SOA spring wear questions (9 Viewers)

[csd1982]

I have had my SOA for about 9 years. I don’t do any hardcore off-roading. When I first setup the SOA I used a 2.5 inch leaf on the rear driver side from cruiser outfitters. The rear passenger was a stock spring from them.

The spring arch difference helped eliminate the cruiser lean. Now I fell that maybe the passenger rear is too flat and it has a lot of sway when I turn.

How does the rear passenger spring shape look? Pic 1 and 2 are the passenger rear. Pic 3 is driver rear that has the 2.5 inch arch.

2F, fj62 extend front axle and rear fj80 FF.

 

[MOTOV8R]

Find a local spring shop, they can re-arch the spring pack. Those may have been a stock height spring but they do not appear to be stock springs. Also looks like both packs have 8 leaves. Those are some interesting shackles.

 

[Augustiron]

I'm not SOA expert but my understanding is There is no right or wrong amount of arch as a rule, it is a matter of what is needed for your setup to get the stance and clearance you need.

A lot of folks like to run clapped out near flat OEM springs for SOA conversions as it keeps the overall height lower.

Sway bars and shocks are also worth looking at if you are trying to limit body roll.

Your lower shock mount is very inboard on the axle, that isn't optimal for having the shock do the required work.

Also, yes, add pic of rear shackle

 

[csd1982]

I'm not SOA expert but my understanding is There is no right or wrong amount of arch as a rule, it is a matter of what is needed for your setup to get the stance and clearance you need.

A lot of folks like to run clapped out near flat OEM springs for SOA conversions as it keeps the overall height lower.

Sway bars and shocks are also worth looking at if you are trying to limit body roll.

Your lower shock mount is very inboard on the axle, that isn't optimal for having the shock do the required work.

Also, yes, add pic of rear shackle

If I move the shocks further apart that would help in the stability while cornering, right?

I think I recall the reasoning for the design of the rear shackles. I’m talking to the fabricator, that did the work years back, this week. Before I comment further let me talk to him and NOT post something wrong.

 

[csd1982]

Find a local spring shop, they can re-arch the spring pack. Those may have been a stock height spring but they do not appear to be stock springs. Also looks like both packs have 8 leaves. Those are some interesting shackles.

I just remembered, by doing some research, that I got one A spring and one B spring from Cruiser Outfitters. The spring packs must be arched springs as they still sell on the website. A is 1/2 inch taller than B due to cruiser lean. Both are fj60 rear springs.I’ll look at re-arching them and will post more about the shackle design this week. As mentioned in this thread, maybe moving the shocks further apart will help with stability when turning…