Recent content by onelow1ton

Ok well to update this a bit looks like ill be ordering heavy lift coils soon maybe 3-4" because it looks like my Colorado is heavier than a stock fj80 with 100k miles on it because when I jacked the axle up to take the weight of the truck off the stands I bottomed out on the bump stop at the...

Haha yeah I'm a chevy guy at heart but have always been a fan of Toyota 4x4s and mini trucks , I would love to own a 40 to restore , but for now ill stick to stealing your guys axle and suspension parts ;)

Thank you sir , after doing some more measuring I'm thinking a 3-4" coil is what ill be needing but I need to do some more math and a lot more measuring but thanks to you guys I am on the right path now If anyone's interested in my truck build search my user name on expo , I don't want to get...

Thanks for the info , it's good to know because after mesureing more on my truck I'm thinking ill need lift coils , Would you say the tjm coil is stiff or just right with your lighter rig ? I was looking at your pix that's a sweet rig you got

What coil is that ?thanks

Awesome that helps a lot thank you so much

Haha it was mid 40s here but not to cold to spend 30 sec with a tape measure

Thank you sir this will help me a lot thanks so much :cheers:

All great info on SHOCKS but I'm looking at SPRINGS and yes I skimmed through the FAQ before I posted but thanks for the shock info it will not help me any sense I'm not using 80 series factory shock mounts but still good info

Come on guys no one can walk outside with a tape measure and measure there 80 front spring and just tell me what springs your using

Haha in a 80 sense as far as I know I'm the first to use an 80 suspension on a Colorado if I was looking for info on a Colorado I would have posted on the Colorado forums ;) The weight of my truck with bumpers and other stuff is close to a stock 80 I'm just trying to get a ball park so I know...

Heck if someone will give me the compressed measurement on a 2" or 4" spring I can figure it out from there because I'm thinking ill have to use a 2" or 4" spring to level it with the rear And thanks for looking guys Here is a pic of what I got right now , nothing is in place yet I just...

I'm working on a solid axle swap on my v8 Colorado and I'm using an fz80 e-locked front axle and complete front suspension for now ( might 3 link later) but I'm trying to figure out how much the stock springs will compress doi can get a good idea of where to mount my coil buckets and if I'm...

I have never had a problem getting 2 or 3 bolts from fastenal as long as its an in stock item , if they don't have it on hand it's up to the guy at the counter as to how nice they will be on that I have ad a few that said they will never sell the rest of the box so they would not get them unless...

Yeah your pic was the best one I could find clearly showing the studs so thanks for the good pic ,atleast it showes i was searching first lol ,and thanks you gave me exactly the answer I was looking for so thank you very much ill go by fastenal this week