The new "yj" springs are in! - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

scwafish · 12-20-2002, 05:28 PM

I got my new Alcans the other day, finally had time to put them in this afternoon. They are just like 5 leaf yjs except the pin is offset by 2.5 inches

scwafish · 12-20-2002, 05:31 PM

Less clamps too...

scwafish · 12-20-2002, 05:34 PM

The other end...

scwafish · 12-20-2002, 05:35 PM

This is the part thats ridiculous, my zuk is now longer than my Scout was...

wb is now 101!!! Hopefully the 37s wont rub now.

Flipper · 12-20-2002, 05:41 PM

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Originally posted by scwafish
This is the part thats ridiculous, my zuk is now longer than my Scout was... wb is now 101!!! Hopefully the 37s wont rub now.

Dude. How in the hell are you measuring wheelbase? Does adding smaller wheels make your wheelbase longer?

....lay the beer down and step away from the tapemesaure....

Pappa Smurf · 12-20-2002, 05:41 PM

those are so pretty

I thalt the wheel base was fom hub to hub

scwafish · 12-20-2002, 05:47 PM

Since its hard to tell if your actually in the center of the wheel, you can measure wheelbase from the front/front of rear/rear of each wheel which is a way easier way (not to mention more accurate) to measure wb.

Pappa Smurf · 12-20-2002, 05:53 PM

okey dokey

Sarcastro · 12-20-2002, 06:01 PM

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Originally posted by scwafish
Since its hard to tell if your actually in the center of the wheel, you can measure wheelbase from the front/front of rear/rear of each wheel which is a way easier way (not to mention more accurate) to measure wb.

Scwa,
Dont you have to subtract your static radius?

scwafish · 12-20-2002, 06:09 PM

It really is that easy...the distance from front/front or center/center or rear/rear is the same...what the hell are they teaching in school these days???

road1will · 12-20-2002, 06:30 PM

i hate to think of the money you spent on those purty springs when you could have just redrilled the pin in the main and second leafs, then slid the rest over and used the hole you drilled as the center pin...

but i guess i should keep my mouth shut

urjb · 12-20-2002, 07:17 PM

WTF...I thought I was gonna see pics of 'em in the rig.(including the rig and some poser flex shots)

kinda like 35% without a link

we know what springs look like.

Eric

zuk88 · 12-20-2002, 07:37 PM

Damn Scwa, you go outta your way to show these guys your new toys and all you get is bitchin'

Let me know how the springs work out, I need to replace a couple of mine.

NC Zuk · 12-20-2002, 07:48 PM

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Originally posted by 9V
but i guess i should keep my mouth shut

How right you are!!!!

scwafish · 12-20-2002, 07:52 PM

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i hate to think of the money you spent on those purty springs when you could have just redrilled the pin in the main and second leafs, then slid the rest over and used the hole you drilled as the center pin...

Looked into that, as well as recombining toy springs, but it wasn't that simple and/or didnt work, not to mention the failures associated with redrilling holes. Hate to think of the money some people spend on British crap...but I'll keep my mouth shut

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WTF...I thought I was gonna see pics of 'em in the rig.(including the rig and some poser flex shots)

As soon as it stops raining like a mofo I'm going wheeling. Nothing worse than 35% with no link.

bobaki · 12-20-2002, 09:11 PM

use your top and doors,what are they teaching kids these days?............................................. ....................

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scwafish · 12-20-2002, 09:19 PM

Cow Mtn. is closed...top and doors wont fix that! This is the best side view I can get for tonight, but with the 37s and the offset, approach is getting pretty good for a leaf spring rig.

bobaki · 12-20-2002, 09:27 PM

I think a guy like you could afford his own personal poser rock to use in inclement weather................................

Shrock · 12-20-2002, 09:53 PM

scwa, what steering box is that? Sure is shiney.

Islandzuki · 12-20-2002, 10:14 PM

Are those custom ordered springs??? or do they come with the pin ofset like that???

scwafish · 12-20-2002, 11:14 PM

Shrock-its just an old Celica box that saw some TLC

Island-they are custom ordered, but they werent really much more than the Rancho CJ springs I have in the back

godzuki · 12-21-2002, 04:59 AM

how did you get to 101 (unless your frame is extended)shit all i can get is 91 and thats with yjs in front and 52'' chevy springs in the rear

NC Zuk · 12-21-2002, 06:20 AM

You gotta remember, scwa is running a long wheelbase sammi. He started out with an extended wheelbase

Tusker · 12-21-2002, 07:17 AM

Those springs sure look nice. What else do you have to do to get ready for the run next month?

scwafish · 12-21-2002, 07:41 AM

Tusker-not a lot to get ready, new ps pump, skid plate for the gas tank, mess with some brake lines, and trim anything that still rubs.

Godzuki-It was 94 stock, and I have pushed the front axle way forward.

12-20-2002, 05:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
scwafish Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 977 Location: Ukiah CA Posts: 3,170	The new "yj" springs are in! I got my new Alcans the other day, finally had time to put them in this afternoon. They are just like 5 leaf yjs except the pin is offset by 2.5 inches Attached Images __________________ eXtreme web-wheeler!

12-20-2002, 05:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
scwafish Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 977 Location: Ukiah CA Posts: 3,170	Less clamps too... Attached Images __________________ eXtreme web-wheeler!

12-20-2002, 05:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
scwafish Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 977 Location: Ukiah CA Posts: 3,170	The other end... Attached Images __________________ eXtreme web-wheeler!

