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RUF question

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RUF question

Post by Badooky »

gday guys
if i move my 2" lift rear springs (still 2" not sagged yet) to the front of my zook without the load leaves what lift will i be likely to get???
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Re: RUF question

Post by grimbo »

Badooky wrote:gday guys
if i move my 2" lift rear springs (still 2" not sagged yet) to the front of my zook without the load leaves what lift will i be likely to get???


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Post by greg »

Yep - even though the motor is sitting right above it, the front end will tend to sit higher than the back i think - less weight... so - as high as they did in the back, and maybe even a little higher.
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Post by DeWsE »

He has a long wheel base well body, will this make a difference to weight back and front. I would imagin that it would be the same as a hilux with a really light rear.
As for the load leaf that only comes into play when the spring is fully loaded. So removing it will not change the spring height.
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Post by Badooky »

thanks guys
why i was asking is that my rears are still good but the fronts are s***house. so the rears can go on the front with the load leaves removed but the rears i was looking at are 3" KingSprings
Would anyone know if these measure out at 3" without load leaves? maybe even fewer ??
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Post by grimbo »

Badooky wrote:thanks guys
why i was asking is that my rears are still good but the fronts are s***house. so the rears can go on the front with the load leaves removed but the rears i was looking at are 3" KingSprings
Would anyone know if these measure out at 3" without load leaves? maybe even fewer ??


the 3"springs will be 3" hence the term 3" springs :D
If you take the overload leaf out it will sit the width of the spring lower
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Post by DeWsE »

Like I was saying the load leaf is only used when the rear is really loaded.
Thats why it doesn't follow the curve of the spring. So for example if you stuff rubber between the overload spring and the other leaves then it would be in use constantly. You don't need that leaf unless you want to carry big loads.
Why do you want more lift? You should be able to fit 32's already and after you see the bling bling job I did with my guards you will want the same :cool:
If you take more leaves from a 3" spring pack then it will start to level out giving you longer flexier and more stable ride.
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Post by redzook »

grimbo wrote:
Badooky wrote:thanks guys
why i was asking is that my rears are still good but the fronts are s***house. so the rears can go on the front with the load leaves removed but the rears i was looking at are 3" KingSprings
Would anyone know if these measure out at 3" without load leaves? maybe even fewer ??


the 3"springs will be 3" hence the term 3" springs :D
If you take the overload leaf out it will sit the width of the spring lower


u wont lose any lift if u r SUA u will only lose lift if you are SOA (how eva thick the load leaf is)
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Post by redzook »

it depends how u set the RUF hangers if they are level with the stock location u wont get your full 2 inch lift out of the springs

front is heavier (engine)

the rear springs that i have in the front now
sit perfectly flat but when i had the exact same leafs in the rear they still had a fair bit of arch in them

so u will lose a bit of your lift ;)
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Post by bigsteve »

FYI

We weighed my car and found that it was 80kg heavier per corner in the rear.
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Post by redzook »

bigsteve wrote:FYI

We weighed my car and found that it was 80kg heavier per corner in the rear.


was this your hardtop fully loaded :finger:
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Post by bigsteve »

redzook wrote:
bigsteve wrote:FYI

We weighed my car and found that it was 80kg heavier per corner in the rear.


was this your hardtop fully loaded :finger:


Farrrk sorry I meant in the front.

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Post by DeWsE »

Hmm beer o'clock and the boss shout.

Whats the weight difference when you get in bigsteve?
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Post by bigsteve »

DeWsE wrote:Hmm beer o'clock and the boss shout.

Whats the weight difference when you get in bigsteve?


We worked that out also.

lets say 120kg
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