milehighcowboy Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 would i get more or less flex outa leaves rather the coils i got now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 It totally depends on how you set it up. Light leafs will flex a LOT, but then you have to convert the rear axle, weld on leaf perches, fab a bunch of stuff...it's way cheaper and easier to stick with coils and just get longer shocks. Show me a leaf-sprung rear end doing something like this on a DD and you can copy their idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehighcowboy Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 (edited) holy @!*% dude thats a long freaking flex. what should i be looking at for longer shocks? what all would i need to look at to upgrade to longer ones? Edited December 21, 2006 by milehighcowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89_trailboss Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 in that pic 88 is running 3/4 heavy cheavy shocks. for some reason I belive there 28 or 29" long. heres a pic of my path with rancho RS5112's. 26" ext. and then with a simple long arm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I hear this argument all the time on the club trail runs. The Xterra guys don't really like seeing the kind of stock flex we get from simply adding 5112's, 3" of lift and disconnect/removal of the rear sway bar. The only way they get similar flex is running revolver shackles with aftermarket leaves. Mostly stock flex. A buddy of mine with Revolver Shackles and new leavz. Good luck with your decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 less.. way less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 If cost is no object, you can get as much flex as you want out of either. They are both working under the same principles. However, multi leaf packs will always have more friction so theoretically they are slightly inferior. And getting a moderately large amount of travel out of a stock leaf system is usually more difficult than a stock coil. As I say so often, "resist the temptation to confuse popular with better". As a non Jeep owner, I know you understand the concept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88_Pathy Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I am geeting a little longer shocks but the ones on there are 26 ex. and I have seen very few leaves flex like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88_Pathy Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 hmm it didn't show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavelow Leaks Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I'm sure theres a reason why hardly any competitive rock crawlers use a leaf setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehighcowboy Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 well i am going to stick with my coils i have now. what should i look at for getting longer shocks. i would love to get the kind of flex 88 is showing. money is a huge issue have very little of it. i may look to pulling from a newly trashed truck. in a junk yard some where. any help is welcome thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Chevy 1500/2500 4WD pickups have some nice long rear shocks that fit. That's what I was using in that pic. I went back to a shorter shock because I scored some Rancho RS9000's from the junkyard to use instead. MMmmmm, adjustableness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD50 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Stock chevy 1500 shocks on stock susp pathy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88_Pathy Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Hey 88 what was the ex and col length of those shocks by chance? I am getting some 29 in ex. and was wondering if that is what those were. I think I might need a coil retainer or something. Also the rear crossmember might need some trimming so the driveline wont rub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehighcowboy Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 for the chevy shocks are they just a bolt in replacement or is there some other things i need to change as well? what about the coils? do i need to change them or are stock ones fine. and then how about getting more outa the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88_Pathy Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I would have to say to start searching on some Nissan forums and you would be amased in what you find. You need to lift it around 3in or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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