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L J spring width (spring also needed)

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L J spring width (spring also needed)

Post by mad_zook »

Gday i am after the length and width of the lj 80 springs are they the same as nt sierras

also if anyone has any stock front spring and wana get rid of them pm me the closer to canberra the better thanks.



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Post by redzook »

Zuk springs:
Zuk fronts ~ 37" e-e, ~ 255lbs/inch
Zuk rears ~ 40" e-e, ~ 155lbs/inch

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Post by mad_zook »

thanks redzook are the lj spring the same thanks
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Post by Eddy »

LJ springs are 37" eye to eye front and back.

spring rates front 3.7 kg/mm , rear 3.06 kg/mm

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Post by Gwagensteve »

That tallies with what I thought - front and rear LJ are the same as sierra front.

OME (I think) still actually offer a kit for LJ's....because it's basically two sets of front sierra springs and two sets of front sierra shocks.
If not.... you know where to get them.


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Post by crispy »

You'll also find that the early carrys of that era had the same rear spring size too
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Post by offroader-rama »

why not put sierra rears, front and rear of the lj i did with mine with extended shackles worked great ;)
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