My 60 is on its last legs. Sure it still drive frame is rusting out cross tube is long gone but want to know, if I should buy a used rust free or surface rust 60s, would a 62 have a slightly better ride? Also, does anyone know how much more a 80 series weighs then a 60/62?
Ride difference between a 60 and 62? What about the 80? (1 Viewer)
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FJ62s have poly slippers in the leaf springs, but they have that hobby horse ride that defines a 60 series. Don't choose a 62 over a 60 for any perceived ride quality difference.
Supposedly an 80 series is ~500# more than a 60 series. That makes a '91 or '92 with the 3FE a bit scarier proposition.
Supposedly an 80 series is ~500# more than a 60 series. That makes a '91 or '92 with the 3FE a bit scarier proposition.
brian
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four wheel leaf springs on the 60s
four wheel coil springs on the 80s
of the course the 80s ride better, and flex better, and handle better. the comparison is so far beyond night and day, it's like 18th century vs 19th century.
four wheel coil springs on the 80s
of the course the 80s ride better, and flex better, and handle better. the comparison is so far beyond night and day, it's like 18th century vs 19th century.
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how about mounting a 60/62 body on a 80 frame? anyone ever done it?
boozewz
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I have found that a stock 62 does ride a bit better than a stock 60, the 62 does not seem to sag as much as a 60. But for the most part they ride the same
