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ablouse
Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:11 pm Posts: 58 Location: perth
Vehicle: ute
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G'day I'm fitting new springs, I've got a ruf but the rears are too short
Any know of a spring that is a couple of inches or so longer that would suit a 2" lift? Ive been quoted $200 per pack for customs from Westcoast which is too much.
Cheers
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BlueSuzy

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Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 9716 Location: NSW
Vehicle: SJ51 LWB, SJ70 SWB
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_________________ BlueSuzy wrote: I'm over the G16b's.
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ablouse
Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:11 pm Posts: 58 Location: perth
Vehicle: ute
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JrZook
Joined: Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 5517 Location: Holland Park
Vehicle: Awesome!!
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What rears are you running at the moment that are too short?
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
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There's no such thing as too short for a car with 3/4- just slide the 3/4 spring up a bit. Shackle angle is adjustable.
Ps the car was set up on ome, don't know what's in it now.
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ablouse
Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:11 pm Posts: 58 Location: perth
Vehicle: ute
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Sorry that post was misleading the standard length
Rears are to short for the front ruf
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JrZook
Joined: Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 5517 Location: Holland Park
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Off the shelf EFS rear mains are ~1040mm. Significantly longer than std rears
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
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Your car has the longest extension I ever did- it was ruf#1 Circa 1998  - 100mm (!) i am down to 35mm now with 2" on the bumpstops when I do a ruf. I'd slide the shackle hanger back about 60mm, if you don't know someone who can weld, try efs packs or look at custom.
Steve
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ablouse
Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:11 pm Posts: 58 Location: perth
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Gwagensteve wrote: Your car has the longest extension I ever did- it was ruf#1 Circa 1998  - 100mm (!) i am down to 35mm now with 2" on the bumpstops when I do a ruf. I'd slide the shackle hanger back about 60mm, if you don't know someone who can weld, try efs packs or look at custom. Steve
I really appreciate the info. The only reason i want to go longer is the shackle hits the stop after about 15degrees of movement and the static position is already short of vertical. I like the idea of longer springs and was thinking i could pull the diff forward a little more do you see any problems there? welding is no problem either if that is a better option, I think youre original ome springs are still in it, the fronts arnt too bad but the rears are stuffed, 13 years not a bad lifespan it looks like its been used pretty hard 
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