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I bought this truck basically as it is from an old friend who had the SAS done professionally. Although I am slowly replacing worn items such as shocks and bushings, sorting out some engine issues, the truck works very well and I will post some images later to help.
D44 front and a 9" spool in the back. Slightly modified 4.0, stock tranny and tranfer case.
My current project or issue is the ride stiffness. I have yet to ID the actual spring packs used. The truck when I got it was sprung like a gocart...stiff as hell even on-road....off road it was intolerable (I have it mainly for off road). I removed two of the lower (smallest) leafs. It came with a small camber wedge on the perch pinned with the leaf pack. To compensate for some of the ride heigh loss, I machined two new thicker wedges (blocks).
Result, the absolute perfect amount of flex and ride quality I wanted. BUT, I lost the ride height and then had issues with tire clearance (35's) with the coachwork.
So I put back one leaf, kept the taller wedges and have my ride height back but the dental distruction ride quality is also back!
-I know I will eventually have to replace the wedges/blocks with some kind of permanent structure on the axels for camber (another issue for later) but for now am trying to come up with a combination I can live with first.
-When I was at the ride stiffness/flex I wanted, the spring pack was quite flat with little arc to it in the middle section. Not sure if this is an issue or not.
Options: :
1. Re-arc the thinner leaf pack (may become too stiff…?)
2. Go back to thinner leaf pack, but regain clearance and ride height with a set of shackles at one end (forward) of the springs.
3. Body lift? (not too keen on this, want to keep COG lower)
4. Cut the fenders all off….
not a chance...
I have poured over the Ranger Station for some info on this topic specifically. Although I learned some cool stuff, nothing on this particular issue. Closest thing I found was an article about old Scouts saggy rear springs on another site. (They used air bags to correct)
Any help you folks could provide would be much appreciated.
Tim in Kelowna
I bought this truck basically as it is from an old friend who had the SAS done professionally. Although I am slowly replacing worn items such as shocks and bushings, sorting out some engine issues, the truck works very well and I will post some images later to help.
D44 front and a 9" spool in the back. Slightly modified 4.0, stock tranny and tranfer case.
My current project or issue is the ride stiffness. I have yet to ID the actual spring packs used. The truck when I got it was sprung like a gocart...stiff as hell even on-road....off road it was intolerable (I have it mainly for off road). I removed two of the lower (smallest) leafs. It came with a small camber wedge on the perch pinned with the leaf pack. To compensate for some of the ride heigh loss, I machined two new thicker wedges (blocks).
Result, the absolute perfect amount of flex and ride quality I wanted. BUT, I lost the ride height and then had issues with tire clearance (35's) with the coachwork.
So I put back one leaf, kept the taller wedges and have my ride height back but the dental distruction ride quality is also back!
-I know I will eventually have to replace the wedges/blocks with some kind of permanent structure on the axels for camber (another issue for later) but for now am trying to come up with a combination I can live with first.
-When I was at the ride stiffness/flex I wanted, the spring pack was quite flat with little arc to it in the middle section. Not sure if this is an issue or not.
Options: :
1. Re-arc the thinner leaf pack (may become too stiff…?)
2. Go back to thinner leaf pack, but regain clearance and ride height with a set of shackles at one end (forward) of the springs.
3. Body lift? (not too keen on this, want to keep COG lower)
4. Cut the fenders all off….
not a chance...I have poured over the Ranger Station for some info on this topic specifically. Although I learned some cool stuff, nothing on this particular issue. Closest thing I found was an article about old Scouts saggy rear springs on another site. (They used air bags to correct)
Any help you folks could provide would be much appreciated.
Tim in Kelowna
