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soa shocks and engine swap ???

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soa shocks and engine swap ???

Post by sledheadak »

what size of shocks are need after doing a soa on a 81 patrol lwb?compressed and extended.i have a ford 351m engine and 4 sp,has anyone installed one of these engines in a patrol?? if so what problems have you run into? thanks
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Post by DR Frankenstine »

I had a 351 in my old LWB and had no problems (appart from fuel consumption) I wouldn't do a spoa on a LWB as for some reason they have a lot more body roll (when lifted) than a shorty.
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Post by sledheadak »

mine is going to be a trailer queen seeing as i can not regester it here in the us yet-but am working on that-so body roll is not a concern.which 351 did you use? ford made 2 different ones.mine is a M not a windser
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Post by MKPatrolGuy »

sledheadak wrote:mine is going to be a trailer queen seeing as i can not regester it here in the us yet-but am working on that-so body roll is not a concern.which 351 did you use? ford made 2 different ones.mine is a M not a windser


Is an M the same as a Cleveland?
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Post by sledheadak »

it is close in size but is a different engine.it has the same bellhousing pattern as the 429-460 engines.
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Post by ORSM45 »

351M is a de-stroked 400M

have a read of this...

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Post by 84SwbPatrol »

ok guys i gota ask and i know im gunna kik myself when ya tell me but what the hell does spoa stand for? :oops:
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Post by sledheadak »

spring over axle spoa or soa are the short terms for it. what lenght shocks do i need after the soa is done????
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Post by ORSM45 »

when you finish the SPOA, ramp it and measure the distances, (compressed and extended)

this will give you all the info you need to buy shocks.
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Post by chimpboy »

84SwbPatrol wrote:ok guys i gota ask and i know im gunna kik myself when ya tell me but what the hell does spoa stand for? :oops:


Fair question I reckon, because even thought I know what it means, I am fucked if I know what the "P" stands for.

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Post by sledheadak »

man i that sounds like too much work,i just wanted a ready made answer lol j/k figured i would have to do that.only problem is that the mq patrol was never sold here and i get a stupid look when i ask about parts for it.was hopeing somebody had a rancho part number or trailmaster number that i could have them order.
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Post by ORSM45 »

sledheadak wrote:man i that sounds like too much work,i just wanted a ready made answer lol j/k figured i would have to do that.only problem is that the mq patrol was never sold here and i get a stupid look when i ask about parts for it.was hopeing somebody had a rancho part number or trailmaster number that i could have them order.


once you have your measurments, the ranchos wont be hard to get. just specify eye or pin mountings. and your done.

there wont be any ready made answer because it all depends how old the springs are/how youve set it up/and lots of other factors.

it gives you a good opportunity to ramp it and take photos for us too ;)
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