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Coilover FJ45 ? ? ?
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 10:32 pm
by MY45
Sorry about putting this thread in 2 places but i know some people that might know something about this mighn't look in the toyota section........anyway, here goes.
Just bought myself an fj45 (1983) and am looking at possibly doing a coil over rear my self . iv hade no mechenical training but i'm willing to try it. what sort of problems might i encounter mechanicly and with engineer certificates and stuff
Cheers
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:55 am
by Strange Rover
That is way to big a question. You have got so many possibilities on how to do that I dont know where to start.
I think that you should start with the engineer first and get some idea of what the links need to be and amount of seperation etc for the thing to be safe and legal for the road.
There are so many ways to stuff up a linked suspension and something that is safe and works well on the road can still be terrible off road.
Sam
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 10:00 am
by AussieCJ7
A aggree with Sam not an area for a shade tree mechanic to go into without lots of research
This page may help you on your path of learning :mad:
http://www.swayaway.com/Suspension%20Frameset.htm
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 10:40 am
by MY45
Thanx guys, i was just schemeing about what to do. I might just get someone else to do it.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 12:13 pm
by 2car
MY45 wrote:Thanx guys, i was just schemeing about what to do. I might just get someone else to do it.
Have you considered a spring-over-axle coversion with stock springs? Not as good as a liked rear but heaps cheaper and easier.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 12:57 pm
by MY45
thinking of doin a SO on the front end. how hard is a front SO? i've heard that u need to cut and reweld the axel to fix the castor on fj's, is that true or could you get away with castor correction plates???
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 9:57 pm
by Strange Rover
MY45 wrote:Thanx guys, i was just schemeing about what to do. I might just get someone else to do it.
Even if you pay somebody to do it for you you will be much better off if you understand how variations in links effect the end result. Building a link setup is so much more than just getting a heap of flex.
Although you do have to start somewhere and if you can get something built that is safe on the road thn this would be a good place to start.
Sam