Topic: NWOR 3" lift leaf springs

[spuds015]

so i got a set of northwest offroad 3" lift leaf springs and stock length greaseable shackles this weekend and was wondering if anyone had past experience with the brand and also will i be able to lift the front ome 3" lift from toytech and have it be level or damn close? ive got a 98 taco v6 stock right now. i got them for $100 so i figured ad grab them anyways. thnx in advance

[superyota]

NWOR makes great springs!  i have a set of their lift rear springs that i put up front with out adding any leafs on my 85 toy pickup on 37's.  works great.  i've had them in my truck since 2000.  had lots of wheeling and street driving on them.  holding up great.  Bought mine new for right around $400 if I remember right.  springs come with a lifetime warrenty against breakage or sagging.  one of the best springs out there in my opinion.  you should get really close to the amount of lift that they are listed to give you.

[REG535]

well thats some good news, I have always heard so much bad feedback about these springs, nice to know they are worth using.

[superyota]

NWOR has been around a long time, and they have been making springs a long time.  i've never heard anything bad about there springs or ever had a problems with them.  I ran a set of 4404's  and broke the top(main) leaf less than a year after buying them new and putting them on.  i'm very happy with the NWOR's and highly recommend them.

[yotaneck13]

u mean No Where Offroad?

[superyota]

u mean No Where Offroad?

[jarmumd]

I have NWOR springs on my 4runner, I believe 2.5 inch lift, maybe 3, I bought them awhile ago so I don't remember off the top of my head.  They are so stiff that I can completely flex my suspension and never hit the bumpstops.  I put my highlift under my rock rails (to test the rock rails) and noted that my back tire only has 1.5" of downtravel before completely unloading.  Needless to say I'm going to tear into them and use them as add-a-leafs with stock springs.

[superyota]

sounds like you may have a shackle angle issue. 

[tanabuse]

thats a good idea i mean if  u need to stiffen some springs up and i bought a 3 1/2 inch spring set from them about a year and a half ago and i was running 33s and man i though they were stiff as and wit no schocks i had about 2 1/4 inchs of flex befor i maxed out now i wheeled them probley 20 times and tried to beat them in and i well basicaly had to go get some fillings put back in jaw lol and they helped me find a broken frame on my truck ill tell u waht i beat those springs in and now change at least for me in a years time now i have a buddy who have the same set of springs on his truck and his dad bought them like ten years ago and one of his rears started to sag on him now and he had to buy a new one and even it then years of being worked in they still dont flex that grate

[superyota]

interesting, mine flex great and i know of three other people besides me that have them and they all love them.  i'll get some posts up of mine flexing out.  i don't understand why your guys trucks don't flex. 

[tanabuse]

me either but o well i just a bit butt hurt kuz there price and no felx so i just bought wagys all around  100 bucks and i have never looked back   i just put them on my DD so it all works out but i can remember  a time in my dd wit schocks i went around a wet corner up hill and tried whiping it and u wanna know what happend my trie pick up off the ground i hurd tire slipping and then my motor free spooled too about 4 grand and me and my buddy were like wow wtf if up wit these springs

[superyota]

sorry, i'll see if i can get a couple of the other guys on here with better pics to post up. but here is a couple.  my truck is sitting on 37's with lots of room to spare.  under compression, tires push up into the fenders and on extension, 14 in. shocks and i used every inch of extension and compression.  i'll have to get better pics up but here are 2 i found on the board...

[spuds015 [OP]]

sounds like they are hit and miss or there are other problems with the rigs. ill toss em on and ill report back

[superyota]

a link to NWOR's springs...http://www.northwestoffroad.com/parts/suspension_intro.html

from everything you guys have said about how stiff they are makes me think you got heavy duty/heavy load leaf springs which would explain why they are so stiff.  good info on their leafs though.

[superyota]

.......i have a buddy who have the same set of springs on his truck and his dad bought them like ten years ago and one of his rears started to sag on him now and he had to buy a new one and even it then years of being worked in they still dont flex that grate

he shouldn't have bought a new one. all he had to do was send it back and have it replaced for free.

[jarmumd]

a link to NWOR's springs...http://www.northwestoffroad.com/parts/suspension_intro.html

from everything you guys have said about how stiff they are makes me think you got heavy duty/heavy load leaf springs which would explain why they are so stiff.  good info on their leafs though.

I specifically did not get their heavy duty springs.  but they are almost twice as thick as stock springs and there are only three leafs (up front).  Typically softer off road springs are thinner leafs but more leafs.  For instance, Marlin front springs have 6 leafs - double that of NWOR, and I would bet they are not as stiff.  I'm not trying to tell you that yours don't work well, and I'm not trying to say that they don't flex - they do.  But I can't hit the bumpstops flexing my suspension with their 2.5 non-heavy duty springs, and I feel like I have a harsh ride since I only have 1.5 inches of downtravel in the rear (again I don't have their HD packs)

[superyota]

I specifically did not get their heavy duty springs.  but they are almost twice as thick as stock springs and there are only three leafs (up front).  Typically softer off road springs are thinner leafs but more leafs.  For instance, Marlin front springs have 6 leafs - double that of NWOR, and I would bet they are not as stiff.  I'm not trying to tell you that yours don't work well, and I'm not trying to say that they don't flex - they do.  But I can't hit the bumpstops flexing my suspension with their 2.5 non-heavy duty springs, and I feel like I have a harsh ride since I only have 1.5 inches of downtravel in the rear (again I don't have their HD packs)

don't know what to say.  i just know mine work great and my buddy's that have them also work great.  then again, we are running RUF's. 

[jarmumd]

I'm sorry, I didn't read your post as well as I should have.  I have NWOR springs at all 4 corners, NOT northwest rears up front.  That would probably make a big difference as the added stiffness would be welcome up front since usually OEM rear springs are wayy soft.  That might work out real well.  I might even try that since I was put off of RUF since around here (AL) they and chevies are too soft.

[superyota]

That makes sense now.  i didn't have to add any leafs to my pack to move them up front. actually pulled out the over load.  that would make sense though why the rears would be a stiff ride.  sorry for the miscommunication. 

[superyota]

any of you guys with the rear springs want to sell them?