rodeo or hilux rear shocks

[sprinters_r_mad]

hey guys............

as im just getting into setting up my sprinter i dont really have much money and i wanna ask u guys which option would be better?

...........and do they require any modification or are they a straight swap, do they have to be cut or professionally lowered and finally does anyone know of their spring rates...............in general terms http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

probs stooopid questions but thanks anyway http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif

[oneyear]

you mean suspension for sprinter

[sprinters_r_mad]

yeah for a sprinter http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif whoops

[keiichi]

dude why on earth would you want to put in hilux or rodeo suspension... they have leaf spring for one. is what you trying to say that you want to put in a hilux or rodeo diff?

[sprinters_r_mad]

nah..........i was reading some guys build up and he had in the back hilux shocks and au falcon springs

[MAT713]

u can slap in some hilux or even sierra shocks, also just use falcon au springs but cut them down. done

[keiichi]

just the hilux shox doesnt count as "hilux rear suspension".
sierra are better anyway, and im pretty sure they come off the front. combined with falcon springs its a very cheap option.

[anastasios]

yep buy pedders front suzuki sierra early model front shocks off the leaf spring version and use one single ford falcon au rear spring cut in half or to the height u want

[sprinters_r_mad]

im just using this as a cheap option until i get some money for better stuff..............

do the shocks, whether they're from the front or back of the hilux or sierra, bolt straight in, or is there some modification needed?

[ke70dave]

seira ones just bolt in

dunno about hilux though, i assume so

[keiichi]

hilux ones dont just bolt in... you need to get the steel crush tube out

[sprinters_r_mad]

kind of on the same topic, when removing springs do they need compressing with a spring compressor or will they be easily removable.................

so my question is basically, how do ya remove the springs? http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

cheers guys http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif

[EVOSTi]

you just unbolt the lower mount of the shock and the diff should drop enough for you to remove them.

[sprinters_r_mad]

sweet as, thanks man

[RobertoX]

if you have to ask how to do rear springs

take it to a mechanic

[keiichi]

i wouldnt trust a dodgy ass geeza of a mechanic to work on your hachi... offer someone near you on this site a case of beer or something to give you hand...

or maybe you should sell your hachi and get something of less value to learn with.

[mattysshop]

hilux shocks would be a good option.. but they are quite large in diameter compared to the stock shock, and won't fit up inside the recess in the floorpan for the shock pin.

some rear ones out of a VS commo wagon are short enough to keep some TRD springs captive, and are a stright bolt in affair, where as the seirra shocks are crazy town sort!! and the commo wagon shocks are a bit heavier in the valving as they are designed for towing..

[LordNafe]

I'm fairly certain is VB commo wagon Matty http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif Well, I've used VB commo ones and they are stiff and work well http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif Shorter than stock, but not as short as Sierra shocks.
Straight bolt in, take you 10mins (or less) per side http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[mattysshop]

rear commo shocks are pretty much all the same lol.. the wagons at least.. i think the listing covers somthing like 20 years of commonwhore production.. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[sprinters_r_mad]

if you have to ask how to do rear springs

take it to a mechanic[/b]


well first things first..............its my first ever real experience with cars and i wanna make sure i do it properly and secondly i dont really want a spring in the face http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif

so i aint takin it to some dodgy mechanic im gonna work it out myself http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif

[LordNafe]

rear commo shocks are pretty much all the same lol.. the wagons at least.. i think the listing covers somthing like 20 years of commonwhore production.. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif[/b]
Haha fair enough! Makes life easy http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif
All that matter is that they are wagon shocks anda re stiff http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[keiichi]

you know im pretty sure any model commodore from vb-vn, rear AND front springs and shox fit.