fzj80 front axle with leafs?

[Rix86]

Anyone have ideas? Seen it done?
Steering is the main problem, the 80 low steer/crossover deal is right in the way of leafs... or would hang below the springs.
Slee says their hi steer arms won't work with leaf springs...
So lets just say a guy wanted to put an fzj80 elocker (high pinion) front under a truck without hydro and with leafs, and see what flys out of the idea box.

[79coyotefrg]

you would need to get some old rear spring "diving board leaves"  and cut them down to like 1 foot length  and use them to raise the leaf springs  above the axle (similiar to blocks but much safer since the center pin would go all the way thru them)

[Rix86]

OK you've lost me on that one?

[ToYocRawleR]

Ive used a fj80 axle in the front of my 85 with leafs,  i bent up a z link from 1.5" .250 DOM for steering and kept the stock tie rod behind the axle.

[Rix86]

Ive used a fj80 axle in the front of my 85 with leafs,  i bent up a z link from 1.5" .250 DOM for steering and kept the stock tie rod behind the axle.

Got any pics of that?

[ToYocRawleR]

i did im not sure what happened to them my comp has been rebooted like 3 times since then.  Its not hard at all.  I could walk you through it if you had any questions.

[Rix86]

I don't even have a timeframe to start cutting the IFS off yet.... still gathering ideas....

[Rix86]

Anyone else have ideas or thoughts?