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On Probation
Location:
North East NSW
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: KE55 leaf springs
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Tue, 03 August 2004 01:52
 
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to lower leaves, you get the top leaf reset. a suspension place needs to do this for you properly. we once put a ke55 leaf in a two ton press, got the car down to the bump stops, and it detensioned back to stock height in about two weeks
to make the leaf pack stiffer, you add leaves. to make it softer, you remove leaves. don't use the wagon slapper bar leaf pack, this is not good for handling. about the best all round setup is either stock, or with one extra 2nd-from-bottom leaf. some of the drift guys in nz are running like 220lb 7 leaf packs
to reduce axle tramp (which i doubt you are getting), you can add spring clamps to the front of the pack (illegal), slapper bars (illegal), add the front half of another top leaf with the eye cut off (probably illegal but easily concealed)
anything more advanced such as panhard bar, watts linkage, kaltracks, etc will need custom fabrication and to be cited by an engineering signatory
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