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Offline mlovetripp0

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leaf spring tracker
« on: January 15, 2006, 11:46:44 PM »
thinking of a leaf spring lift for my 4 door tracker.has any got a pic of this mod ,and how well did it work ,im thinking of cj axl and cj springs
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Re: leaf spring tracker
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2006, 02:56:52 PM »
Why?
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Re: leaf spring tracker
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2006, 03:51:14 PM »
I will own a sas trackick one of these days, preferably on coils, but leafs will sure as hell work also.  There are some people on this board that have them, and I am sure they will chime in. 
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Re: leaf spring tracker
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2006, 05:49:39 PM »
Heres Heather and Nates Ride
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/316333
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Re: leaf spring tracker
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2006, 08:07:24 PM »
thx thats exactly what i needed to see :D.i like how simple my sami is.was going to go the same route with the geo.
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Re: leaf spring tracker
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2006, 08:20:08 PM »
:)

Leafs were definately an easy to understand basic logical setup for us. We could have done coil, and we might in the future, but the ease of geometry and the price of installation was what we were looking for at the time.

The suspension is still working well, a year later, and I still use this truck as my DD.

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Offline Uncivilized

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Re: leaf spring tracker
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2006, 08:28:35 PM »
I'm no fabricator(although I can find my way around a shop), but a 3 link with coil springs similar to a jeep tj(?) seems easier to me - less work, no extending the front frame, no change in the rear except an axle change(for a bigger axle right?) and there's a how-to on that in the archive.  It would be like  mimicing the rear setup in the front.
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Re: leaf spring tracker
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2006, 04:32:12 PM »
check out

http://www.offroadnuts.com/pics.html

and

http://www.offroadnuts.com/videos.html

that is a tracker I built, YJ leafs, and now has 35's on it, what it cost me to build it? = $2500 including the cost of the truck itself. (truck came with t-case gears)

specs-

toyota axles 5.29 gears both locked
YJ front spring all around
4.24 t-case
rear 4dr driveshaft shortened
front 2dr rear shaft shortened
toyota IFS highsteer setup

any questions, feel free to ask
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Re: leaf spring tracker
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2006, 03:54:54 PM »
 ;D Nice shot of the underside !  ;D
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Re: leaf spring tracker
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2006, 03:18:44 PM »
Tony Bennet (Red_Baron) converted his 4dr to leaf springs using Toy parts. If you search back for his posts you will find some pics.
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