Fj cruiser nitro charger to SFA
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Fj cruiser nitro charger to SFA
Was just wondering after seeing a photo of a Toyota Tacoma with old man emus, what is the possibility of using a nitro charger style shock with coil suspension from a Tacoma/fj cruiser and one or 2 leaf springs for the axles for stability on the SFA, obviously there would need to be some shock mount modification but could this not be a suspension option on a SFA?
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Re: Fj cruiser nitro charger to SFA
It's possible of course, but is it advisable?
The spring rate of a suspension system is calculated around the weight of that particular vehicle and the Tacoma as well as the FJ are considerably heavier, especially if the donor vehicle was a diesel. This of course includes the shocks, whose damping rate is similarly matched. You might well find after doing it that you have a very hard suspension with suspension travel (and thus articulation) being severely hindered because of the lighter vehicle weight not being able to deflect the springs sufficiently.
That's just my opinion.
The spring rate of a suspension system is calculated around the weight of that particular vehicle and the Tacoma as well as the FJ are considerably heavier, especially if the donor vehicle was a diesel. This of course includes the shocks, whose damping rate is similarly matched. You might well find after doing it that you have a very hard suspension with suspension travel (and thus articulation) being severely hindered because of the lighter vehicle weight not being able to deflect the springs sufficiently.
That's just my opinion.
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Re: Fj cruiser nitro charger to SFA
Dont waste your time and money! Just buy the right gear the first time!
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Re: Fj cruiser nitro charger to SFA
Anything is possible - depending on you pocket depth.
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