: Attn: H8Monday


doctor_G
02-08-2002, 04:55 PM
Just another question for ya.
Why did you do away with the Rancho/Wrangler springs?
Did they hold up ok spring-over?
Doc.

H8monday
02-08-2002, 05:48 PM
I never ran Rancho Wrangler springs in an off the shelf configuration. I had a pack that used a combo of stock and ranch o springs that worked awsome.
They held up for a couple of years.
The reason I got rid of them was due to a, "2 second act, of high horsepower, stupidity" on Winch hill 3, last summer.
I was climbing a very steep line on the left side, and was just a few inches away from clearing the top, when my girlfriend told me I needed to stay left, but I didnt listen. When I looked down at my tire I could see i was slipping off the ledge so i turned left and tried to wheel spin the tire back on line. I dropped in the wedge instead, while the wheels were still spinning, and the result was a train wreck, that snapped my driverside spring, bent my right side spring in half, tore off my wrap bar, exploded my driveline, and snapped both rear axle shafts.
So when I went looking for new springs I decided to go with the Waggy springs because of the extra wheel base they gave.
The old Wrangler/Rancho spring packs flexed as well, as any I have ever ran.
A few pics I why I dont have them anymore
http://bbs.off-road.com/wwwthreads_uploads/53-673380-Mvc-002sWH3.jpg
http://bbs.off-road.com/wwwthreads_uploads/53-673381-Mvc-003sWH3-2.jpg
http://bbs.off-road.com/wwwthreads_uploads/53-673373-MVC-005S.JPG

You can see in the lower pic, that the springs are tweaked by the skewed angle and forward position of the right side tire.

OOOOOPS: :rasta: :nuke: :eek: