Topic: Leaf Springs-I wanna see your rear flex and what you did to obtain it

[OOPS]

Always loved your truck OOPS. I like how simple yet effective it is. Do you have a build or any other specs on it?

Thank you, I built it for day trips and also week long trips, it works!!!


No build thread, it has been an ongoing project for about the last fifteen years. I did the SAS about thirteen years ago. Here are most of the specs:

90 Toyota Specifications

Rear end
•   TG housing
•   4:88 TG Cryoed and hardened-Bobby Long
•   ARB Air Locker
•   Solid spacer
•   Poly Performance 4340 Forged Chromoly Axles
•   Dave’z Off-road rear disc brake set-up

Front End
•   Stock Toyota housing
•   Hi-pinion with 4:88 gears
•   ARB Air Locker
•   30-Spline Longfields,axle shafts and hub gears


Transfer Cases, Transmission

•   Marlin Dual Ultimate With 4.70 Gears
•   FROR Twin Stick
•   R150F Stock Transmission
•   All-Pro T-case E-Brake
•   Bobby Long 4349 Chromoly Rear Output Shaft


Steering
•   Marlin six-hole arms
•   Trail-Gear Six-Shooter Knuckles
•   PSC Full-Hydro
•   PSC TC pump & reservoir
•   System cooler
•   Ram protection on housing

Tires
•   36 x 13.50 bias IROKS

Wheels
•   Ultra 50-15 x 10
•   Bead Locks by Champion

Tubework
•   All tubework designed and built by owner except interior roll cage
•   Roll cage built by Rock-Me-Bumpers


Owner design and built tubework

•   Flat Bed
•   Sliders
•   Front bumper
•   Half-doors (not tube)

Electrical

•   Dual Odyssey batteries
•   Painless Wiring dual battery set-up
•   140-amp GM alternator
•   All battery cables are 0 or 1 welding cable
•   Roundeyes hi-output headlights
•   Rock lights all four corners

Engine

•   Stock 3.0 V-6
•   Airbox modified to breath under windshield

[Peterbuilt84]

Wow, thanks for the info. I'm trying to make a capable rig that I can drive to and from the trails. All this info certainly helps. Is there any certain things you've had problems with?

[Gittinit]

nice.

[blackdiamond]

Yup. Stock 4wd chevy shackle connected to a 6 inch "toyota" shackle. Run IFS bumpstops so it doesn't bang off the frame.

I'm not knocking the fact that you are using a double shackle as it seems to be working great for you, but you can get a square tube to have "extension" with a double shackle.  The springs really only function in compression.  This is why I'm never impressed with the droop in the suspension of a double shackle rig, it's expected.

[46&2]

I'm not knocking the fact that you are using a double shackle as it seems to be working great for you, but you can get a square tube to have "extension" with a double shackle.  The springs really only function in compression.  This is why I'm never impressed with the droop in the suspension of a double shackle rig, it's expected.

Actually my double shackle rarely comes into use. In the picture I posted, the double shackle has not even left the frame yet. It pretty much functions as a standard 6" shackle with the leaf springs. Then when the shackle and leafs are drooped out as far as they go, then the double shackle starts to work. Pretty much only comes into play when I am way flexed out. Otherwise it works just like a non-double shackle set up. So the flex you see in my picture is all leaf spring.

[Steve_925]

Actually my double shackle rarely comes into use. In the picture I posted, the double shackle has not even left the frame yet. It pretty much functions as a standard 6" shackle with the leaf springs. Then when the shackle and leafs are drooped out as far as they go, then the double shackle starts to work. Pretty much only comes into play when I am way flexed out. Otherwise it works just like a non-double shackle set up. So the flex you see in my picture is all leaf spring.

x2
when i had em on my 4runner they rarley left the frame. i think im gonna call dave wong and get a set of pivot blocks

[NITE KRAWLERS]

My truck wit 54" ford explorer leaf's in the rear!! They work great and i have not had any trouble wit them! Right now i know the rear shocks are stopping some of the flex but i have not redone them yet cause it seems to flex good enough now i don't need to redo them just yet!!