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zooky08
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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 3426 Location: imbil/gympie. qld
Vehicle: 03 Jimny
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 Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:51 am |
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hey guys, before you jump down my throat i know this has been asked plenty of times
searching will help but im in a rush and need info before i continue on
im rebuilding a sierra hartop atm as some of you may know
my questions are.
i have ome rear medium springs all round(ruf)
its a bare chassis with the suspension and diffs in
im just wondering how many leafs to take out of the springs before i bolt the diffs down?
all springs have 5 springs each
the rear will be for toolbox or when i go camping
fatzook rear bar and sliders
8 point cage
on the front i will be having my arb winch bar, winch, dual batties
wll have g16a
so you see there will be a fair bit of wait in the zook when i finish
i dont want the springs to sage a few months down the track
is it best to leave five springs in, and wait till it finished to see the final weight
other question is all my you bolts fit accept one and thats the one that sits up on the pumpkin
i have wt diffs with nt spacing
if i take the fith spring out of the front springs then there will be enough thread to get the nut on
but then i could run into the problem of having not enough springs and saging
should i just get a custom one made up?
cheers
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oozuk
Joined: Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 1452 Location: bethania QLD
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:54 am |
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sort of a case of "suck it and see" mate
I pulled my load leaf out and in the rear's I'm only running 3 leaves on King's springs, it's something you will need to experiment with once the car is built and it has all the required weight on it.
Prob not the answer you were after, but it's the best way to do it.
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nato78
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Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 1504 Location: Auckland, NZ
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:03 am |
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I took the bottom 2 leaves out, flex is awesome
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zooky08
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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 3426 Location: imbil/gympie. qld
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:12 am |
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nato78 wrote: I took the bottom 2 leaves out, flex is awesome your not going to have the weight like i will have will you?
flex is good but im more worried about saging springs from all the weight
i thought that was the case steve
i took the fifth leaf out on the front so i could get my ubolt on anyway.
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xedent
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Joined: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 895 Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
Vehicle: LWB Maruthi on WT Diffs!
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:28 am |
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What brand of springs are you using?
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zooky08
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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 3426 Location: imbil/gympie. qld
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:35 am |
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Ome medium spring
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:58 am |
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We generally run three leaves on the passenger side and four leaves on the driver's side to get a level car.
I wouldn't be worried about sag - sagged springs=lower centre of gravity 
We start with OME HD rear springs though to get the full length secondary leaf only the HD packs have. (I'm a bit behind the times on this though - I'm not sure how the Dakar packs are set up now.)
Steve.
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zooky08
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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 3426 Location: imbil/gympie. qld
Vehicle: 03 Jimny
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:11 am |
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Gwagensteve wrote: We generally run three leaves on the passenger side and four leaves on the driver's side to get a level car. I wouldn't be worried about sag - sagged springs=lower centre of gravity We start with OME HD rear springs though to get the full length secondary leaf only the HD packs have. (I'm a bit behind the times on this though - I'm not sure how the Dakar packs are set up now.) Steve. The car isn't completed yet so not sure if I'm gonna get a lean or not
Hope not anyway
The springs are set up with 3 leaf and two load springs
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