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Post by lil86 »

hey guys, i just installed some 2inch OME springs into my LN65 and some wierd shit has happened. the front is flexing well enough to require longer brake lines wen i put longer shocks on but the back is creating dramas. the rear shackle is on a foreward angle at resting height???? which means i have nexto no drop. i've already taken out the load springs should i be looking at taking out more springs?? or mabe a longer main spring, mq rear looks nice and long. bump stop to chassis is about 170mm, that sounds like more than 2 inch lift.
anyone got any ideas??
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Post by phippsy »

I'd only be having a guess but it sounds like the leaf is too short, like the wrong one for a ln65. When I put lifted springs in mine, the packs were 2 different heights and it took a while to prove to the supplier that it wasn't my error in installation, it was a manufacturing problem.
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Post by lil86 »

nah the springs are the right ones, bought them second hand off the same model. only thing i can think of is its too light in the arse for them. only gota dual cab alloy tray and steel rollbar on the back.
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Post by 4sum4 »

is the rear higher than the front
if so bring your shackle mount forward intill the leafs start to sag
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Post by lil86 »

how will moving the shackle mount foreward make the spring sag???? that doesnt make sense in my head.
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Post by 4sum4 »

When leafs are new they are stiff and won`t sag for a bit but if you want your shackle on an angle bring the mount forward abit but this will reduce your hight a fraction
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Post by LUXon37s »

I had the same problem on my hilux and i moved the shackle mount foward but then had to make longer shackles to aviod the shackle swinging back and hitting the chassis
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Post by lil86 »

u mean just hack the mount off and reweld it a couple of inches foreward?
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Post by flyinwall »

are you sure you have them in the right way round you might have to spin them 180 degrees
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Post by lil86 »

yep its all installed correctly. just ramped it and it flexes pretty good. mabe i'll just leave it.
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