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xhgazza
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:39 pm 
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Im wondering if anyone has xr6 or xr8 leaf springs they would sell??
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:56 pm 
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just get ute springs and use lowering blocks

 

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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:52 am 
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iv got lowering blocks in me ute but! lol i have the tradesman xh ute which means i have more springs and stronger im pretty sure.but i was thinking of flipping two leaf springs.apparently alot of people do it?cheap 2 lol

 

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xhgazza
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:54 am 
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i mean i have more leafes. (6 instead of 4)

 

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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:53 pm 
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IIRC the Tradesmans are rated at ! tonne, the XR's are 500kg.

 

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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:40 pm 
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just take your bottom load spring out.
then flip it on top and do everything back up
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xhgazza
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:30 pm 
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yeah thats what im going to do.but does anyone know how to take the pin out?

 

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heat wid oxy around pin (not pin its self) and knock it out wid a hammer

 

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The nut end is peened over, so it's easiest to saw or grind it through, then ditch it. G clamp the leafs first.
Get an equivalent HT bolt to suit - hex head will be fine.

 

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xhgazza
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:51 am 
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does anyone know how much its gonna be dumped when i get the spring flipped in the next week or so?coz i think i may have to take out my mounting blocks....

 

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