Hey gang greetings from Louisiana. I just bought a Hi Jet jumbo, I believe S80, with mud tires and have an issue with the front left tire bottoming out and rubbing the wheel well when I hit bumps or inclines or make sharp turns. From what I've read so far on this blog it seems that a new 250lb coil/spring may fix it. Dishtech43 you said it was easy to change? I have basic tools... will I have to compress the spring to install it? Can you send me a link to a video tutorial?
Also, I'm just starting with maintenance and need guidance on changing the oil & filter. Does an owner's manual for S80/82 even exist?
Can someone please elaborate on how and where this camber bolt goes? a picture would be worth 5000 words to me
I realize I'm a little late to give my opinion on this topic. But I would have done the 300lbs springs. I put some on my rwd S82 and I think they work fine. Infact I wish I could put even heavier springs up front. Pot holes suck ass even with 300lbs springs. I guess if you're not a large person,or riding with more than one person. That the 250's might work. Good luck.
So here I am like others trying to look for the correct spring rate for coil springs. I understand 10 inch long and 2.5 in in diameter. I have an s83p jumbo hijet. I do NOT want to lift the truck at all. I want to keep it stock ride height. But I'm looking at doing the Corolla or Veloster coilovers and then just putting a different spring on. Preferably a progressive spring that way the ride is nicer. However I'm just running into a wall time after time again trying to figure out what spring rate I should get in the front? Some people have said that the fronts are 115 lb some people have said that the fronts are 175 lb. I do not have anything extra hanging off the front end. I'm just under 200 lb. Very rarely do I have anyone in the truck with me but whenever I'm hitting some bumps on the road I am bottoming out the front coils. So looking for some suggestions on what spring rate I should be looking for
I don't know the spring rate but my S210p was doing the same as yours: front bottoming out too often. I bought the progressive rate coil springs from Gold Star and that stopped the bottoming. I also got new bump stops for the front.
Got a link to what you purchased? I'm sure my truck is a little more front heavy just because it is a jumbo cab
I think they have 2 options now. I bought these gray ones. https://www.goldstarparts.com/product-p/supermaxspring.htm Here's the other ones. https://www.goldstarparts.com/product-p/prspring.htm
I think that's a tactic that they use for when they're out of stock on stuff and they don't want people to purchase it from them. But what's funny is I just bought those very same rotors from a company in Florida for 35 bucks
https://www.ebay.com/itm/153956170477 They didn't have the brake pads. But I bought them from another source. But I have about four different types of part numbers for them that I was able to locate brake pads in the states. OR Blackhawk Japan actually has some in stock as well
I put new front springs on my 95 S110P. I bought a set of QA1 2.5 coil over springs 175/300’s. They were 12” long so I trimmed them down to 10.5. Pretty happy with them.
I just bought some NOS afco 10.5 inch tall 250 lb progressive springs to put on my stock coils. I hope this helps. I want to do wheel bearings, seals, and driveshaft boots at the same time Btw. Nazareth pa? I'm about 15 south of harrisburg
