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Which Shops in Australia sell welded front shocks for coily?

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Which Shops in Australia sell welded front shocks for coily?

Post by yossivarman »

I am intrested in importing two
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Post by Toj0 »

Try mud4b on this forum. I think he was going to start this ffrom Suziworks on the Sunshine Coast (Qld)
Tojo
96 coily with bits to replace the bits I knocked off
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Post by yossivarman »

I live in Israel
and here the 4x4 workshops are not familier with this modification
From what I've understood
Your workshops take a regular shock (like rancho) and weld a bracket for the coil spring on it ???
what are the dimensions? location of the bracket from the lower end??

I have another question -
If I disasseble the standard front shock - the bracket is also welded to the shock??
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Post by ashhash »

Ive had the same problem.
Suziwest does a kit of ranchos that will bolt in: http://www.suziwest.com.au (they used to anyway)
Maybe email them and try to get some info.

Here is the Suzishop thread from when I asked the exact same question ;)
http://www.suzishop.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3674

If you take the old shocks out the bracket just fits over the shock, its not welded.

Good luck anyway, I just bought some standard length KYB's in the end because the Ranchos cost way to much after the welding process.

Cheers
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Post by yossivarman »

Is there a posibilty to buy only the brackets???
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cpil over

Post by toysuzi »

hey yossi

try calling bob
at whiteline automotive there good with custom one off fabs
there located at minto nsw (south) of sydney
ull see there ads in zoom mags/drift mags etc
also make the adjustable panhard rods
from 30mm solid spring steel for the GQ/GU patrols & landcrusers
etc

daryl
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Post by mud4b »

ok..

you can use any shock you want.the spring collar just slides off the std shock,it is not welded.


all you do is machine the centre out of the collar to suit the shock of choice.

depending on shock.(thick wall,single wall) you can just weld it strait on or make a tapered tube that comes up from the bottom and sits under the spring seats.any exhaust shop can do this.

the only thing to look out for if using a bigger diameter shock is that on travel the spring will rub on the shock.this will take the paint off...
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Post by yossivarman »

Hi and thank you for the quick response
daryl - you didnt noticed that I live way far from you :D

Which shocks you recommend to do this modification?? (ome,rancho etc..)
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Post by toysuzi »

its called post
you buy parts from japan whats the diff
if you get stuck send me a pm
ill to some searchin for you


daryl
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