Redrill a perch??

[1Fine40]

Could a guy with an SUA and 4" lift spring on a 40 just re-drill the spring perch an inch or so forward to gain a small bit of wheelbase on the rear axle?? What drawbacks might there be other than a lot of work for a small gain?
Cheers!

 

[phlyfish]

I did and didn't have any issues, it help with tire rub also.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I did and didn't have any issues, it help with tire rub also.

ditto

 

[1Fine40]

You didn't have any probs with the shock mounts? Thanks for the response!

 

[bsilva132]

Why not just flip the springs around and gain ~3.5"? 1" seems like a pretty minimal gain and flipping the springs is not that much more work. The rear shock mounts have to be moved to the other side though. I just drilled a hole through the old mount and used a grade 8 bolt for the new mount. Mine is SOA, but I would think that SUA would not be that different.
-Brian

 

[1Fine40]

Gotta pic?

 

[phlyfish]

I didn't run into any issues with the shocks at all. It worked great. There were times that I had the rig flexed out pretty good adn didn't run into problems with the driveshaft slipping out. I would do it again for the clearence.

 

[bsilva132]

the first is before the sawzall w/33's and the second is after with 35's. You will likely need to get the d-shaft redone (~$50-60).