OK, cheap lift/fj80 coils
#111
05-10-2012 | 05:26 PM
Baja
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Pittsburgh PA suburbs.
If someone was willing to locate and ship some rear springs in the following sizes...
19" Double Pink Light Blue White 7.5 wraps
18.5" Double Pink Grey White 7.5 wraps
18 7/8" Orange Orange White 7.75 wraps
I'd be willing to pay for the springs, shipping, handling plus a little extra...
I might just do the lift without asking/telling the wife. And when she asks why, I'll tell her it needed the suspension 'fixed'.
I'd be wanting to do it the end of June. After Boy Scout Camp.
19" Double Pink Light Blue White 7.5 wraps
18.5" Double Pink Grey White 7.5 wraps
18 7/8" Orange Orange White 7.75 wraps
I'd be willing to pay for the springs, shipping, handling plus a little extra...
I might just do the lift without asking/telling the wife. And when she asks why, I'll tell her it needed the suspension 'fixed'.
I'd be wanting to do it the end of June. After Boy Scout Camp.
Last edited by Danny Lee 97 Disco; 05-10-2012 at 05:36 PM.
#112
05-10-2012 | 05:42 PM
Baja
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Pittsburgh PA suburbs.
I guess I got lucky when I did mine. One of the guys from the Fort Pitt Land Rover Group (Rob) had a bunch of spare parts he acquired but never used, he sold me the rear OME HD + 2 inch springs for like 75 bucks for the pair, I bought ProComp 9000 shocks from RN and we put the old rears on the front.
For around 300 bucks I went from sagging to nicely lifted with a slight forward rake. Those OME's are really strong. We also removed the rear sway bar with no problems at all. That was in 2007 and it is still sitting pretty. Even with several hundred pounds in the back, it rides really well.
We also used the bottle jack trick to spread the axle and the old oes slid right out.
For around 300 bucks I went from sagging to nicely lifted with a slight forward rake. Those OME's are really strong. We also removed the rear sway bar with no problems at all. That was in 2007 and it is still sitting pretty. Even with several hundred pounds in the back, it rides really well.
We also used the bottle jack trick to spread the axle and the old oes slid right out.
#113
05-10-2012 | 06:33 PM
TReK
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
Won't they fit in a flat rate box?
If you want me to, I will check at the yard here in Pittsburgh and see if they have a set.
I can pack them in the same USPS shipping tube with that Brass Bullseye Putter you want. I will even throw in a few irons to go along with it to use at the driving range.
Let me know if I can help you.
If you want me to, I will check at the yard here in Pittsburgh and see if they have a set.
I can pack them in the same USPS shipping tube with that Brass Bullseye Putter you want. I will even throw in a few irons to go along with it to use at the driving range.
Let me know if I can help you.
#114
05-16-2012 | 09:45 AM
2nd Gear
Joined: May 2012
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From: Colorado
Half way there!
Just installed the rear coils last night. One question................ When you flip the spring plate and start bolting it down with the clip/bracket, did the bracket start bending downwards because there's a small gap?
Oh ya, have a smidgen under 3" of lift in the rear.
Super easy: jack up Rover, dc the shock, bottle jack the axle, coil FALLS OUT.
****UPDATE****
I just finished, pics to come.... In total, I gained 2 3/4"in. all around. (Just took me a couple of days because my 3 yr old daughter kept coming out and wanting to "help".)
Now, I just gotta look for some 31's!
Oh ya, have a smidgen under 3" of lift in the rear.
Super easy: jack up Rover, dc the shock, bottle jack the axle, coil FALLS OUT.
****UPDATE****
I just finished, pics to come.... In total, I gained 2 3/4"in. all around. (Just took me a couple of days because my 3 yr old daughter kept coming out and wanting to "help".)
Now, I just gotta look for some 31's!
Last edited by DrtyDisco; 05-17-2012 at 04:06 PM.
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