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02-01-2014, 02:00 PM
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If your planning on towing with it, and not doing a lot of serious off roading, then zuk mod. It rides rough but I pulled a 5000 lb load home (03 mustang, on 20 foot tandem trailer) with my 22re truck and it didn't feel overloaded. If you're planning serious offroading, the zuk mod will limit flex. The only time it rides good is when it has a load , however that might be to my choice of springs. I used stock 79-04 mustang rear springs. Also had to use longer shocks, it lifted it a bit.
02-01-2014, 04:06 PM
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i only lightly off road hence the zuk mod. i tow a 90 mazda b22 weighs 2700 lbs wet on a car trailer that weighs about 1k. My springs are pretty flats and I'm a cheap ass. probly gonna get some 14" 100 lb springs.
Sorry for thread jacking.
Sorry for thread jacking.
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02-04-2014, 07:11 PM
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What pound springs did y'all use?
I tow quiet alot and regularly haul 800# in the bed. And I have a salt spreader that goes in the receiver that loaded down wieghs 500+ pounds. Ride quality isnt hugely important. I do offroad but flex isnt very important. Also my drivers side spring has a little bit of negative arch. Also what diameter did you use?
I tow quiet alot and regularly haul 800# in the bed. And I have a salt spreader that goes in the receiver that loaded down wieghs 500+ pounds. Ride quality isnt hugely important. I do offroad but flex isnt very important. Also my drivers side spring has a little bit of negative arch. Also what diameter did you use?
02-04-2014, 07:17 PM
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Mine are apparently 200lbs per inch, I just looked em up. It rides rough unloaded, but it done squat too far even with a heavy load. I actually had to spread my springs to get them in even with spring compressors, however my stock leaves were very worn and sagged. Here's some pics. As you can see its nowhere near the bump stops.
02-05-2014, 08:57 AM
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I used these on my old truck and they helped a lot. Plus the little added stiffness was nice for when I need to put torque to the ground.
02-05-2014, 08:27 PM
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If you got less than $100, Zuk. If done well, on a lightly used truck, it works well to restore stock height. Ask me.
If you got a few hundred bucks, replace the springs or have a spring shop rework them like CJM says ^^
Drawback to re-arching stock springs is they're still the same poorly designed springs.
A better, clean and robust solution, would be upgrade to Old Man Emu's. Little more expensive but worth it IF you plan to keep the truck. Who best to ask about this? Defrag and Ruined Adventure who drove their OME-equipped 4Runners all the way to "the End of America" and back - more than many of us 4Runners owners could only dream of doing.
OME upgrade has it's own complications and price, though:
It would add 2 inches of lift over stock, so you need to raise front to even it up. How to lift front? B.J spacers, or again upgrade with OME torsion bars?
Issue with leaf spring pack clip bolt head hitting pinch weld of fuel tank.
If shocks are bad, gotta replace them, regardless of whether you Zuk or you replace/rework leafs. If going OME, still need longer shocks for the added lift.
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02-06-2014, 02:02 PM
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Has anyone used 150# springs? If so how do they work? Also anyone who has used 125 # how well does it tow/ haul now? Was size diameter do I need also? 3"? 12" tall? They are goin on a tacoma
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02-07-2014, 02:43 PM
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^^Good questions for O.P. to ask himself.
If you got less than $100, Zuk. If done well, on a lightly used truck, it works well to restore stock height. Ask me.
If you got a few hundred bucks, replace the springs or have a spring shop rework them like CJM says ^^
Drawback to re-arching stock springs is they're still the same poorly designed springs.
A better, clean and robust solution, would be upgrade to Old Man Emu's. Little more expensive but worth it IF you plan to keep the truck. Who best to ask about this? Defrag and Ruined Adventure who drove their OME-equipped 4Runners all the way to "the End of America" and back - more than many of us 4Runners could only dream of doing.
OME upgrade has it's own complications and price, though:
It would add 2 inches of lift over stock, so you need to raise front to even it up. How to lift front? B.J spacers, or again upgrade with OME torsion bars?
Issue with leaf spring pack clip bolt head hitting pinch weld of fuel tank.
If shocks are bad, gotta replace them, regardless of whether you Zuk or you replace/rework leafs. If going OME, still need longer shocks for the added lift.
If you got less than $100, Zuk. If done well, on a lightly used truck, it works well to restore stock height. Ask me.
If you got a few hundred bucks, replace the springs or have a spring shop rework them like CJM says ^^
Drawback to re-arching stock springs is they're still the same poorly designed springs.
A better, clean and robust solution, would be upgrade to Old Man Emu's. Little more expensive but worth it IF you plan to keep the truck. Who best to ask about this? Defrag and Ruined Adventure who drove their OME-equipped 4Runners all the way to "the End of America" and back - more than many of us 4Runners could only dream of doing.
OME upgrade has it's own complications and price, though:
It would add 2 inches of lift over stock, so you need to raise front to even it up. How to lift front? B.J spacers, or again upgrade with OME torsion bars?
Issue with leaf spring pack clip bolt head hitting pinch weld of fuel tank.
If shocks are bad, gotta replace them, regardless of whether you Zuk or you replace/rework leafs. If going OME, still need longer shocks for the added lift.
02-07-2014, 03:29 PM
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02-08-2014, 05:29 AM
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I just replaced the springs with the stock ones from General Spring out of Kansas City great people to deal with.
On my Tacoma I went with the New Stock springs and Super Springs which I just Love.
Rearched springs just seem to flatten out in a short time a year or 2 I would not recommend going that route.
It does come down to the Budget$$$
On my Tacoma I went with the New Stock springs and Super Springs which I just Love.
Rearched springs just seem to flatten out in a short time a year or 2 I would not recommend going that route.
It does come down to the Budget$$$
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