rear parabolics in front

Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Location: sunshine coast

just an idea, i have a good set of rear hilux parabolics sitting here and was wondering if they would work in the front?
cheers
steve

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

killalux wrote:

just an idea, i have a good set of rear hilux parabolics sitting here and was wondering if they would work in the front?
cheers
steve

you will destroy them, i destroyed rears in the rear, and having even more weight above them will destroy them in no time flat

Joined: 28 Oct 2002 Location: Jimboomba, QLD

It would be very interesting to see. Aren't they longer than front ones?? If they are they may make a steeper gradient on the curve and may work????Just my $0.01 worth. Confused

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

SNAFU! wrote:

It would be very interesting to see. Aren't they longer than front ones?? If they are they may make a steeper gradient on the curve and may work????Just my $0.01 worth. Confused

It would be like running any old hilux rear in the front, just using a weaker spring

the pic shows my rear springs after 4 months when i pulled em out, they went like this after 2 weeks, on my first ormeau trip

i would believe on a climb if you started to bounce on the front you would bend them like this if not possibly break a main leaf.

Joined: 28 Oct 2002 Location: Jimboomba, QLD

But u also took ur load leaf out remember. So this would make em weaker.

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

I dont think you would run the rear springs with the load leaf while being used int he front

Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Location: sunshine coast

yeah my rear springs in the rear bent pretty quick aswell, i just thought climbing hils there would be less load on the front so they might not bend. but probly not