ferp420 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 19 hours ago, armedequation said: The rear diff is incorporated into the subframe and both were dropped when the lift was done. If need be i will make drop brackets but im gonna roll with it first and see what happens. With tires on the angle isnt as bad as the pic above with the tires off and the back end jacked up right on just sayin you might need to make new brackets cause your adding more lift 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armedequation Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 I appreciate all the info i can get Ferp! Got them put together today so hopefully have them on and rolling by tomorrow and i will have some results for you guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, armedequation said: I appreciate all the info i can get Ferp! Got them put together today so hopefully have them on and rolling by tomorrow and i will have some results for you guys! sweet pics are great but nothin beats video lol good luck and enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armedequation Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 This is about all the progress my kids have let me do so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armedequation Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 Got them on. Just barely had a little time to go down the road. Definitely stiff but much better than the bottoming out pillows that were on there. Should be able to drive it more tomorrow. Taking the kids to a corn roast today and hopefully they will be worn out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 if it dosent settle out stack about 500 lbs on the front end with some kinda cargo carrier and go for a nice mellow ride and work those springs alittle so they settle down some or get a big winch and stick it in the reciver and do some wheelin thats what i did they ended up inbetween stock stiffnes and new stiffnes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armedequation Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 The road to my house will definitely work it. I have a couple of 150pd vests i can attach to the front bumper to get them to settle along with a wench. Looking forward to being able to drive it longer than a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) my springs took about 6 months to break in havent noticed any change since and that was years ago you should be good even with my 300lb winch after break in its still better than the stock springs Edited August 24, 2019 by ferp420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armedequation Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 Dropped the kids off at the grandparents and went for a small drive. Wash board was rough but i believe the wrx seats helped with that. Definitely made some adjustment to how i drive it. No more body roll and it stays firm through turns. Overall im very happy with them. Next is a brake job and new tie rod end links with an alignment. First pic is just a humorous one that shows how it sits next to the parents rav4. 2nd is on top of miller fork road 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyFox Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Any more updates on ride quality? I'm looking to order the same front springs, and hope to hear they're much stiffer than the stock ones. I am building a snow plow rig for my loyale, and the stock springs seem way too soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armedequation Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) Grizzly, They are super stiff! I dont have much weight up front so i will be adding a winch. Probably fabricate something here soon when im not cutting firewood, working or trying to chase down my kids. I almost got upset when someone asked me if it was a 4runner...lol Edited August 31, 2019 by armedequation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) On 8/30/2019 at 5:56 AM, GrizzlyFox said: Any more updates on ride quality? I'm looking to order the same front springs, and hope to hear they're much stiffer than the stock ones. I am building a snow plow rig for my loyale, and the stock springs seem way too soft. i had 300lbs hanging off the front of mine with that much more waight it was still slightly stiffer than stock it should work for your plow but its gona handle like poop so becarefull at freeway speeds also it will add 1-2 of lift so your camber is gona be off a bit Edited August 31, 2019 by ferp420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armedequation Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 What has been helping with my fronts is ive been parking it with the front facing down hill and adding sandbags ontop of the hood directly over the springs. If theres not much weight on the front, id recommend cutting 1.75 inches off (like on adventure subarus website) because i dont think theres much difference between the 854s and 856s. Because of my lack of weight, i may ultimately end up doing that. I just want to see where they end up before doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 In my case, the coil springs that I used, were obtained at a local Junk Yard's tempo, so they where not new and that straighten things up for me, because I didn't need to cut anything nor had them too stiff as new coil springs are. Any news on this ride? Kind Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyFox Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 I ended up getting the 854s as well, installed them tonight without cutting any coils. The ride is stiff, but I'm not too picky. We will see how much of an improvement they yield once I have my snow plow back on. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armedequation Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 grizzly ~ im sure having the plow weight helps too. Loyale~ sorry i didnt respond before now. i havent been able to drive it much. i have to swap the rear diff before taking it out amd we have had huge snow storms lately. i dont have a garage and ive had a ton of firewood to work on so its kind of gone on the back burner. i also have to get some outer tie rod ends as well. it sucks because i wouldve loved to have taken it out in the 2+ foot snowstorm we had.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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