CHACHI Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) hey guys, im getting ready for the sas on my truck. im curious though as to what the best possible leaf spring packs i should be considering. heres the plan and then maybe you can make a suggestion off of that. the plan: leaf sprung 86 grand waggy axles 35" tires (unsure of brand) front/rear/rocker panel armor winch canopy roof rack with rooftop tent drawer storage system in bed pathfinder aux. fuel tank misc. gear for camping aux. lighting 18 gal. fresh water supply in bed self sustained for up to 7 days for 2 people now the issue is with all the extra weight what spring packs should i be considering. im obviously going to be carrying a good amount of weight and i still want to be able to flex a bit as most of the extra add ons are removable and only used during trips. any help with this idea would be greatly appreciated. this is my half a$$ed overlanding/camping/sorta all purpose adventure zombie survival apocalypse truck if you will. for my wife and i lol. thanks again. sorry for the big picture but i cant figure out how to resize it. Edited March 18, 2012 by CHACHI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoore4512 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Just be sure to photograph what you do! It will be awesome to follow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 The Rancho 44044 front springs us FSJ folks use provide about 2" of lift for us in a SOA setup and about 1" with winch and HD bumpers, they would probably work good for this application as well. Our stock waggy springs don't last long when we go SOA, they just were not designed for those forces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHACHI Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 The Rancho 44044 front springs us FSJ folks use provide about 2" of lift for us in a SOA setup and about 1" with winch and HD bumpers, they would probably work good for this application as well. Our stock waggy springs don't last long when we go SOA, they just were not designed for those forces. tad, thanks for the info brother. ive been looking at those and for a while those were my first pick, but a guy from another forum turned me on to alcan leafs. the only problem with that is im going to need to get an estimated weight together so they can build the springs to spec. now here comes the price vs. versatility. do i go with the alcan and spend more money or do i go with the 44044s? oh so many decisions, good thing im in no rush to make a decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHACHI Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Just be sure to photograph what you do! It will be awesome to follow!! ill for sure be taking photos of the build up. this is my first attempt at anything like this. so it should be fun. there is so much knowledge so many ways to tackle all the projects. ill be digging here for info as well as other sites. this is going to be a slow build as i have a deployment coming up in the near future. good thing, more money for the project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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