New Owner in Aruba: Very Stiff Suspension, need suggestions, lots of questions
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#15
To me those rear shocks look way off as far as angle goes. I can't see them doing very much.
I've seen that on the front before. Shackle is too short. Funny thing is it was also on a hilux like that. The day I saw it, the guy was in the process of installing a longer shackle.
I've seen that on the front before. Shackle is too short. Funny thing is it was also on a hilux like that. The day I saw it, the guy was in the process of installing a longer shackle.
#16
he has TWO shackles though! the stockers welded in place and new short ones in the front... it all makes me sick to my stomache to know someone could butcher something like that!
#18
#19
Undoing the stock (better position) for the older style shackle out front..
Anyways...
Best bet for this dude would be to cut off that funky front hanger system, then cut off the old welded on shackle and get new hangers and shackles.. and springs.. and sell the 44's..
and get 35's
#20
Correct, I fixed the OP's thread title and moved to Newbie Tech
p500r-in the future thread titles like "Help" will be deleted, ?'s-read the rules again
1) you have extremely high arched springs mounted in the stock locations
-consider new ones with out that 80's Monster truck arch.
if you still want the big tires, get lower springs and trim fenders
2) get a longer shackle for your front springs, probably gonna need boomerang style
3) you need some bump stops, your current ones are mounted in the stock locations...not that you would ever hit them with those springs.
4) stock push pull steering sucks, get an IFS box and start searching "High Steer"
edit: did not even see the Jeep style front mounted shackles....Cut that crap off and get a front solid spring mount
you truck is gonna need a ton of work, but it salvageable...just don't go to the guy that built it, he has no clue as to what the hell he is doing...
p500r-in the future thread titles like "Help" will be deleted, ?'s-read the rules again
-consider new ones with out that 80's Monster truck arch.
if you still want the big tires, get lower springs and trim fenders
2) get a longer shackle for your front springs, probably gonna need boomerang style
3) you need some bump stops, your current ones are mounted in the stock locations...not that you would ever hit them with those springs.
4) stock push pull steering sucks, get an IFS box and start searching "High Steer"
edit: did not even see the Jeep style front mounted shackles....Cut that crap off and get a front solid spring mount
you truck is gonna need a ton of work, but it salvageable...just don't go to the guy that built it, he has no clue as to what the hell he is doing...
Last edited by dropzone; Jan 6, 2011 at 06:00 PM.




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