redneck20

what kind of flex do you get out of the chev springs with double shackels

or would you go to the 1/4 elip or linked



im new to the toyota world....just came from jeep land..


flex pics would help too


this is gonna be a trailerd only rig..

thx


oh heres a couple pics..


day of pickup...



my heep...

bain

Welcome...Im a recovering jeep owner myself... Thats a nice Heep...

redneck20

yeah well im gonna build a full tube body so i wont have any issues with the 37s rubbin...

TrikeKid

Double shackles like to bend springs, that's why they've fallen out of popularity. I have Ford springs on my 85 that flex and ride great till they hit the overload leaves which can be removed, I just ended up having a bunch of other issues with the truck and never got around to it. Links vs chevy's is two very different price ranges and performance's. Not just flex (which isn't everything) but over all how the truck acts off road links would be much better.

The inbetween would of course be a set of marlin/all pro/trail gear springs. The next Toyota I build will end up on 3" trail gears for a good mix of flex and staying low to the ground.

redneck20

well at this point since my paycheck dropped a lot im just gonna have to stick with leafs

so whats the best way to get the most flex out of leafs


i need flex for what i do........long trails with large rocks..

TrikeKid

Rears up front and F150's will give you what you want but you will need to do some fabrication to make them work. The double shackle thing gives you lots of uncontrolled droop (similar to allowing a coil spring to fall away from it's upper mount) which makes for a great ramp queen but they've been known to unload on downhills and side hills which can make for a rollover situation.

crolison

I have seen 63 chebbies flex a whole lot, and they are cheap.