Leafs

cruiser_beast · Post by **cruiser_beast** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:36 pm

Hey everyone.

Just enquiring about leaf springs on a 1985 toyota landcruiser. Im looking at buying one, and was wandering if there were ways to improve the leafs. They looked a big saggy, is there a way to have them re-sprung and a bit of a lift as well??

Also how do you achieve a better reach with a leaf spring??

Am i posting these topics in the right section?haha.Put me in my place if i should be somewhere else.

Sam

Post by **mike** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:06 pm

Hi cruiser,

Your doing fine with regards to the topic locations. Alas I personally can't shed any light on your cruiser questions as I'm a landrover owner :roll:

But I'm sure someone will answer them soon enuff :wink:

Mike

Rangerat · Post by **Rangerat** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 6:13 pm

Best way to improve leaf springs?

Replace with coils. But then you will need the right diff for them to fit, I recommend the Range Rover rear end.
Ah, but this will only fit to a Range Rover Chassi which of course bolts up to a Range rover body and then.....

Just jokes.
:lol:

For leafs it is much the same as coils, you can get after market ones eg. ARB, TJM etc or get the originals reset from a good suspension shop.

Really it comes down to a. what do you want the suspension to do?
and b. how much do you want to pay?

Rat

cruiser_beast · Post by **cruiser_beast** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 7:33 pm

Im just a poor university student:) so probably just getting them re-set sounds the cheapest??am i right on that note??

Can you recomend any outstanding spring shops that can re-set them?

Also ill stick to the landcruisers and leave your range rover parts alone :lol:

Sam

Rangerat · Post by **Rangerat** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 10:07 pm

on ya

Where you from? as someone on this site will know a good suspension shop near you.
And I will say that them cruiser's can be fairly good beasts. (ahhh did I just say that! now the Rangie is bound to break down just to teach me)

Rat

cruiser_beast · Post by **cruiser_beast** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 12:07 am

I live in Orewa, about 30 mins north of Auckland:) So anything in the Auckland Area is accesible.

cheers for your help guys:)

great site this is!!!!Its distracting me from studying!!!

Bodge · Post by **Bodge** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:23 am

My advice is to study harder and spend less time in here... you are going to need a really good high paying job to pay for that cruiser down the track

Yes you are heading in the right direction with resetting the leaves - it is cheaper in the short term.

You may want to get a recomendation on this forum:

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/nz4wd/

Plenty of die-hard Cruiser fans there and lots of Club members [you are a club member right?]. Clubs are a great way to get insider runnning on parts and suppliers...

Good luck and study really really hard.... remember A++ means a better offroader....

cruiser_beast · Post by **cruiser_beast** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:55 am

Cheers for the help, im studying now:)

hav a good day!!!

se ya
Sam

Athalus78 · Post by **Athalus78** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:34 am

A uni student study

Been there done that and more time spent at the local student friendly bar the better :wink: