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12-07-2009, 09:06 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oxford, MA
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|  RC Bros Leaf Spring kit questions?
Well, I'm still a bit undecided on this kit. It's not a simple bolt on kit. It's going to take a of modifying to get it just right. Anyhow...my first question is...what the heck direction to military wrap leafs go? Which end goes in the solid mount and which one goes in the shackle?  Next question (assuming the leafs are facing the right direction)...what kid of angle should the rear shackles be at? Do these look about right?   And surprise surprise...it's going to be another truggy.   |
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12-07-2009, 09:09 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama
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12-07-2009, 09:39 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Thorp WA, more sheep than men...
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Anything around a 45 back is a good shackle angle, after weight is added... Looks good so far... I plan on runnin leaves up front and 4 link the back... We'll see what parts Santa gets me...
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12-07-2009, 09:50 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Eastcoast CANADA
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The solid eye always goes to the front so if you hit something the leaf will go over it. I see you have two swing mounts on a single leaf.... One side of the leaf pack should be a soild mount that doesn't swing, only one swing mount to a leaf pack. Hope this helps.......  Nice work, keep it goin |
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12-07-2009, 10:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Unnecessary Surgery Land
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I see you have a rear sag problem like I had. I had to run springs in my rear shocks to keep the back end up.
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12-08-2009, 12:15 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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-Also doing this does it increase or decrease any performance?? the truck looks really good tho btw!!! | |
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12-08-2009, 04:35 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oxford, MA
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12-08-2009, 05:55 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South
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Please remember what a Truggy is . If you don't know let me know and I will help you out . | |
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12-08-2009, 06:02 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Unnecessary Surgery Land
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It was cheaper for me to use the internal spring in my shock. Goldmember, I'm using red rc4wd springs. Last edited by pardonmyn00b; 12-08-2009 at 06:08 AM. | |
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12-08-2009, 07:11 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oxford, MA
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I ordered a set of red springs last night. Lol great minds think alike.
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12-08-2009, 07:19 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Gap
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Badd = the truggy police.
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12-08-2009, 09:35 AM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: May 2009 Location: anaheim
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Bad = NERD police
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12-08-2009, 09:58 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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[QUOTE=pardonmyn00b;2150633]Yellowpasta, why are you so sassy? QUOTE] lol how am i so sassy?? -so any info on its performance? |
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12-08-2009, 03:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South
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12-08-2009, 06:07 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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Hey, nice Yota cab! glad to see it getting put to use. |
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12-08-2009, 06:20 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lebanon
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can you run leafs with the coilover shocks? and with a 4 link in the rear and the handbrothers 3 link up front?
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12-08-2009, 07:34 PM
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As well, the 3 link wouldn't be needed up front with leafs. | ||
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12-09-2009, 10:05 AM
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12-09-2009, 10:35 AM
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That's my plan for now. With the leafs, shocks aren't necessary performance wise...just for looks. My plan is to remove the springs and possibly sand off the preload threads from the body, then paint the body and caps. Last edited by goldmember; 12-09-2009 at 10:42 AM. | |
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12-11-2009, 09:40 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: keller
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ok i want to buy the kit but were do i go? I have searched and I guess i must be overlooking it, thanks  |
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