for starter ive been a jeep man up until now. ive switched to yotas,
my question is does the 4" allpro springs flex as good as the 4" tg springs having a hard time making my mind up which way to go. allpro tg or crawlers any info. would be greatly appreciated.

 

oh yeah i forgot i have a 85 yota extended cab going to be running a flat bed and would appreciate pics of your tg,allpro,or crawler springs flexed out again thanks and any info will be appreciated.

 

Allpro or alcan for flex. They are softer. TG and marlin are pretty comparable but I would go marlin over trailgrear. Welcome and search some on SAS and springs cause youll find info on it all over this site

 

My build is on the lower part of my sig and I used Allpro's kit. I love the flex I got out of it and for the weight of a pickup I would reccomend them for your setup. My buddy has a single cab pickup and the Marlin springs are real stiff compared to the softer ones I have

 

thanks for the info fillsrunner4 greatly appreciated
oh yeah thats a sick ride you have great fab work

 

another question is what are alcans

 

alcan makes custom springs....probably the best there is......

For off the shelf...I would go with Marlin US springs (made by Bett's spring co), Allpros.....

Anyone know about Sky's new springs? They discontinued trail gear products (due to excessive warranty issues) and started carrying their own brand made by Portland spring and assembled in house at SKY....anyone running em?

 

I was thinking about the Marlin and AllPro springs for lifting the rear of my 93 truck.

If I decided to add a 4" lift kit to the front (IFS) and utilize the rear springs from either company listed above, would there be any safety isses you can think of? I periodically trailer a boat too.. Comments.

 

I have 5" on my 85 4Runner and 4" on my 85 ext cab.

 

Allpros typically flex well but they are known to wear out very fast (2yrs).

Trailgears are....well....just search if you want to know about trailgear

Marlins USA springs are great and are known to least 10yrs plus in socal (big rocks). And I beleive they flex just fine (The object is not to build a ramp queen that will flop everytime the weight shifts....) But mine flex abit





I say Marlin but please search here and pirate for this it really has been beaten into the ground

 

X2 on Allpro wearing out fast. Nobody I know has had good luck with them, but they DO flex like crazy.

x100000 on Alcan (or Deaver). You want a flexy SOB go Alcan with Orbiteyes...

 

BTW, just to throw it out there. I feel that flex is greatly over rated. You need flex to a point. But once you pass that point you end up with an unstable ramp queen, especially if you are building something with a body (truck, wagon) Ive been working hard to get my truck as low and stable as possible. And its sitting at about 22" (at most) @ trail pressure and 24'' at street pressure (on 37's). and now ive found that due to the stability my truck doesnt flex near as much any more just due to the fact that the body isnt rolling all over, plus I pick up fewer wheels.

 

Trail Gear has got a mixed reputation, a lot of people swear by them. Some say they are crap. Personally I have had great service with the company and no issues with their springs...

last 2 of my orders from Marlin I had problems with, though great service when I ordered a bumper...

 

Actually, GREAT posting.

 

thanks for the info everyone. i damn sure dont want a ramp queen we do sum very heavy wheeling alot of hill climbing alot of our trails here in kentucky have alot of huge wash outs so we do need substancial amount of flex very rugged trails dont get me wrong we do some rock crawling but just mostly climbing big rock ledges. rooted out hills with alot of big drop offs.
4rnr thanks for the info and love the runner thats the flex im looking for.