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Oct 14, 2003 | 05:16 PM

outdoorfever

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Have some flex...

I was cruisin around car domain (no pun intended) and found this land cruiser with huge flex, thought i would share, I love these trucks. Enjoy. Kyle

Have some flex!

Oct 14, 2003 | 05:22 PM

runnerboy97

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In that one pic the rear coil is way far from its top seat
That is some crazy flex

Oct 14, 2003 | 05:22 PM

Cebby

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WOW!!

Oct 14, 2003 | 05:23 PM

Vato Loco

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Craziest thing I've seen, I'll post the pics here, much easier for other members.

Oct 15, 2003 | 06:43 AM

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Oct 15, 2003 | 08:09 AM

INsr5runner

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HOLY HUGE FLEX BATMAN!

shouldn't that rear coil fall off? It's not held in by anything right? and doesn't that "techinically" not count, since he wouldn't be able to flex that much while offroading?

GEEEZ there is another HUGE 80 in the background in that second pic. those guys have some SWEEET toys!

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Oct 15, 2003 | 08:14 AM

Mike06

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Oct 15, 2003 | 08:25 AM

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I'll show him!

That is the sweetest LC I have ever seen.

Oct 15, 2003 | 10:00 AM

keisur

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I wonder how those rear coils react to "finding" there own way back into the upper seats.

Oct 15, 2003 | 11:43 AM

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outdoorfever

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I wonder how those rear coils react to "finding" there own way back into the upper seats.

Thats what I was wondering...but whatever, I guess if it does the job nobody cares. they'll be to busy goin' in their pants..and talk about people staring at the local gas station! lol, you'd never get to leave.

Oct 15, 2003 | 01:17 PM

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One of the pictures caption notes that the spring coming away from its seat has been corrected.

I feel very small and inadequate now....

Oct 15, 2003 | 08:45 PM

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"So your SUV can go over curbs? Mine can go over fences."

Oct 17, 2003 | 09:40 AM

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keisur

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Originally posted by Mad Chemist
One of the pictures caption notes that the spring coming away from its seat has been corrected.

I feel very small and inadequate now....

I wonder how they did that. Really long and light spring rate springs perhaps? I wish they would have posted pics of that too! I don't feel small and inadequate, at least mine is comfortable on the street and legal and all of the lower 48.

Oct 17, 2003 | 09:47 AM

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SLC Punk

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WOW!!

Oct 17, 2003 | 10:06 AM

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Nice job.

But I would like to know what happens when he has to brake in a curve at highway speeds.
Would his wheels still stick to the ground while his mirrors rub the tarmac?
And one picture appears in my mind also. If he takes a speedbump wouldn't his springs flop out resulting in a low rider Landcruiser?
Still a cool job I figure. I have the same front suspension on my 4R. I think I start looking for some balljoints and some tubing.

Oct 17, 2003 | 10:34 AM

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Has he got any shocks?

Oct 17, 2003 | 11:04 AM

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My guess is that on-road, he's got one beefy swaybar for both front and rear, just disconnects for flex. Not sure how he solved the problem though. 8 foot limiting straps?