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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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New Owner in Aruba: Very Stiff Suspension, need suggestions, lots of questions

finally got my toy of my dreams, but it's adriving nightmare, checkout the suspension,
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:26 PM
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:31 PM
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......... aaaaaaand your question is what?
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:31 PM
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1- Thread titles like that will get your thread axed.
2- What exactly is your question
3- you posted in the wrong section, looks like you have an 89-95 pickup.
4- Get a bigger picture.
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:36 PM
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i'm from aruba, we got the later straight axle model.
it has front shackles, and the original rear shackles are welded, the truck drives very stiff.
can u tell what's wrong in the pics?
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:37 PM
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everything.
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:37 PM
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does it look like a 7" suspension lift? it's on 44's
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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okay that was a little mean, but ALOT is wrong....
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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what should i do? start where? and they added airshocks
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:41 PM
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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i need guidance
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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the rear doesnt look that bad or bad at all, ive just never seen anything like the front... try searching or wait for someone with more answers than me...
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:49 PM
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that front suspension is total win
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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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.

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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 05:04 PM
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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!
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Chop it off and start over
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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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!
holy cow, yeah there is a shackle on the front of the front spring. That aint right. lol. No wonder why the front shackle is too short, it's because it's not a shackle it a ghetto mount.
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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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!
Looks like someone did a shackle-reversal-reversal...
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
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Originally Posted by 2DoorRunner
1- Thread titles like that will get your thread axed.
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
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i'm from aruba, we got the later straight axle model.
it has front shackles, and the original rear shackles are welded, the truck drives very stiff.
can u tell what's wrong in the pics?
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...

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