Dan's Suzuki Samurai build

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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - More pieces of the puzzle :

Post by albertross74 » Fri May 03, 2013 6:33 pm

Nice, happy birthday dan, make sure you go to the zoo with some pre-rolled, fun times!
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - More pieces of the puzzle :

Post by Darrell » Fri May 03, 2013 6:38 pm

Happy Birthday. :thumbup:

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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - More pieces of the puzzle :

Post by Jordi » Fri May 03, 2013 7:00 pm

Happy Birthday you old sod!

Congrats on the wheels and springs! Real gifts!

So what tyres????
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - More pieces of the puzzle :

Post by ianedwards » Fri May 03, 2013 8:08 pm

Happy birthday.

Ian,
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - More pieces of the puzzle :

Post by dan_2k_uk » Fri May 03, 2013 8:46 pm

Dunno what rubber. They are a lot wider/offset in the flesh!
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Post by Jordi » Fri May 03, 2013 9:09 pm

I noticed that with mine. Gonna look pretty sweet on though!
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - More pieces of the puzzle :

Post by donkeychomp » Fri May 03, 2013 10:58 pm

Hippo Birdy Dan!

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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - More pieces of the puzzle :

Post by Anton » Sun May 05, 2013 8:39 am

Love your SJ, Dan. But... MORE PHOTOS! We loves our eye candy, we does.
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - More pieces of the puzzle :

Post by dan_2k_uk » Thu May 09, 2013 7:15 pm

The Standard YJ's turned up today and I have been able to have a good comparison of them and the lifted ones I already had.

The lifted ones are slightly shorter but due to the extra curvature of them I guess they would end up a similar length to the standard ones when laden.

They both seem to have the same small amount of flex when compressing them with my own weight on the lounge floor but I reckon the lifted ones will be a considerably harder ride.

Anyone know a good way of checking how much force is required to flex them up with them off the truck? If the weather is nicer tomorrow I might get outside and whip some leaves out of the lifted ones and see how soft I can get them.

Might try jacking the truck up and putting the spring upside down on a plank of wood to avoid damaging it and let the truck down gently on the center to see if its weight will compress the lifted ones in their complete form at all? Although this is in no way scientific and I cant see any real way of measuring the difference?


Photos with not much need to tell you which spring is which below :D


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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - Spring measurement advice?

Post by ScottieJ » Thu May 09, 2013 7:55 pm

Leaf springs are measured along the length of the main leaf ;)

Personally I would probably use the stock yjs with one leaf swapped out for one of the lift ones if you want a bit more height?
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