articulation problem

[Jackt360]

on the back i have got landcruiser springs and +3" shocks and when i get articulation the wheel goes up into the arch and knocks my arch off and the wheel digs into the wing and takes chunks out of the tyre (33's) is the only way to solve this to lift it a little more? like a 2" body lift?

also the landcruiser springs seem abit to big and dont fit in the cup properly is this normal? and is there anything i can do about it?

cheers Jack

[BioHazard]

on the back i have got landcruiser springs and +3" shocks and when i get articulation the wheel goes up into the arch and knocks my arch off and the wheel digs into the wing and takes chunks out of the tyre (33's) is the only way to solve this to lift it a little more? like a 2" body lift?

also the landcruiser springs seem abit to big and dont fit in the cup properly is this normal? and is there anything i can do about it?

cheers Jack

2" body lift will help .........you got the shocks ok then .
as for the springs , surfenstein has some locators for them available


apache or gwh will be better to help you as they have this style of lift

[TonyN]

You can drop your bump stops down to limit up flex. This way you don't have to put anymore lift on.

The LandCruiser springs don't fit propely, thats because they are for a LandCruiser!!

Ideally you want to make some short 'coil spacer' type seats that are LC sized on the bottom to locate the spring, and Surf shaped the other end to fit over the cone on the chassis.

[Apache]

Ideally you want to make some short 'coil spacer' type seats that are LC sized on the bottom to locate the spring, and Surf shaped the other end to fit over the cone on the chassis.

Isn't that exactly what Mark makes?

[KERRSURF]

I have the LC's and if they are rotated so the spring end at top sits against the chassis they are fine.

[Jackt360]

2" body lift will help .........you got the shocks ok then .
as for the springs , surfenstein has some locators for them available


apache or gwh will be better to help you as they have this style of lift

Hi, yes i got the shocks there great thanks, didnt relise i hadnt told you sorry :P

heres a pic of it flexing





as you can tell not quite a surf anymore

i was thinking extend the rear bump stops but will this also affect my downwards travel or will it remain the same?

[Jackt360]

Isn't that exactly what Mark makes?

whos mark? and how much?

[surfenstein]

that will be me then.i take it your after some l/c spring locators.this is them fitted to my truck

and this is what they look like

they are £100 the pair.

[surfenstein]

im itrigued with your surf.is that a cut and shut job on the rear,have you got any pics on the inside of the buck im just being nosey wanted to see how you finished off the tops of the sides.

[Jackt360]

im itrigued with your surf.is that a cut and shut job on the rear,have you got any pics on the inside of the buck im just being nosey wanted to see how you finished off the tops of the sides.

Hi, will let you know about the spring adapter things bit tight on money, yeah ive got lots of pic from start to finish about 150 in total lol il upload some of the buck its not quite finished yet but its getting there, i got some steel folded to drop into the gap and welded it into place, pics cumin up!

[Jackt360]

thats the folded steel laid into place




spotted to hold it




welded and ground flat!

After all of this i filled the sides but i left the top because im going to get a nice peice of hardwood to fix on top, thought it would look quite nice.


heres a pic of the filler in progress..



i havnt got any pics of it at the min havnt done some work on it really since its back on the road, if you want to see anymore pics just ask!

Hope it helps

[surfenstein]

yea thats a great help thanks.mine looks totally different to yours,ive angled my back end more than yours.so its the same angle as the windows near enough.what did you do for a bulkhead??

[Jackt360]

for now ive just got a really thick peice of wood painted black screwed and sealanted in. but thats just because i ran out of money lol

[Apache]

Talking of spring locators...

[Jackt360]

Talking of spring locators...

.....is that it? nothing else to say? lol