Advice after fitting 2/3" lift springs
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Advice after fitting 2/3" lift springs
Iv just fitted 2/3" lift springs and when the truck is sat on the floor the shackles are nearly vertical and at different angles either side? Is this ok or is it a problem?
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Re: Advice after fitting 2/3" lift springs
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Re: Advice after fitting 2/3" lift springs
The springs look a bit short... Do you know what type they are? Where did you get them? Will.probably be an uncomfortable ride like that
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Re: Advice after fitting 2/3" lift springs
Did you get them from matt in the end?
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Re: Advice after fitting 2/3" lift springs
Yes I got them from matt, I don't know what type they are or what they are from
Re: Advice after fitting 2/3" lift springs
They are made by smj. They are a good few years old
And been on a couple of trucks to my knowledge so
A well made spring.
I never tried them on the road but id imagen they could
Be quite a stiff spring.
And been on a couple of trucks to my knowledge so
A well made spring.
I never tried them on the road but id imagen they could
Be quite a stiff spring.
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Re: Advice after fitting 2/3" lift springs
Ok. Is this a common thing to happen with the shackles? Do any of you guys know what shocks that i could use now?
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Re: Advice after fitting 2/3" lift springs
When the spring flattens under articulation, the shackle will go back to where it was before. That shackle looks like it's in roughly the right place for a 3" lift spring to my relatively untrained eye.
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Re: Advice after fitting 2/3" lift springs
Ok I'll see how it goes. Need to find some shocks first though
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Re: Advice after fitting 2/3" lift springs
Also Is their anything I need to change steering wise?