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SPRING UNDER OR ON TOP
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:07 am
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.
spring over
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:41 pm
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.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:31 am
by dani4JB1T
this is from a first gen troopie, same axle for rodeo.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:22 pm
by Guzzi
dani4JB1T,
Any idea what this bloke did to the front end of this vechicle?
Any side on photos?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:22 am
by dani4JB1T
yep Guzzi...
the guy just cranked up the t-bar and fitted a body lift....
but he never get it at same level
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:40 am
by dani4JB1T
another way to do is something like this:
cheers
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:01 am
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"?
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:37 pm
by Yarno
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:48 pm
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.
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:55 pm
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
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:26 pm
by Yarno
Yeah it might be, at least it's the right colour
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:40 am
by sudso
nice front flares
