New shock setup, 14inch travel eye-eye

[Apounder]

After changing my shocks and springs about 10 times I am finally satisfied. Previous setups include ome j springs and one shocks, then added spacers. Then went to TJM 5in springs and ironman 4-6in lift shocks. Not saying these are bad setups I did love both of them but the new setup seems to be the correct balance for my uses! New setup: OME competition 4in front coils, slee rear 4in coils, front shocks are bilstein external reservoir 5165s with an extended length of 35.7inches and a compressed length of 22inches, rear shocks are 5125s with the same measurements. Since these trucks are not eye to eye which in my opinion is a stronger way to go then stem, some changes had to be made!

Shocks

Rear top hats modified

Modified front uppers

Not pretty but it works!

Front lowers (brackets)

End result: love the ride, and can't complain about the travel

 

[BlueCruiser84]

Damn. Is that a "stock" radius arm setup?

Looks great.

 

[jfz80]

Nice work and looks good. Way to squeeze a little bit more out of her with slightly custom/bolt on approach.

 

[Apounder]

Damn. Is that a "stock" radius arm setup?

Looks great.

Lowered frame mount side of the radius arms which seemed to help a lot with down travel other then that stock radius arms!

Thanks guys!

 

[Booger weldz]

I have the same rear coils, but 37" tires and use a shock that is 5" shorter(with 12" travel) fully compressed? My coil is just getting loose when my shocks are fully extended.

I hate the stem mounts too. You loosing some up travel(not that the tire size increase dictates) from not doing any slight fender trimming/massaging at the rear lip?

 

[bobbynelson0730]

I have the same rear coils, but 37" tires and use a shock that is 5" shorter(with 12" travel) fully compressed? My coil is just getting loose when my shocks are fully extended.

I hate the stem mounts too. You loosing some up travel(not that the tire size increase dictates) from not doing any slight fender trimming/massaging at the rear lip?

Interested as well, running same Slee coils and was thinking of going with the 2.5" radflos but if I can squeak some longer body shocks in with these...I'm game. Still running around a 4.5" bump stop too.

 

[Apounder]

Interested as well, running same Slee coils and was thinking of going with the 2.5" radflos but if I can squeak some longer body shocks in with these...I'm game. Still running around a 4.5" bump stop too.

My up travel is lost due to the 40s already but there is still about an inch left in my shocks when I hit bumpstops in the rear, my coils hang loose but are held in by the cones inside the spring perch, I will be adding metal straps to hold them in place better but I do not see any issues so far as of loosing the springs. This setup should work with the 37s and be able to gain the inch of up travel I cannot.

 

[GW Nugget]

It's hard to see in the picture... how much did you raise the front mounts?

Lowered frame mount side of the radius arms which seemed to help a lot with down travel other then that stock radius arms!

Do you mean the one's like the Man Fre frame caster correction lowering mounts?
I just took off my shocks & disconnected the swaybar & only got 14" comp. to 26.5" ext. in the front.
We need more pics of the underside...

 

[Apounder]

It's hard to see in the picture... how much did you raise the front mounts?

Do you mean the one's like the Man Fre frame caster correction lowering mounts?
I just took off my shocks & disconnected the swaybar & only got 14" comp. to 26.5" ext. in the front.
We need more pics of the underside...

Cut the rear mounts and lowered them about 2 inches using steel square tube

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Looks like it flexs well

Top front mount looks a little soft to me. Ran the same shock years back and here another option if your top front does not hold up.

 

[Apounder]

Looks like it flexs well

Top front mount looks a little soft to me. Ran the same shock years back and here another option if your top front does not hold up.

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I'll keep an eye on it, it's welded all the way around I think the shock would break before the mount!

 

[Kevin8086]

Looks like it flexs well

Top front mount looks a little soft to me. Ran the same shock years back and here another option if your top front does not hold up.

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Is that 2, 30mm spacers stacked on one another

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Is that 2, 30mm spacers stacked on one another

Old school custom by Slee just a bigger version of this ► 80 Series Land Cruiser Spring Spacers

 

[Kevin8086]

Old school custom by Slee just a bigger version of this ► 80 Series Land Cruiser Spring Spacers

Got ya. I'm waiting on the metal tech 2" spacers now. With 37s, 2" spring spacers and 2" bump stop extensions. Do I need to raise my lower shock mount up some? If so how much? This is with J springs and L shocks