Doing a Spring over Axle on my MK Patrol

**mintoy** · September 9th, 2004 02:12 PM

Since i took out my leaf spings and had them re-bent. m planning to do a spring over axle on my mk patrol to gain more ground clerance. anyone has any tips for me. thanks.

bazilica,

thanks for the website in outer limits

**Ungas** · September 9th, 2004 10:11 PM

Doing SPOA will definitely need major caster adjustments. You will have more hard time returning it back to center after making a turn.

Wait, didn't you just had your shackles extended?

**afrasay** · September 10th, 2004 12:12 AM

mints:::sandali lang pag re-bent, in a month time balik ulit sa dati. buy new leafs it will serve you better in the long run.

**mintoy** · September 15th, 2004 01:39 PM

hi alfred and ungas. i'm postponing the spoa first cuz the lift of my bent springs gave me an additional 2inch lift. so now i have a total of 4 inches with the new shackles. i will till plan to do the spoa when my spings sagg again. fortunately with the 4 inch lift. i did not have to extend my propeler shafts.

**notEworthy27** · September 15th, 2004 05:29 PM

magkano pa bend ng leafs? :D

**mintoy** · September 15th, 2004 05:54 PM

hi notewothy

the metal works shop belongs to a freint of mine that closed shop. so i just gave a big tip to the bantay to bend my springs. so i don't know how much other shops charge.

if you plan to bend your springs be prepared to change your shox if ever. all my original shx are too short now. unlike a spring over axle spings and shx stay the same. if you plan to do a spoa. dont bend your springs.

another thing. to compensate the draglink angle. i reversed the position of the tie rod ends. this required my to bring my diferencial to the machine shope.