Spring rate for front coils 8.25 wraps??
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Doubt there will be much experience swapping coils into a 4runner here, is there a 4runner specific forum where they do this often? I have heard 4runner guys want stock 80 coils but have no idea which ones are preferred.
Yes the 80 springs work great I usually sell my OEM one's to 4runner people
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We can use the front coils from the 80 and put them on our rear. I'm not asking for info on that. I'm trying to find out if anyone knows the spring rate of the stock coil that comes off the 80
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What coils do you end up putting on your 80? And what spring rate you going for? Is it a higher rate and softer spring rate?
I went with OME heavies 2850J's up front and 850's for rear it is a 75mm lift, I am switching to AC7498 they are a heavy slinky spring I have a Cummins 6bt up front
I don't think the stock spring rates are published anywhere, but I may be wrong. @GW Nugget @Onur
Post #1 in this thread has a bunch of part numbers that might help you out, but again, no spring rates listed.
forum.ih8mud.com
Also, I know the 4runner folks talk a lot about 8 wrap, 9 wrap, etc. But us 80 folks have no idea and don't pay any attention to the wrap count, so you can thank @GW Nugget for compiling what he has in that thread.
Just guessing here, but I assume the OME 890's will have a higher spring rate than the 80 coils. That's just what OME does. FWIW I had 80 coils in two of my 4runners (ala Sonoran Steel setup). They rode tight and bouncy (over-dampened) with stock tokico LC shocks, but totally sloppy (under-dampened) with off-the-shelf bilsteins. A middle-of-the-road shock would go far for this setup, or the tokicos if you carry more weight. If you prefer tighter handling, put a good amount of weight in your 4runner, or tow much at all, I think the 890's would be better. Just one man's opinion.
Post #1 in this thread has a bunch of part numbers that might help you out, but again, no spring rates listed.
Compiled 80 series suspension component spec thread... shocks, coils & more.
80 series coil & shock specs A few years back 80 series suspension was fairly easy to figure out & purchase since there was only a few of options to chose from. Recently there has been a few suppliers stepping up to play in the USA 80 series market offering more options. Now with a plethora of...
forum.ih8mud.com
Also, I know the 4runner folks talk a lot about 8 wrap, 9 wrap, etc. But us 80 folks have no idea and don't pay any attention to the wrap count, so you can thank @GW Nugget for compiling what he has in that thread.
Just guessing here, but I assume the OME 890's will have a higher spring rate than the 80 coils. That's just what OME does. FWIW I had 80 coils in two of my 4runners (ala Sonoran Steel setup). They rode tight and bouncy (over-dampened) with stock tokico LC shocks, but totally sloppy (under-dampened) with off-the-shelf bilsteins. A middle-of-the-road shock would go far for this setup, or the tokicos if you carry more weight. If you prefer tighter handling, put a good amount of weight in your 4runner, or tow much at all, I think the 890's would be better. Just one man's opinion.
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I don't think the stock spring rates are published anywhere, but I may be wrong. @GW Nugget @Onur
Post #1 in this thread has a bunch of part numbers that might help you out, but again, no spring rates listed.
Compiled 80 series suspension component spec thread... shocks, coils & more.
80 series coil & shock specs A few years back 80 series suspension was fairly easy to figure out & purchase since there was only a few of options to chose from. Recently there has been a few suppliers stepping up to play in the USA 80 series market offering more options. Now with a plethora of...
Also, I know the 4runner folks talk a lot about 8 wrap, 9 wrap, etc. But us 80 folks have no idea and don't pay any attention to the wrap count, so you can thank @GW Nugget for compiling what he has in that thread.
Just guessing here, but I assume the OME 890's will have a higher spring rate than the 80 coils. That's just what OME does. FWIW I had 80 coils in two of my 4runners. They rode tight and bouncy with stock tokiko LC shocks, but totally sloppy with off-the-shelf bilsteins. If you prefer tighter handling, put a good amount of weight in your 4runner, or tow much at all, I think the 890's would be better.
The 890s are 190 lb spring rate. I don't see LC front coils being that light because of have the engine weight up there. U read his post but still can't find a spring rate
I understand that line of thought, but 80's come very softly sprung. Have you driven a stock 80? It's like a floppy 1970's Cadillac. Just for reference, many of the aftermarket dual rate coils on the market have a spring rate in the 160#-180# ballpark on the soft end.
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The Lexus coils seem to be a bit softer than any of the 80 series, probably because they are .more of a luxo barge?
