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Running Rear springs up front
« on: May 24, 2005, 02:25:15 PM »
Ok I'm reposting this to see if the people who responded today could respond again.

Just wondering what all the posts were.

Stupid |removethispart|@)O$*)%  messing stuff all up really pisses me off.

Any way thanks. looking forward to reading the information.

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Re: Running Rear springs up front
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2005, 06:47:35 PM »
I sent one earlyer but here it goes again, the bracket is just two flat pieces of say 3/16 steel(per side) with holes drilled in them, 5 1/2 " overall, 2 1/2" large bolt to large bolt(moving spring back 2 1/2") dropped down 1" from stock hole,(you will have to add washers next to the spring to make it fit snug or cut some of the 3/16 steel at an angle to fit.) you can pick them up cheap from rocky road for fifty bucks or so. http://www.omghi2.us/april05/r0300607.jpg
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Re: Running Rear springs up front
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2005, 01:51:29 AM »
It's funny I was going to put a line in the above post about already having your pictures but the dimensions help out quite a bit thanks.
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Re: Running Rear springs up front
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2005, 02:57:42 AM »
i will be going rear up front as well but will be retaining stock rears in the back, i will also be using teraflex revolver shackles in the front, my question is how will i get the vehicle to sit level due to the small lift of the rears up front?  i was thinking maybe a 1" lift shackle or an add a leaf???

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Re: Running Rear springs up front
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2005, 03:10:48 AM »
I would suggest using extended shackles and fabricating similar brackets to lower the fixed mounting by the same distance as the shackle extension (I hope that makes sense). That will maintain the rear pinion angle. I was going to that with my 410 but now I am going Shackle Reversal with some +2" rears up front so I have just gone SPOA on the rear to level it up. Its going to be an unusual combination so I'll just have to see how it turns out.
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Re: Running Rear springs up front
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2005, 03:21:05 AM »
i should've said it b4 but im going soa already, but would like a lil better ride up front.  im not looking to build this thing up too much its still my daily driver and lift laws are strick here in paennsylvania and getting worse all the time.  im not trying to get too much flex outta the springs as thats what my revolvers are for so do you think that running an add a leaf in the rear would help out sitting the vehicle level again?

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Re: Running Rear springs up front
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2005, 03:30:12 AM »
3" longer shackle. NO REVOLVERS! I ran those before, SUCKED big time. No brackets, no fabing, just a 6" eye-eye shackle. Calmini sells them. You'll get about 1/2" of lift out of it.

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Re: Running Rear springs up front
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2005, 03:39:21 AM »
You could probably get away with the Add-A-leaf if you are going SOA with the stock rears. They could do with a little stiffening up to help prevent axle wrap.
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Re: Running Rear springs up front
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2005, 03:49:41 AM »
front stock rear with 5.12's and the rear 5.12 with hybrid.  lockers front and rear. spidertrax anti wrap kit, and panhard kit, with ott steering.  i just want a little nicer ride up front i figured add a leaf would give me a lil more stability in the rear with crawler II bumper and a 32 hanging on the tire carrier.

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Re: Running Rear springs up front
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2005, 04:55:13 PM »
I run double main leafs in the rear and a longer shackle in the back but not much longer than stock, and removed the bottom load/wrap bar on the front set of rear springs.
1987,1988,1988,1990 samurai's,  1953 m38a1,  1996 x-90,blue.1996 x-90 red.1994 2 door tracker.   only Dead Fish go with the flow.                No Hairy Nosed Wombats were ran over on the trail today.       My ZUK is Xenophobic.