My 78 BONDO FJ = LE Mechant !!

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I thought about doing this to my spring hangers but just never felt comfortable doing it. I see you doing it-and honestly I don't care for it. I understand you want more lift, but I think you should consider a different route, if your going to go through the effort to get the welder and torches out for the suspension, I would not mess with lowering the spring hangers. Either do a spring over, or a link suspension, body lift, or cut up the body-you'll be happy you did.:beer: If you don't do it now you will always regret it.:worms:
 
Nice work

been looking for a way to do the front spring hanger so I can run tahoe springs on the rear, love the spring hangers, did you fab the whole hanger or start with someone elses??

On the exo cage did you tie the one that comes down ahead of the door into anything and how about some pix of how you attached it??

Keep it up sharp rig...
 
White Stripe said:
I thought about doing this to my spring hangers but just never felt comfortable doing it. I see you doing it-and honestly I don't care for it. I understand you want more lift, but I think you should consider a different route, if your going to go through the effort to get the welder and torches out for the suspension, I would not mess with lowering the spring hangers. Either do a spring over, or a link suspension, body lift, or cut up the body-you'll be happy you did.:beer: If you don't do it now you will always regret it.:worms:
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Thats cool, a full 4 link is in the future for her, i am adding a few new springs in the rear as I'm getting a bit more weight in the back now with the winch and seat ( for the odd time were 3 ) in her, and i was to do the wheel wells already and the rear hangers were at a funky angles and the bumpstops were not right.
The rear was sagging an inch,So i figure ill fix it. If you don't try anything, how do ya learn i ask ??? I really don't think this will be a problem for the riding i do
Knowing now what i did not when i started my rig i would do soa, BUT.. i always knew i would someday 4 link it.

Getting the welder out for me is a GOOD day !!!!!!
 
RAYJON said:
Nice work

been looking for a way to do the front spring hanger so I can run tahoe springs on the rear, love the spring hangers, did you fab the whole hanger or start with someone elses??

On the exo cage did you tie the one that comes down ahead of the door into anything and how about some pix of how you attached it??

Keep it up sharp rig...
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Thanks Rayjon,

I started with the originals, just rewelded and beefed up a bit with some stuff laying around the shop.

The cage was never intended to be an ex
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o, it has a metal tech cage in her. But, up here we ride in tight trees and blowdown and was doing a lot of damage to the roofline so i came up with this. I can still remove the top without taking the cage off.
 
Well another good day with a few cold ones and more is done.

Finally got the stance where i can live with,she had a bad rear sag.Now just gotta fix the front shackle angle's, never ends!!


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