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#1551
#1561
waiting till I find a 8 lug d44, and doing a leaf spring conversion. so I'm going to build a bumper with the mounts on it. to lazy to take the horns off lol. my tires don't really touch them, so I haven't bothered with moving them. I will when I put 35's on.
#1563
ever thought of an eb44 with 8 lug outers? i think that would put it around 62" wms-wms. would look nice on your xj imo. nice and wide
#1565
#1570
simple proven concept. all the rigs I wheel with are on leafs all around, and they do great. mainly just shooting for simplicity. losing flex doesn't bother me, because the right leaf spring set up will flex just fine. I love my coils, and they flex awesome, but I'm getting tired of them.
#1571
My ********* have emptied themselves in my drawers!
lol.
SEXY truck!
There's a reason you don't see many leafs anymore under decently built and set-up rigs. You've got a great setup with TONS of aftermarket support for bolt-on parts. Why not build onto an already good setup and apply it to the upgraded axle?
I see your reasoning though. When I go out with friends 'cause my truck isn't quite as capable, there's TONS of yota's on leafs. Then they get their butts handed to them in 3-link yota's of similar size and tires and diff setups.
lol.
SEXY truck!
simple proven concept. all the rigs I wheel with are on leafs all around, and they do great. mainly just shooting for simplicity. losing flex doesn't bother me, because the right leaf spring set up will flex just fine. I love my coils, and they flex awesome, but I'm getting tired of them.
I see your reasoning though. When I go out with friends 'cause my truck isn't quite as capable, there's TONS of yota's on leafs. Then they get their butts handed to them in 3-link yota's of similar size and tires and diff setups.
#1573
isn't necessarily a downgrade....depends on what type of leaf pack he uses....
a really arched "lift" leaf spring will never flex hardly at all...you need a relatively flat spring that can reverse arch....
that is true, but there is a MAJOR cost to those so-called bolt-ons....
and again, all the Toyota guys I have wheeled with with SAS's have had some pretty short really arched leaves and majority of thier flex came from the rear....
and that was limited by my tires hitting the fenders....which I have trimmed some more...
most people say that dropping a 40 below the rocker panel is some pretty good flex.....
l8r, John
a really arched "lift" leaf spring will never flex hardly at all...you need a relatively flat spring that can reverse arch....
There's a reason you don't see many leafs anymore under decently built and set-up rigs. You've got a great setup with TONS of aftermarket support for bolt-on parts. Why not build onto an already good setup and apply it to the upgraded axle?
I see your reasoning though. When I go out with friends 'cause my truck isn't quite as capable, there's TONS of yota's on leafs. Then they get their butts handed to them in 3-link yota's of similar size and tires and diff setups.
I see your reasoning though. When I go out with friends 'cause my truck isn't quite as capable, there's TONS of yota's on leafs. Then they get their butts handed to them in 3-link yota's of similar size and tires and diff setups.
and again, all the Toyota guys I have wheeled with with SAS's have had some pretty short really arched leaves and majority of thier flex came from the rear....
and that was limited by my tires hitting the fenders....which I have trimmed some more...
most people say that dropping a 40 below the rocker panel is some pretty good flex.....
l8r, John