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Got rid of the struts from my coil sierra

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Got rid of the struts from my coil sierra

Post by spamwell »

some more pictures of the suspention build up,

i finally got all the peices i needed to complete my jimny mount conversion.

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cutting old mounts off
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old mounts removed
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vitara rear diff coil seats, i ended up having to make this one sit higher to get the car to sit level.
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test coil.
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final coil with higher coil seat (flexed a little)
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Post by spamwell »

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ride height

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driving in a ditch

Image it does not travel that great but i got what i was after and thats a sierra that drives and rides a hell of alot better and feels heaps more stable offroad.

Image it is a hell of alot better on gravel roads and down the beach and what not.
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Post by NiXoN »

Good stuff!!!
What did you do for the shocks?

Nice to see proper safety gear being used too!!!

Cheers
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Post by spamwell »

i made some new shock mounts that are the same shape as the strut mounts just longer so they sat out from the rear of the diff far enough.
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Post by Bad JuJu »

NiXoN wrote:Good stuff!!!
What did you do for the shocks?

Nice to see proper safety gear being used too!!!

Cheers
Rob

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Post by spamwell »

lol dad is tough he can take the sparks
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Post by mugginsmoo »

good work.

it's nice to see someone curing the coily of it's inherant problems.

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Post by Gwagensteve »

I like that a lot. Wish I;d thought of that!

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Post by spamwell »

yeah i am glad i decided to try and cure it lol it's becoming an awesome car once you get passed the problems they are sweet
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