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Old 10-03-2005 | 08:50 PM
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Thanks guys. I'm wondering about the difference b/n Andy's and Jims-7 wraps vs. 8. I guess at a junkyard I'll know to look for 7. Maybe they are LX450 springs that have the 7?
They surely came from an 80, still trying to get a hold of the guy.
Old 10-03-2005 | 08:53 PM
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Are you running limiting straps or anything in the rear? Or are you just letting the shocks be your limiting strap??

I currently have mine disco'd be have not been wheeling with it yet, i cant say that i notice too much of a difference, i'm use to it since i havent had my front sway bar connected for 8 months.
No limit straps, but I do have entended bump stops to control the up. IMO, the sudden up could do more damage than the down.
Old 10-03-2005 | 09:44 PM
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so it looks like 7 coils is the way to go, eh

i just checked, mine have 7 coils. from a 94 FZJ80
Old 10-03-2005 | 10:30 PM
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are yours on? how much lift?
Old 10-04-2005 | 06:17 AM
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I am bringing this pic back from a previous post of mine..it seem that mine have 7 turns, as well, and they are from a 97 with 140K.

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Check out this pick, from left-to-right these are the stock '98 4Runner coils, OME 891's, and the front FZJ80 coils:
Old 10-04-2005 | 07:41 AM
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are yours on? how much lift?
no, not yet. just letting you guys know which land cruiser mine came from. i expect to have mine on in a month or two.
Old 10-05-2005 | 12:43 PM
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ok i got a set of 96 and a set of 93
'96 - 19.5"
'93 - 19"

i don't know the miles on either of these though.

i took some pics. they should be here

http://community.webshots.com/album/111072082OLQRqt/1
Old 10-05-2005 | 01:08 PM
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those look like they both have 8 coils, is that right?
Old 10-05-2005 | 04:30 PM
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For LX rear coil and LC rear coil measurements you guys can search for my previous posts about cruiser coils for my 2nd gen. I think I've found that the flat wire bottom of the LC coils makes a difference in ride height.
Old 10-12-2005 | 05:08 PM
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Is there a difference in thickness between the stock 4runner coils and the FJ80's? Are the 80's any thicker or exactly the same thickness. I'm just tryint judge how much stiffer they are, if any.

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Old 10-12-2005 | 08:19 PM
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If I had an accurate way to measure the thickness I would. Sorry

I guess I could take a pic of the stockers and compare it to the 80's.
Old 10-12-2005 | 08:30 PM
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Chris-

I don't think the wire is different b/w the stock 4runner coils and the Cruiser coils. Look at my pic above. Its been so long since I've had stock coils, I can't remember how stiff they rode compared to the cruiser coils, but I'd guess they are pretty close to each other. These are certainly softer than OME 891's...
Old 10-12-2005 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by loosehead
Its been so long since I've had stock coils, I can't remember how stiff they rode compared to the cruiser coils, but I'd guess they are pretty close to each other. These are certainly softer than OME 891's...
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Old 10-13-2005 | 12:12 AM
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Has anyone come up with a pattern or a guideline to go by for which you could judge what type of lift you will get from a given year/mileage of spring? Im trying to do this lift, but I dont want the headache of too much lift like some of yall are having/had.
Old 10-13-2005 | 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by msw0085
Has anyone come up with a pattern or a guideline to go by for which you could judge what type of lift you will get from a given year/mileage of spring? Im trying to do this lift, but I dont want the headache of too much lift like some of yall are having/had.
Look for the springs with 7 wraps instead of 8.
Old 10-13-2005 | 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by dragr1
Look for the springs with 7 wraps instead of 8.
What's the actual part numbers for the 8 wraps? Is it different than the 7 wrapped ones, I imagine?

Chris
Old 10-17-2005 | 01:37 PM
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wow these are LONG. i've been keeping up with this thread since the beginning, but WOW. i had to measure to make sure they were in the same vincinity as yalls. mine are from a 97, and hopefully are the 'right' ones.

Old 10-17-2005 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by garrett1478
wow these are LONG. i've been keeping up with this thread since the beginning, but WOW. i had to measure to make sure they were in the same vincinity as yalls. mine are from a 97, and hopefully are the 'right' ones.

Is there a part number on that top one, because it appears to have an extra wrap? I'm assuming that they had a gas tank on one side of the vehicle too, which must be the reason for the longer coil, right?

Chris

P.S. I just want to know the model number for the longer one, so I can just get 2 of the 8 wrap ones, since my tank is in the spare tire location now.
Old 10-17-2005 | 02:06 PM
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hmm i looked at both, and dont see part numbers on either. they have color codes on them though...need that?
Old 10-17-2005 | 03:39 PM
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Looks like you got one of each, an 8 wrap and a 7 wrap.


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