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FJ axles under yota truck?
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<blockquote data-quote="boardbysled" data-source="post: 1272595" data-attributes="member: 18596"><p>Dont get me wrong, I like leaf springs, but they dont quite cut the mustard for me. With a radius arm setup, just like any linked setup, ya would have no axle wrap and could have really good approach angle. Plus, leafs hate airtime an I like airtime:redneck:. And bumpy roads just suck in most leaf sprung rigs.</p><p></p><p>the problem is, there is no room to build a triangulated 4-link underneath the front of a rig without building it sky-high or doing a lot of cutting and fittin some stuff is some pretty tight spaces. Also, the geometry has to be just right or triangulated 4-links dont work. That is why many people do 3 links in the front.</p><p></p><p>Ford ran/runs a radius arm setup stock on Broncos/F150 and on there newer F350's i believe. Toyota landcruisers run radius arms front and i beleive in the rear too. I also believe Landrover does the same. Many people have ran the Calmini frontier/xterra kit. Hell, Rubicon Express makes a Radius arm long arm setup for JK's...<a href="http://www.fourwheeler.com/projectbuild/129_0802_2007_jeep_wrangler_rubicon_suspension/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.fourwheeler.com/projectbuild/129_0802_2007_jeep_wrangler_rubicon_suspension/index.html</a> There is even a guy on this board that built a SAS Dakota using a radius arm setup...<a href="http://nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34666" target="_blank">http://nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34666</a></p><p>its not an unproven suspension setup, and it is quite rugged and about as easy to setup as a leaf-sprung rig</p><p></p><p>As stated earlier though, they do cause some caster change throughout cycling, which is a con.</p><p></p><p>An, I agree, just use yota hilux axles, there is such a large aftermarket support for them its rediculous an they aren't that hard to find. Plus i guarentee if ya break out on the trail, someone around will have just the right toyota part to help get ya off the trail.:awesomework:</p><p></p><p>I do agree though that a leaf sprung toyota SAS is pretty easy to do. We have done 2 different SA yotas, only taking a weekend each. Hell, even with my goofy ass nissan, the leaf sprung SAS only took 2 weeks and there was lots of custom fabrication.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boardbysled, post: 1272595, member: 18596"] Dont get me wrong, I like leaf springs, but they dont quite cut the mustard for me. With a radius arm setup, just like any linked setup, ya would have no axle wrap and could have really good approach angle. Plus, leafs hate airtime an I like airtime:redneck:. And bumpy roads just suck in most leaf sprung rigs. the problem is, there is no room to build a triangulated 4-link underneath the front of a rig without building it sky-high or doing a lot of cutting and fittin some stuff is some pretty tight spaces. Also, the geometry has to be just right or triangulated 4-links dont work. That is why many people do 3 links in the front. Ford ran/runs a radius arm setup stock on Broncos/F150 and on there newer F350's i believe. Toyota landcruisers run radius arms front and i beleive in the rear too. I also believe Landrover does the same. Many people have ran the Calmini frontier/xterra kit. Hell, Rubicon Express makes a Radius arm long arm setup for JK's...[URL="http://www.fourwheeler.com/projectbuild/129_0802_2007_jeep_wrangler_rubicon_suspension/index.html"]http://www.fourwheeler.com/projectbuild/129_0802_2007_jeep_wrangler_rubicon_suspension/index.html[/URL] There is even a guy on this board that built a SAS Dakota using a radius arm setup...[URL="http://nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34666"]http://nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34666[/URL] its not an unproven suspension setup, and it is quite rugged and about as easy to setup as a leaf-sprung rig As stated earlier though, they do cause some caster change throughout cycling, which is a con. An, I agree, just use yota hilux axles, there is such a large aftermarket support for them its rediculous an they aren't that hard to find. Plus i guarentee if ya break out on the trail, someone around will have just the right toyota part to help get ya off the trail.:awesomework: I do agree though that a leaf sprung toyota SAS is pretty easy to do. We have done 2 different SA yotas, only taking a weekend each. Hell, even with my goofy ass nissan, the leaf sprung SAS only took 2 weeks and there was lots of custom fabrication. [/QUOTE]
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