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Title: spoa welds and street leagle Q's
Post by: 8yota9 on July 16, 2010, 04:55:14 PM: i did an spoa on my 87 sammy and i would like to no if it is street legal in new jersey.The welds on the spring perches were only welded to the old spring perches not around the whole axle can i trust that? thanks for the help
Title: Re: spoa welds and street leagle Q's
Post by: john1974 on July 17, 2010, 02:04:15 PM: Quote from: 8yota9 on July 16, 2010, 04:55:14 PM
i did an spoa on my 87 sammy and i would like to no if it is street legal in new jersey.The welds on the spring perches were only welded to the old spring perches not around the whole axle can i trust that? thanks for the help

I would have them welded around the whole axle. Just peace of mind thing for me, especially if your planning to wheel it. As for the street legal you shouldnt have problems unless your to high (which unless your running 35-38's wont happen.) and as long as you have bumpers you should be fine.
Title: Re: spoa welds and street leagle Q's
Post by: Skyhiranger on July 17, 2010, 04:18:02 PM: Quote from: john1974 on July 17, 2010, 02:04:15 PM

I would have them welded around the whole axle. Just peace of mind thing for me, especially if your planning to wheel it.

I agree.
Title: Re: spoa welds and street leagle Q's
Post by: 8yota9 on July 17, 2010, 04:58:24 PM: yep that is how i feel. bumpers are a no go in the front eneyway. i took it off and kinda cut some of the mounting hardware oops. im only runnin 30s nut i did the 4" spoa from sky and 2" calmini shackles with an extra leaf in every pack. my dd died thursday a 1500 chevy the clutch blew out so untill i can get another yota im gona drive the beast. im a little nervous tho as im running stock shocks and she has a bit of a vibration . can sombody give me a site i can buy the top plate of the spring mounts frome so i can mount my front shocks back to stock. thanks for all the help
Andrew
Title: Re: spoa welds and street leagle Q's
Post by: lv2fsh on July 18, 2010, 02:54:45 AM: I don't have spoa but I have heard that you dont want to weld all the way around as it weakens the axel housing. Have heard of some guys just tightrening the u bolts way up but a few stitches of weld would be better. The u bolts are doing the most holding anyway.
Title: Re: spoa welds and street leagle Q's
Post by: ecoast on July 18, 2010, 05:02:08 AM: over 4" will 'require' stability test. Any SPOA is 4 inches+

properly welded perches are not the issue.

Stability, headlight and bumper height, as well as general vehicle safety will be inspected.

hint= take it to where you buy gas and pay them to do inspect w/sticker.

State inspect = Pandora's box.
Title: Re: spoa welds and street leagle Q's
Post by: 8yota9 on July 18, 2010, 07:38:04 AM: yea im sure if i went to the DMV with the sammy they would have a field day. so i will go to my local getty and get it inspected. we have an acount there at work and i no a few of the guys in the shop so it shuldent be an issue. as for the welds on the perches ive herd the same thing dont weld all the way around the axle dont even weld them to the axle due to the gear oil and the axle warping.thats why i dident weld tem all the way around. i no its not an issue for the inspection but as the guys said befor peace of mind. i did it to the back axle. i took it to a mecanic friend and he welded the rear axle said no issues with it so i trusted him looks alot stronger than the front.