12-20-2002, 05:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
scwafish Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 977 Location: Ukiah CA Posts: 3,170	This is the part thats ridiculous, my zuk is now longer than my Scout was... wb is now 101!!! Hopefully the 37s wont rub now. Attached Images __________________ eXtreme web-wheeler! Last edited by scwafish; 12-20-2002 at 05:36 PM.

12-20-2002, 05:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pappa Smurf Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Member # 12401 Location: Buckeye AZ Posts: 1,541	those are so pretty I thalt the wheel base was fom hub to hub __________________ Toyota axle parts www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8789642#post8789642

12-20-2002, 05:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
scwafish Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 977 Location: Ukiah CA Posts: 3,170	Since its hard to tell if your actually in the center of the wheel, you can measure wheelbase from the front/front of rear/rear of each wheel which is a way easier way (not to mention more accurate) to measure wb. __________________ eXtreme web-wheeler!

12-20-2002, 05:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pappa Smurf Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Member # 12401 Location: Buckeye AZ Posts: 1,541	okey dokey __________________ Toyota axle parts www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8789642#post8789642

12-20-2002, 06:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
scwafish Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 977 Location: Ukiah CA Posts: 3,170	It really is that easy...the distance from front/front or center/center or rear/rear is the same...what the hell are they teaching in school these days??? __________________ eXtreme web-wheeler!

12-20-2002, 06:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
road1will Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8871 Location: Cleveland Tennessee Posts: 3,344	i hate to think of the money you spent on those purty springs when you could have just redrilled the pin in the main and second leafs, then slid the rest over and used the hole you drilled as the center pin... but i guess i should keep my mouth shut

12-20-2002, 07:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
zuk88 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3785 Location: Windsor, CA Posts: 838	Damn Scwa, you go outta your way to show these guys your new toys and all you get is bitchin' Let me know how the springs work out, I need to replace a couple of mine. __________________ [B]'88 ZUK[/B] Toy axles,4.30 r&p, spool rear, EZ front,4.16 t-case, 2" YJs, Sky Mfg hy-steer, 33" thorns, and fuzzy seat covers.

12-20-2002, 09:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
bobaki Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 4279 Location: Homestead Valley / Mill Valley,CA Posts: 1,154	use your top and doors,what are they teaching kids these days?............................................. .................... ...

12-20-2002, 09:19 PM	#17 (permalink)
scwafish Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 977 Location: Ukiah CA Posts: 3,170	Cow Mtn. is closed...top and doors wont fix that! This is the best side view I can get for tonight, but with the 37s and the offset, approach is getting pretty good for a leaf spring rig. Attached Images __________________ eXtreme web-wheeler!

12-20-2002, 09:27 PM	#18 (permalink)
bobaki Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 4279 Location: Homestead Valley / Mill Valley,CA Posts: 1,154	I think a guy like you could afford his own personal poser rock to use in inclement weather................................

12-20-2002, 09:53 PM	#19 (permalink)
Shrock Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Member # 10979 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,421	scwa, what steering box is that? Sure is shiney. __________________ Jim Shrake [URL=http://www.shrockworks.com][COLOR=red][B]www.ShrockWorks.com[/B][/COLOR][/URL] Armor! - Bumpers, Sliders, Skids

12-20-2002, 10:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
Islandzuki Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Member # 15343 Location: PARADISE GUAM, USA 13N/144E Posts: 2,616	Are those custom ordered springs??? or do they come with the pin ofset like that??? __________________ DIRT, MUD, ROCKS WHATEVER!!!!

12-20-2002, 11:14 PM	#21 (permalink)
scwafish Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 977 Location: Ukiah CA Posts: 3,170	Shrock-its just an old Celica box that saw some TLC Island-they are custom ordered, but they werent really much more than the Rancho CJ springs I have in the back __________________ eXtreme web-wheeler!

12-21-2002, 04:59 AM	#22 (permalink)
godzuki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14415 Location: saginaw tx. Posts: 1,733	how did you get to 101 (unless your frame is extended)shit all i can get is 91 and thats with yjs in front and 52'' chevy springs in the rear __________________ I.R.B.S.T.M

12-21-2002, 06:20 AM	#23 (permalink)
NC Zuk Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Member # 12060 Location: Somewhere in Afghanistan Posts: 2,129	You gotta remember, scwa is running a long wheelbase sammi. He started out with an extended wheelbase __________________ RIP MSG Art Lilley, you will never be forgotten... Last edited by NC Zuk; 12-21-2002 at 06:21 AM.

12-21-2002, 07:17 AM	#24 (permalink)
Tusker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2752 Location: Fairfield, CA Posts: 2,043	Those springs sure look nice. What else do you have to do to get ready for the run next month? __________________ 86 Samurai w/gun rack, 92" WB, VW 1.9 TD, Toyota 5-speed and dual cases with 4.7 gearset, Toyota axles with Longfields, 5.29's, ARB's f&r, YJ's, 35's, FJ-60 power steering, high steer, ............. <>< <>< <>< Hey, if this rig is for wheelin', what are all these animal parts doin' in here?

12-21-2002, 07:41 AM	#25 (permalink)
scwafish Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 977 Location: Ukiah CA Posts: 3,170	Tusker-not a lot to get ready, new ps pump, skid plate for the gas tank, mess with some brake lines, and trim anything that still rubs. Godzuki-It was 94 stock, and I have pushed the front axle way forward. __________________ eXtreme web-wheeler!

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