Prop spacer needed

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Re: Prop spacer needed

Post by twiss » Mon May 20, 2013 2:58 pm

Oh yes I was going to take some pics of my ruined upside down rear springs!!!
They are absolutely trashed and a perfect example of why all extended shackles need to go in the bin!
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Re: Prop spacer needed

Post by turbo-tom » Mon May 20, 2013 3:14 pm

ROBBIE wrote:
turbo-tom wrote:Shackles aka fangs.
aka spring killers
AKa bollocks.
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Re: Prop spacer needed

Post by ScottieJ » Mon May 20, 2013 4:59 pm

Longer shackles aren't spring killers if set up correctly and the shackles aren't too long ;)

Also if you run a samurai with the smaller diff flanges then a late 410 propshaft is a better and probably cheaper alternative to a prop spacer, they are around 1" longer than samurai props ;)
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Re: Prop spacer needed

Post by ROBBIE » Mon May 20, 2013 6:48 pm

3 inch over standard = spring killer as I found out with the ones that came with the SJ
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Re: Prop spacer needed

Post by ScottieJ » Mon May 20, 2013 6:52 pm

ROBBIE wrote:3 inch over standard = spring killer as I found out with the ones that came with the SJ
That much over standard and it'll max out the shocks :lol: it's like the ones that were fitted to karis's when we bought it, the previous owner must've forced the springs down to get the shackle bolts in, the were S shaped where the shocks had no down travel left :lol:
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