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_noddy
Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 380 Location: D-BAY
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I just did half a ruf and it gave me no lift and a crazy shackel angle
gave me more travel a lot more the load leaf was taken out.
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Hybrid

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Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1095 Location: Bulimba, Brisbane
Vehicle: '92 Sierra
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When i did half RUF i ran 2 inch all round and mine sits level. I personally think half RUF doesn't pick the height up much if any at all. My shackle angle is about 45 which works well. Is that what you mean by an insane angle? I think its quite a good angle.
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_noddy
Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 380 Location: D-BAY
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 Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:46 am |
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mine about 60 it got me more travel and i got some 2 inch lifted hilux fronts to put in the back.
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Damo

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Joined: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 4661 Location: Brisbane
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_noddy wrote: mine about 60 it got me more travel and i got some 2 inch lifted hilux fronts to put in the back.
Did you drill a new hole in the spring hanger back from where it is standard?
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_noddy
Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 380 Location: D-BAY
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 Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:41 am |
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no its in the same hole and im running 2 inch longer shackels
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Zook_Fan

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Joined: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 4530 Location: Toowoomba
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then you didnt really do a half RUF because the half means that you redrilled the hole instead of extended the chassis which is full and you should only be running the longer shackles in the front
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_noddy
Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 380 Location: D-BAY
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 Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:06 am |
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i have no drill
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Zook_Fan

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Joined: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 4530 Location: Toowoomba
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then you cant really make it work, go down to bunnings or a local hardware shop and get a $20 cheapy, hell it will work for atleast one job
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royce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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and the drill bit to drill the holes will cost more than the drill
there is no reason RUF (none of this half and full bullshit, they are still rear springs) will work on teh stock mount with longer shackles, they may invert the shackles and have some nice fangs but no worse than anything else
you dont really do RUF for lift, they springs have more arch but are softer so it tends to even out a bit
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_noddy
Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 380 Location: D-BAY
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 Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:34 am |
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ok so it more like a softer ride thing
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Hybrid

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Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1095 Location: Bulimba, Brisbane
Vehicle: '92 Sierra
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I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that most of us don't do it with a softer ride in mind. Personally mine loved on road corners a hell of a lot more before the RUF. The reason its done is to get half decent articulation off road. If you check my "rattles and squeeky" members thread theres some shots of my black one ramping with drilled RUF.
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_noddy
Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 380 Location: D-BAY
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oh yeah but the cops dont like the long shackels
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Hybrid

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Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1095 Location: Bulimba, Brisbane
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My shackles are 110mm center to center to suit my RUF and I've never been hassled by the cops.
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