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SPRING UNDER OR ON TOP

Tech talk for GMH/Isuzu and Great Wall owners

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SPRING UNDER OR ON TOP

Post by big-bair »

:lol: HI
I HAVE A 94 RODEO WITH LEAF SPRING UNDER THE REAR DIFF CAN IT BE CHANGED TO LEAF SPRING ON TOP OF THE DIFF WITH NO PROBLEMS.
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Post by Guzzi »

BB,
YES you can but................
You dont tell us which state your in, so the story with leagalities varies, some will just say NO.
Swapping the springs to the top is not a huge job, it may require relocating some brackets and a bit of welding, but thats the easy bit.
The other problem is once you do a spring over axle, and the bum of your ute is now up in the air, its nearly impossible to raise the front high enough to match without dropping the front diff, cranking torsion bars, cutting bump stops,flipping and spaceing ball joints etc (after which your CV joints life expectency is quite short.)
Or go to the effort of doing a solid axle swap on the front.
Short answer , NO not without difficulty.
Reliability lies in the state of your wallet.........
Enjoy your family,friends and kids,remember no one gets out alive.
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Post by dani4JB1T »

this is from a first gen troopie, same axle for rodeo.

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Post by Guzzi »

dani4JB1T,

Any idea what this bloke did to the front end of this vechicle?
Any side on photos?
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Post by dani4JB1T »

yep Guzzi...

the guy just cranked up the t-bar and fitted a body lift....


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but he never get it at same level
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Post by dani4JB1T »

another way to do is something like this:

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cheers
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Post by Timbo(Rodeo) »

Wow, that is a nice bit of kit. Any idea who makes that? Local distributor in australia??

That would almost allow 35's I reckon? Maybe 34"?
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Post by Yarno »

It's made by Sun
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Post by Timbo(Rodeo) »

Ahh, yes I have seen those pics before. They look a little different from that kit, however it is probably their latest version of it or something.

Anyone ever heard of someone in AUS importing these?

If no one has, I be guessing because it isn't ADR compliant?

Last year I had a local 4WD centre ask Superlift if they were making something, and supposedly at the time it was in the R&D phase, I haven't checked up lately to see if they have completed it yet.
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Post by Timbo(Rodeo) »

Actually.. Looking again, and looking at the logo on the pics above, it looks like it is the Unicon brand, as seen in these ones for a Ford.

http://www.4x4.in.th/mr/page/01248.html
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Post by Yarno »

Yeah it might be, at least it's the right colour
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Post by sudso »

nice front flares :lol:
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