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Jun 12, 2012 | 04:14 AM

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Mdumaw

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Cool! awesome man, I know my next project!

Jun 12, 2012 | 06:09 AM

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Thanks! The ride to work today was so nice. I can keep my coffee in my lap on the 15N now instead of having to hold it and do the crazy coffee hand swap when shifting.

Jun 12, 2012 | 03:33 PM

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Thanks! The ride to work today was so nice. I can keep my coffee in my lap on the 15N now instead of having to hold it and do the crazy coffee hand swap when shifting.

Nice! Now get that driverside TB cranked up and you're good to go

Jun 12, 2012 | 06:50 PM

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What size OD are these springs for the Zuk?

Jun 12, 2012 | 07:12 PM

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HOLY EXPLICIT WORDS!!!!! The ride....I never knew it could be so plush! It looks so much better!!!! Still has a slight lean to the right, but I think a slight turn of the right front torsion bar should fix that. Its lower on the right front as well. I originally thought it was all in the rear but I guess not. Pics on the way.....downloading them off my phone now!

*Edit, Heres the pics*

Before shot....

And the final result is stronger functional, and way better looking!! Thanks all for the info!

Youve been zuked!!!!!

Jun 13, 2012 | 06:45 AM

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Jun 13, 2012 | 06:52 AM

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Zuk action, engaged. Over.

Jun 13, 2012 | 07:51 AM

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Nice 4Runner. I see you jacked open the leaf springs. Did you use a spring compressor to get the springs on or was jacking sufficient?

Jun 13, 2012 | 08:12 AM

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Jack the leafs apart then I still needed to set the spring on the lower stop. The upper part of the spring was on the outside of the upper bumpstop/spring perch. U used a 36 inch crow bar over the top of the spring and under the frame rail to pry/compress the spring right into place. Easy as could be.

Jun 13, 2012 | 07:27 PM

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I have a 4 inch suspension lift, and I want the ride in the rear to be a little softer for the little ones. Can I use the black magic 11inch springs? What pound test should I use? I dont want the height to go up anymore.

Jun 13, 2012 | 07:32 PM

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What method of lift do you currently have? If you have blocks currently, then the 14 inch springs could replace your blocks, and retain most if not all of your lift. All with a much better ride quality.

Jun 13, 2012 | 07:38 PM

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blocks. whats he best site to order from?

Jun 13, 2012 | 07:47 PM

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blocks. whats he best site to order from?

There's a few Zuk suspension links on the bottom of Zuk's site. The link has info on getting both the 12 and 14 inchers from eBay. Good luck man!

WWW.gearinstalls.com

Jun 13, 2012 | 07:51 PM

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The seller ID on eBay for southwest speed is "kratter"

Jun 13, 2012 | 08:06 PM

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The seller ID on eBay for southwest speed is "kratter"

Good people southwest speed. You'll get your springs in exactly 5 working days and they have awesome communication.

Jun 13, 2012 | 11:12 PM

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Yup. They were quick when I bought mine as well. Wonder if they know how many of these are not going into race cars??

Jun 14, 2012 | 04:07 AM

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Great

Love the writeup, from contemplating to execution. Great pics. I did the same setup on my '89, BJ spacers + black magic springs. Love the result and the cost.

Jun 14, 2012 | 04:21 PM

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Haha,

I know it's really "bad" practice, but I work on my truck in flip flops too.

Just replaced the old, saggy springs on my 4runner today as well, and it worked out great.

Thanks for the awesome pics and the write up. I only went for a short test drive, but loving it so far.

Cheers,
Michael