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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 10:24 PM
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What Spring to choose

i know that there are a lot of spring choices out there, and i know that there have been a couple threads lately, but i just wanted to know womething, i was looking at the moog springs, and saw that the local kragens is selling them now that they merged with o'riley...
but i also saw these... Explorer Procomp Springs and i was wondering since, they give 3.5 inches of lift, would that be too tall for the rear?? should i just stick with the moog springs?? i want to get BJ spacers for the front end, but that wont be for a while... thanks for the input!
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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Get Old Man Emu springs. My 2cents.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by nick_8787
Get Old Man Emu springs. My 2cents.
Bad experience with ProComp shocks. I don't think their stuck is very high quality. I'd do OME springs only if you can afford the shocks as well. Otherwise I'd do Moog, Downey etc.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 05:16 AM
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I'm thinking of getting a set of Moogs for my stock suspension 4Runner. They are much more expensive at the local Schucks(Kragen) than they are at places online.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 07:14 AM
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i dont have the coin for the OMEs altho i wish that i did...
i just need something to get the ass end up and since ill be cranking the T-bars a little, i need something that'll lift it a lil higher than stock... bah... im sick of my bumpstops in the rear being 1.5 inches from hitting...
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 08:32 AM
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3.5" lift in the rear is from the pre-sagged height. My rear is lifted 1.5" from stock, and its pretty raked. Its going to take as much front lift as i would be comfortable doing to re-level it now. I would think that with 3.5" of lift, you would need a bracket lift to level it.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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Allpro, 4" rears, good flex You have to relocate mounts so the same procedure for leaf spring or coil trucks. If you want to put dual t-cases in now is the perfect time, if you have coils you must mount spring perches on the axle anyways so this way you don't have to rotate your axle later.

Just my $0.02
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by nick_8787
Get Old Man Emu springs. My 2cents.
Agreed. I got their medium rate springs and Nitrocharger shocks and couldn't be happier.
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