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HELP surspension !---> Hay guys
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: "Oz" ---Hay cheers for the help.. ddo u guys no how spoa work eg do leafs get taken off? have any you guy got spoa could u post some pics? rocky road outfitters
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It literally takes the axles and hangs it under the springs instead of sitting it on top of them.
Spring over axle can make for 'interesting' road manners. Fine if you are only using it for off road, but I wouldn't use it for a car that gets used on the road. It seems to favoured in the US for roack crawling. There are many kits that vary from basic DIY ones at around £200 to proper welded ones at nearer £500.
They generally give about 5" of lift I believe. I believe, you will definately need propshaft spacers, longer brake hoses and a drop pitman arm.
Oz:
AH so i take it u use the standard leafs? how do this give u more articulation
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: "Oz" ---AH so i take it u use the standard leafs? how do this give u more articulation
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It doesn't. It gives it a lift. If you use the 410 springs they do articulate quite nicely.
On that subject, you would be initially horrified by the lack of articulation of KAP springs (my wifes Freelander embarrasingly twists more!), but they do soften up over time. But even then, they are still not great. You just have to change your driving style to allow for lots of three wheeling :lol:
Oz:
hmm ok any idea on a kit that does both
rollazuki:
A spring over does give more flex. Because of the axle now being about 5 inches further out than it was, it exerts more leverage into the spring and can thus flex it harder. downside is that you can then break springs, get more spring flex(and thus axle hop), and as usual, something breaks.
Id buy a kit that you know will work, otherwise you start on the slippery slope to total vehicle modification.
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