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Post Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:39 am 
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Hey guys what are your thoughts on the rocky road coil conversion.

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Post Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 11:07 am 
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I've done a bit of reading and some people in the states said that they had links fail and it was a pretty ordinary kit. Others said it was great. Trail toughs trail slayer kit looks the goods. Pretty expensive though.

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Post Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:54 am 
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I've heard lot's of people say that the quality of fabrication of the Rocky road kit is terrible. It's been discussed a few times on here before, I believe the consensus was that it was a poorly designed kit.

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Post Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:29 am 
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When i was a suzuki noob, they looked like a good option.
But looking at it now, they are a bit rough and high. A search on suzuki forums will give you other answers, Pirate4x4, zukicrawlers etc.

The radius type arms would stuff the small bushes. The long slip shafts would be good too but design a system right, you won't need that much slip at all. Mine probably uses 50mm slip, most stock shafts give more than that.

Another thing is the delivery times.. Many reports of them taking too long and not responding. They should sponsor here.


I'd say stick with leaves and spend some time learning about mounts, links, dimensions to look at coiling later on mixing local common parts

Can you fabricate stuff?

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Post Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:59 am 
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Yeah I think I might stay away from it then. Ive got 65mm efs springs but its just not enough flex. Ive dropped leave and have bruces soft bushings but its just not that flexy. Yeah I can fabricate im an aprentice boiler maker

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Post Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:06 am 
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How many leaf's dropped per pack? How many left per pack?

Another option is longer softer leafs. Ruf and find some different rearshttp://www.auszookers.com/forum/vi ... nger+leafs

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Post Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:18 am 
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if you haven't got lockers then save up and get some. Flex isn't everything in a zook.

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Post Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:55 pm 
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I have dropped one out of each. I think I might go rear up front.. Have you found it helps witg drivers side lean ?

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Post Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:44 am 
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It generally makes it worse due to the reduction in spring rate. Normally we run an extra leaf on the drivers side to level the car.

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Post Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:10 am 
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Your still a noob






































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Post Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:13 am 
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Stop trolling

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Post Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:32 am 
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Invest in some lockers if you don't already have them, then you don't need flex!!!

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Post Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:43 pm 
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dank wrote:
if you haven't got lockers then save up and get some. Flex isn't everything in a zook.

so much truth, and with any off road vehicle it applies the same logic.

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Post Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:52 pm 
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I still wanna have some nice flex. It wont let me open the tread about longer leaves. what are some long leave I can run when I swap these leaves out and do a rear up front

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Post Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:02 pm 
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there was a missing space on that link... here is one that work http://www.auszookers.com/forum/viewtop ... nger+leafs

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