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OK i tried searching and couldn't find anything. This also relates to this thread http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic ... ght=spring

I have a mate who wants to be like me... don't we all... but unfortunately he has a leaf rear GU ute not a coil wagon. Can a SOA be done relatively easily? Do they need engineering and is there a beter way to get lift and flex without trading it in to buy a coil cab like i said ( aidan)

I am thinking, SOA rear with a few leaves removed from pack with 2" over std extended shackles. This should give about 2-3 inches of lift and then match the front coils to the eventual rear lift height. Without looking at the car it too much detail, it seems to be a simple cut and replace spring perch to top of axle, new bottom shock mounts and new U bolts. Does this sound right? does anyone make extended shackles for GU leaf rears yet or do other models fit in?

Help appreciated.

i think v8patrol has a gq with a spring over rear shoot him a pm

not a nissan driver (yet ) but I have done a few soa on zooks and the rear end is the easy bit as you said new perches on top , new shock mounts (if not on diff) realign pinion angle (point at back of transfer),check brake lines and brake load bias valve thingy .. extend it . you might need to look at tail shaft length depending on height , in a gu rear I reckon it would be min 6" lift with doing spoa only, then add lifted springs and shackles ( you could get some height if thats what you are after). thats all I could think of but as I said I haven't had a good look under a gu leafy before.

benhl...... good luck getting it engineered in sunny qld ... however the way u have said of doing it is about right.

there is a few places around putting coil rears into leaf utes very cheaply. and it can be engineered. might be worth a look too

arent SPOA's totally no go in Qld???

As said the coil conversion maybe easier to be legal...

coil conversion is easy. go that way instead of SOA.

Buy the erar section of a GQ chassis to rob the chassis mounts, weld these into your GU chassis (and shorten the Lweaf chassis as well). Get a rear diff out of a 4.8 wagon (H260) so you have matching ratios and bolt it under your now coil sprung GU.


ps, you will need to buy some rear coils and trailing arms but i figure youll at least know that

benhl wrote:I am thinking, SOA rear with a few leaves removed from pack with 2" over std extended shackles. This should give about 2-3 inches of lift and then match the front coils to the eventual rear lift height.

I would have thought that would give a lot more than 2-3" of lift... but I guess you should be able to calculate it fairly accurately to be sure.

I don't personally see the value in this exercise to be honest.

badger wrote:there is a few places around putting coil rears into leaf utes very cheaply. and it can be engineered. might be worth a look too

Who be doing this? Very interested.... anyone in Brisbane?

chimpboy wrote:

benhl wrote:I am thinking, SOA rear with a few leaves removed from pack with 2" over std extended shackles. This should give about 2-3 inches of lift and then match the front coils to the eventual rear lift height.

I would have thought that would give a lot more than 2-3" of lift... but I guess you should be able to calculate it fairly accurately to be sure.

I don't personally see the value in this exercise to be honest.

True i was thinking of removing leaves subsequently flattening the springs to get flex and keep hieght to a minimum. But in light of SOA being illegal in QLD it looks like we are back to coil conversion.

I did tell him.....

benhl wrote:

badger wrote:there is a few places around putting coil rears into leaf utes very cheaply. and it can be engineered. might be worth a look too

Who be doing this? Very interested.... anyone in Brisbane?

Few advertise in 4b maggos...