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Sagged springs. help..

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Sagged springs. help..

Post by BadLux »

I've got tuff dog leafs on the front of my lux and the drivers side has sagged considerably. I don't have enough money for new suspension as I have to save for Bali. I've tryed leaving it up on jack stands when I park it at home. Will this help?? or am I just wasting my time. Is there anyway way to get them to stay up a bit or am I just gonna have to leave it sagged until I can afford new springs.
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Post by Busiboy »

Sorry to be the one to say it but yup, wasting time, new springs

Damn Toyota putting fuel tank on the drivers side, doens't really help.

Swap the springs left and right maybe? Can't remember if they do, but it will help even it out for a while.

Are they sagged or have you snapped a leaf? They usually look really sagged on one side when this happens.

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Post by eliteforce32 »

got a mate, as well as my self had this problem we found even with 2'' lift that torqe rod is on adifferent axis to the geometry of the springs once lifting ur rig :x so if u replace this soon enough it will stop the premeture sagging on the drivers side :armsup: , don't know if anyone else has had success but this has solved our problems......good luck :armsup:
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Post by BadLux »

well I found a burnt out hilux IFS in the bush with the springs still on it. Is it the rears that go in the front of a gen 2 and the front in the rears. Also what sort of lift does this give and do you need extended shackles because aren't the IFS springs longer so the shackle angle will increase??
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Post by plowy »

Certainly don't waste your money on having them re set .Wouldn't springs affected by fire damage go the same way ????????
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