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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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Coiled Toy ala ZUK.

I've been looking into lifting the rear of my pickup and really fell in love with the way ZUK puts coils under the rear of 4runners that are a little saggy. Well after several weeks of PM's and emails he convinced me to buy some coil springs and I convinced him to build me some "ZUK Custom" mounts for them. The coils got here today and I suspect the mounts will be here next week sometime. I'm looking to get 2" of lift, a better capacity for hauling gear and a softer ride (the empty back end of a truck bounces like a fiend). I'll be doing the 1 1/2" BJ's in the front to level things out and will do a full write up (my first) on the project. In fact I think ZUK would drive down here and maim me if I did't do a write up.

For those of you with trucks this may be the way to go for a less expensive and better performing lift.

I'll keep you all posted.

Thanks ZUK, I owe you one.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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You talking about his crazy idea of putting coils over your leaf bumpstops? Lmao I did that once with the original SwampThing. Be careful what coils you use. I know I got a thread buried here somewhere about it.

It ended up lifting the swampthing's ass a good 4-5" over the front. Messes with your driveshaft angles too.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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You talking about his crazy idea of putting coils over your leaf bumpstops? Lmao I did that once with the original SwampThing. Be careful what coils you use. I know I got a thread buried here somewhere about it.

It ended up lifting the swampthing's ass a good 4-5" over the front. Messes with your driveshaft angles too.
No bump stop BS. I'm getting lower mounts also. I just can't trust a rubber......
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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I just can't trust a rubber......
That's why god invented pulling out.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by SwampThing
That's why god invented pulling out.

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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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that might make it as a signature line clint...
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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considering SwampThings' ass was lifted 4-5" over the front, no wonder it pulled out.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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Aw you hurt me feelers
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Feelers? Now there's a concept- the Tickle-Me-SwampThing
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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You've gotta find the magic spot though.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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Feelers? Now there's a concept- the Tickle-Me-SwampThing
And that is just wrong, on so many levels.....
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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You've gotta find the magic spot though.
G
I wonder where that is?
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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Hahaha. As long as you bastards don't set me on fire. I saw what yall did to poor elmo.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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And that is just wrong, on so many levels.....
yeah, levels John Holmes...
oops...
I mean Jim Hansen never dreamed of.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by abecedarian
yeah, levels John Holmes...
oops...
I mean Jim Hansen never dreamed of.
Not even in his dreams......
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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Hahaha. As long as you bastards don't set me on fire. I saw what yall did to poor elmo.
DAMN!!!! I like the smell of burning flesh and hair in the late afternoon
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:06 PM
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*sniffs* Smells like.... Victory...
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SwampThing
*sniffs* Smells like.... Victory...
or self-mutiliation gone awry...
or SwampThing needs a bath.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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more like swampy.....AFTER the bath. From what NORBERT told me
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by a4runnerfreak
more like swampy.....AFTER the bath. From what NORBERT told me
ummm... eww.
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