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land cruiser leafs on a mini?

Old May 21, 2007 | 11:21 AM
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land cruiser leafs on a mini?

the other day i went out wheelin with one of my buddies that has a land cruiser that he has sprung over. the springs come stock under the axle. Any one know if you could use them on an 83 pickup with the sprung over set up it has for some lift? im guessing spring hangers would need moved and maybe some other stuff but it was just an idea.
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Old May 21, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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I would think the leafs would be too stiff for a mini.
A Land Cruiser is a lot heavier.
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Old May 21, 2007 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 87toypu
the other day i went out wheelin with one of my buddies that has a land cruiser that he has sprung over. the springs come stock under the axle. Any one know if you could use them on an 83 pickup with the sprung over set up it has for some lift? im guessing spring hangers would need moved and maybe some other stuff but it was just an idea.
Landcruiser leaves are aabout 1/2" wider than the mini-truck leaves, so you would need to replace the spring hangers, shackles, u-bolts and spring plates to install them.
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Old May 21, 2007 | 12:09 PM
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hmm maybe not worth it? i wanted to try to keep my truck all toyota mainly but i dont think its going to happen, im on a pretty tight budget too
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Old May 21, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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like yota tony said. the land cruiser weighs in at approxiamately 5000 lbs. you would end up bouncing right off the trail
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