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Builds My first '40 and the venture (10 Viewers)
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Are you going to reinstall those springs after you fix the perches or go with something different?
RevISK
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My gut is telling me “no”.
I've always had great luck with Alcan, and for more budget-minded Skyjacker has worked well too. Both brands ride and flex extremely well. For a short wheelbase 40 that is!
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I have a vague recollection from about 20 years ago of having to do this repair on a hanger that had a pretty significant lean to it.
I took an extra spring pin and welded a 2’ length of 1.25” pipe to the outside flange, and then installed it in the hanger. It made a very handy fulcrum to pull the hanger into the correct orientation, while ensuring that the two sides of the hanger stayed parallel.
AND, if memory serves, I could not achieve that amount of correction without also cutting the bottom of the frame channel open, fore and aft of the crack. It made the repair a more substantial job, but I felt pretty good about the results lasting. The truck had lived a hard life before I received it to work on, wheeling Pritchett Canyon in Moab on 37s.
I took an extra spring pin and welded a 2’ length of 1.25” pipe to the outside flange, and then installed it in the hanger. It made a very handy fulcrum to pull the hanger into the correct orientation, while ensuring that the two sides of the hanger stayed parallel.
AND, if memory serves, I could not achieve that amount of correction without also cutting the bottom of the frame channel open, fore and aft of the crack. It made the repair a more substantial job, but I felt pretty good about the results lasting. The truck had lived a hard life before I received it to work on, wheeling Pritchett Canyon in Moab on 37s.
RevISK
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FWIW, both of us have had terrible experiences with Dobinsons to the point where we believe we got springs out of a bad batch and they won’t admit it (even though they pretty much did to me then back tracked). We purchased at very close intervals.
We’ve both given them every opportunity to make good and they just straight up suck at customer service here in the US. My springs are worthless, for real. Dangerous even.
I bought my Dobinson 2" about the same time as you @RevISK & @Ol Yeller
via a mud vendor, through Dobinson USA. Same dimensions on the mil wrap as yours, thus they were never installed. I was hoping you all had made some headway with them. Sadly it doesn't look like it.
I have their springs on my 60 and love them, but they got the wrap dimensions correct on that one.
OlYellr
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Yep. And ghosted post filing a claim
For now, Rus is going to cut those MOFO’s wraps and will go on until I decide what to do. That or my OME I still have.
Who knows, for me, I didn’t have the lean like Ian did with his bad batch. They might be “ok” enough until I know more. And getting it drivable is the biggest issue. Hacked Dobbies is way less important.. got fuel tanks fun to post about
OlYellr
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Tailpipe and gas tank removed. When I got the cruiser, it had a dent in the protector covering the tank. Removing it exposed a similar dent in the tank.
The sender, hoses, etc all all being replaced and the tank too. Love Onions.
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The sender, hoses, etc all all being replaced and the tank too. Love Onions.
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Damn, Bryan sorry to hear about this spring BS. Oddly, last month another 40 owner was questioning me about my suspension and if I was having issues (read/heard about on mud etc). Then I remember @bhardy78 mentioning the same thing….I’ve not dealt with this issue to the extent you display. Especially on-road 
What are you using for fixed spring pins and bushings?Damn, Bryan sorry to hear about this spring BS. Oddly, last month another 40 owner was questioning me about my suspension and if I was having issues (read/heard about on mud etc). Then I remember @bhardy78 mentioning the same thing….I’ve not dealt with this issue to the extent you display. Especially on-road
@cruiseroutfit ‘74 fj40-Only sourced the springs (heavy). Greased pins, shackles & Bilstein shocks.
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OlYellr
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Yeah sucks for sure- especially for the coin dropped and lack of any follow through.Damn, Bryan sorry to hear about this spring BS. Oddly, last month another 40 owner was questioning me about my suspension and if I was having issues (read/heard about on mud etc). Then I remember @bhardy78 mentioning the same thing….I’ve not dealt with this issue to the extent you display. Especially on-road
All this is why I had to bail on your crawl even in Oct. I will make it!
Hate to hear this and will keep in mind as others inquire. I’m sure we’ll see ya in ‘25.
Yeah, I will likely heat and smash or cut those mil wraps off.
It just plain sucks, though. Customers shouldn't have to do that with brand new springs.
It was a simple fix for Dobinson, support their products, own up to the mistake of putting a larger wrap compatible with a later style 40, 60 and 70 series springs instead of the smaller wrap needed for 8/80 and prior 25mm springs.
The cost to replace this batch would have been far cheaper than all of the future business lost due to these types of posts.
Like you though, moving on with my 40. More important fish to fry so to speak
RevISK
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Preach
pb4ugo
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I usually draw and sketch on paper, then take a pic of it, then post the Pic.
Way back in the day I took the class in autocad - one of my favorites. You can problem solve with drawings. So I had a POS AMT 1911 and the front sight fell out. I measured the slot carefully and then drew it in cad. When I connected the arc it told me that the diameter was 0.495 so I knew that they used a 1/2" mill to put in that slot.
Free body diagrams and rigid frictionless gorilla's
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