raffles
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Hi,
This is my '96 HZJ80 which I love but has given me all sorts of problems.
In that picture I'd been driving on pretty bad roads around Lake Natron without noticing this had happened:
It's one of the front springs. I'd only just replaced all four shocks (Tokico, bought locally). Spares are pretty expensive in Tanzania and good mechanics are hard to come by (part of the reason for the aforementioned problems). I'm thinking about buying Pedders springs when I'm in the UK in January because they're so much cheaper and I haven't found any negative reviews. Is it OK to replace only the front springs, or should I replace all four at once?
If I replace all four and buy springs that increase the ride height, will that cause problems in terms of fitting them? I'm concerned I'd have to replace other things along with springs that increase height, particularly shocks which I don't want to be buying again!
As you might be able to tell I don't know a great deal about my car, though I'm slowly and eagerly learning more. I'd appreciate any advice on this!
This is my '96 HZJ80 which I love but has given me all sorts of problems.
In that picture I'd been driving on pretty bad roads around Lake Natron without noticing this had happened:
It's one of the front springs. I'd only just replaced all four shocks (Tokico, bought locally). Spares are pretty expensive in Tanzania and good mechanics are hard to come by (part of the reason for the aforementioned problems). I'm thinking about buying Pedders springs when I'm in the UK in January because they're so much cheaper and I haven't found any negative reviews. Is it OK to replace only the front springs, or should I replace all four at once?
If I replace all four and buy springs that increase the ride height, will that cause problems in terms of fitting them? I'm concerned I'd have to replace other things along with springs that increase height, particularly shocks which I don't want to be buying again!
As you might be able to tell I don't know a great deal about my car, though I'm slowly and eagerly learning more. I'd appreciate any advice on this!