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i posted a question in the nissan section but i doubt it will ever get answered. so i might just ask the smart people here for direction.

does anyone know the difference in height between a std GQ front coil and a std 80 series front coil?

im not happy with the lift i have in my FJ at the moment. i feel its way too high for what i need. i would like to lower it around 3 inches, by using a 5 link front, A-frame rear and some coils from either a GQ or an 80.

just focusing on the front for now.

could some one please measure the length of thier front coil for me and say what lift spring it is? it doesnt really matter what lift it is, as i can work it out from there.

thanks for your time.

MaccA

ive got a sh&*^t load of springs at home i did have stock nissan GU ( think i still have them ) and i have standard and about 3 sets of raised 80 springs as well ill measure some for you and post some heights . Darren

My 40 is built around standard 80 rear springs and 2" raised OME front springs

beautiful. if you could just measure your front ones, that'll be enough thanks daz.

If you are going to do a Coil conversion the best coil to use is a Rover one as they range in Standard form from around 100pound up to 200+ pound. There is prob 10-15 different factory coils available. Nissans and cruisers have basicaly 2 different springs from factory. Petrol or deisel thats it.

RUFF wrote:If you are going to do a Coil conversion the best coil to use is a Rover one as they range in Standard form from around 100pound up to 200+ pound. There is prob 10-15 different factory coils available. Nissans and cruisers have basicaly 2 different springs from factory. Petrol or deisel thats it.

may be so but if you ever have to touch them with your bare hands youll never get the smell of rover shit off your hands

Ill measure them any way prob in the morning as im still at work trying to get some over time cash to waste on the POS in shed . Darren

my brother used 80 series front coils in the front of his gq an they lifted it approx 2.5-3 inch

i heard if u put standard 80 series front coils in a gq gu it will lift it by 2 - 3 inchs

I have thrown all the nissan springs i had out as they where all to short as they have mentioned above , isn't it good to here the nissans with 80 springs .

Any way i measured what i could last night when i got home i havn't measured the coil thickness at all

front dia over all 150mm
rear 180mm

front over all height OME light duty 480mm
standard 490mm both out of car OME meadium in my 40 as it sits at the moment 410mm

rear OME meadium out of car 470 over all standard in my 40 at the moment 350mm over all

hope this helps i just wanted to keep my whole truck toyota plus they fitted straight to the diffs i bought that is why i fitted these coils

thanks people.

tony do rover springs fit into nissan mounts?

i may be getting GQ mounts thats why i wanted to know the heights/difference between nissan/toyota springs etc.

thanks for that daz. gives me some idea what im looking at now.

MaccA

383FJ45 wrote:thanks people.

tony do rover springs fit into nissan mounts?

i may be getting GQ mounts thats why i wanted to know the heights/difference between nissan/toyota springs etc.

thanks for that daz. gives me some idea what im looking at now.

MaccA

Im pretty sure they do but why not use Rover Mounts. They bolt on and can be easily spaced if you want a little more height.

coz a mate has an old gq chassis he doesnt want any more because its bent.

RUFF wrote:

383FJ45 wrote:thanks people.

tony do rover springs fit into nissan mounts?

i may be getting GQ mounts thats why i wanted to know the heights/difference between nissan/toyota springs etc.

thanks for that daz. gives me some idea what im looking at now.

MaccA

Im pretty sure they do but why not use Rover Mounts. They bolt on and can be easily spaced if you want a little more height.

do you have any pics of what they look like?