Fox 2.5 DSC Suspension - A Brief Overview, Procedure, and Review of Proper Suspension Setup

[boogielander]

Yep..ALL on the ground!!
I told my wife that I'm getting to old and sore to not have a lift. Problem is I'd probably want to put up another garage to better fit that.

With my OEM wheels/tires, I ran the factory recommended 39psi all around..and that did seem spot on (I played around, but found they were right).
My new 285/60R20s calculated to 40psi, but that was definitely to harsh. The 39F keeps the OEM spec and keeps the steering tight (35 sucked imo) and the 35R does have enough "give" to softened up the rear and give a compliant ride.
Once I get the rear ride height back to leveled with the front, I'll try it at 39F/35R and 39F/37R to see what works..my Eibachs needed the "give" whereas the Foxs may need less give for the valving to do it's job..we'll see.
Did I mention..maybe I don't like this sh*t as much as I thought (I had my old setup really dialed in well..it just wasn't up to snuff with the heavier tires on rougher roads. I'll get this setup there too..just gonna take some more work

build another garage and put in a lift, then you'll be the go-to guy for all your neighbors' automotive needs!

and yeah play around all that for a bit and see what happens.

 

[Ready Go]

So Saturday was a LONG frickin day on the truck!
I did decide to swap in the Eibach 1" rear coil springs (E30-27-11-02-02) since the 1.5" coil spacers gave me about 0.5" rake..and I prefer Level.
BAD IDEA!!
So, I have NO idea what the deal is with the Eibach coils, but the rear of my truck ended up being about 1/4" LOWER than my OEM coils without any spacers..Carolina-style!!
I can't figure out how a 1" Lift coil can end up lower than my OEM coils!
Anyways, thankfully I have billet spacers in 0.125", 0.5", 1", and 1.5".
So I went back to my OEM coils (the RR has the top coil cut off to help L-R Level the back) with the 1" spacers (and I added a 0.125" under the LR 1" spacer) and BINGO, I'm nearly balanced and leveled again! Plus, my +1" Core4x4 rear endlinks have my Eibach swaybar dead level to the ground, and my Thuren trackbar/control arms are level or nearly again, so the geometry is pretty optimal.
I have a 1/8" Left Lean F&R and 1/8" rake..this is with a FULL tank of gas..my Eibachs were about that also at FULL tank, and then at 1/3 tank the Left Lean drops to Zero F and 1/16" R and the rake increases a 1/16-1/8". I expect the Fox are going to do the same.
I left the tires at 39psi F & 35psi R and won't mess with that until after getting an alignment..if I change it at all..it seemed very good with my Eibach suspension.
So far I tried 3L/4H, 2L/3H, and am now at 3L/3H and won't mess with that either until after getting an alignment, since its pretty good based on the limited test miles I did today.
One more time for @boogielander , I definitely lied a bit about liking suspension work! It is gratifying once it's done right and it's working well..but man is it ever frustrating at times! A car lift is definitely in my future.
I'll post some pics on Monday.