buggy springs

Started by mhemingw7, April 15, 2003, 02:53:08 AM

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April 15, 2003, 02:53:08 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by 1056988800
i was wondering if anybody has had luck with buggy springs and how well they work
my truck is about as tall as i want it but i am trying to get more out of it
living in the desert makes toyotas
a musthave thing . so much desert to crawl in and so few gas stations.
barstow is great, calico and the hammers are both within a half an hour  drive.

mr4x42u

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April 15, 2003, 03:02:14 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by 1056988800
I have ran them on my 83 toy..They are noisey..I used a bit of neoprene under the frame to quiet them down..Longer shackles with longer springs and shocks is the best way to go..What kind of a set up are you running now?
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mhemingw7

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April 15, 2003, 03:14:45 AM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by 1056988800
the noise would not bother me my truck has been rolled 3 times so every thing squeaks and rattles
but i have a 3 in springs in the front and coustom (that means home made )shackles
an thats about all
living in the desert makes toyotas
a musthave thing . so much desert to crawl in and so few gas stations.
barstow is great, calico and the hammers are both within a half an hour  drive.

RUGER

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April 15, 2003, 01:57:54 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by 1056988800
i ran a buggy leaf in my 83 for about a year. after i did the buggy leaf i had shocks...later i swaped in an 86 rear axle and did a u-bolt flip and lost my shock mount. there isn't a noticable diffrence since the buggy rides and bounces on the frame. the bed shimmys a shitload with either.

the buggy leaf flexes great...but when you flex there is no weight on the drooping tire, only the weight of the tire and axle.

currently i've disabled the buggy leaf by clamping it with a u-bolt as close to the shackel as possible(this dosen't let the buggy droop). i plan to weld the spring perchs back on...but keep the buggy leaf just incase my weld breaks or i want to run it again for some reason. i also haven't put my rear shocks back on, since i still don't have a shock mount on the axle, it rides fine. i think legality wise you need to run shocks and i should get them reinstalled.

hope this helps.

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