SwampThing

Ok, well I did the coil thing a few weeks ago to solve the ol saggy ass syndrom. Worked great, but the coils I used were WAY too big, lifted the rear a good 6" or more, and threw off my pinion angle so bad my driveshaft would start virbrating even at 1.5k rpm...

SO. I picked up some rear coils off a '00 TJ for $50, and they look like they'll fit much better (hopefully only gain ~2-3" instead of 6+), but... They're double pig-tail ended instead of one side being box ended and the other pig-tailed. So one side will fit perfectly over the lower rubber bumpstop, but the other side's opening is too small to fit over the upper metal bumpstop. Tryin to think of what to do, but my mind's comin up blank... Any ideas?

04 Rocko Taco

grind down the bumpstop till it fits!!!

TNRabbit

Cut the pigtail out of the top end.

SwampThing

Was thinkin about cuttin the pig tail, but if you do that, will the coil still sit flush with the frame? And there's not much to grind down on the bumpstop. That thing is 4"x4", and the pigtail is 3"dia, so you'd have to have a grind it down to around 2"x2" to get it to fit. And its hollow Dunno... Trying to stay away from cuttin em off, makin new top bumpstops, and weldin em on. Mainly because I live too far away from my bud who has a welder I can use lol..

first4runner

why not cut the pigtail, and then make a jig to hold the spring so you can use a table disk sander(cant believe I forgot what the stupid thing is called).

SwampThing

Ok yeah I just had the same idea. Tried a few things with the old longer coils from before. I cut one in half to get it to what it'd look like if you cut off the pig tail. On one I tried to heat it up with this map gas torch I have, and beat it flat. It didn't work. Got it almost red hot in places, but I couldn't get it to change shape. Would need a oxy cutting torch or something to get it hot enough I imagine. On the other half I tried using my disk sander to sand it flat. I got one similar to this:



But it didn't do much. Barely took off the black finish lol. Maybe I'll take out the jaws of life and crush that bumpstop down till its small enough... Maybe...

SwampThing

Anyone got a link to the one's zuk has done? Maybe lookin at the ones he's done will give me an idea... Aint really care if I gotta redneck-rig it lol. If only my shop had a welder

SwampThing

Eh... Found the link. http://www.gearinstalls.com/dc.htm if anyone's interested. Could make a mount soooo easily if I me a welder close at hand! Even have some square tubing that'd be perfect for it...

Or if I could find me the perfect coils for it...

91muddog

i would just cut the first set of springs you got

SwampThing

Yeah thats what I used for the sanding and heating test. Guess my writing aint makin sense. Blah, been long 2 days. Didn't get no sleep cause of the Spurs game last night (HAHA! GO SPURS GO!), and had work early this mornin. Thank bob I'm not prone to hangovers! But yeah, my minds mush right now. That hydrolic crimper in my garage is lookin more and more tempthing

rebult junk

i cut the center of my upper bump stop out and used a BFH to beat them to gether and wala coil fit[IMG][/IMG]
u can see hear. watch out for that brake line. as i cut it with the top of the sawzal blade
that was was my old springs 96 devill rear springs .theas in the pic are from 93 ford aerostar van
i like theas springs lots better than those off the devill
i ride with 250lb of tool and speakers and crap and they hold the load great
they ride veary good when my 88 runner is un loaded as well

SwampThing

AHHH! I caint believe I didn't think of that! Awesome! Now I just gotta wait till manana cause my sawzall and cutoff wheel are both at the shop

Yeah, I aint gotta worry bout cuttin those lines. The proportioning valve kept on locking up my tires, so I ran a bypass

ZUK

iTrader: (1)

That's pretty creative rebult junk....your leaf packs thank you I'm sure

I just put a red set on a 97 Taco that had Deavers....gave him 2" lift as he carries a ton of camping gear and needed the extra support. He's on the TTORA board and I bet he posts a couple pics of the install in a day or 2.....
ZUK

rebult junk

cool man have fun i am on my 3rd set of springs and now i am happy as a pig in s?!t

and yes my leaf thank me and so does my spine

my leafs arch backwards with no helper springs