many beers.
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Awesome! Thanks guys that exactly the information I was looking for
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