Suspension

Hold it up, down or just on

The U-bolt Dilemna

Posted on May 28th, 2011

By Tony K

To re-use leaf spring u-bolts or not?  That is the question.

Seems like the most common answer is to never re-use but I want to know why.  Seems to be a lot of opinion in this area but opinions are of little help, facts are what I am  interested in.  Read more...

Suspension Tech

Posted on March 29th, 2011

By Tony K

The stock suspension is a bit on the weak side after 20 odd years (or more) that these rigs have been on the road. But fortunately for us there are a lot of options available. You could just replace the stock springs but I feel there are better options out there.  Read more...

Welding a spring hanger

Posted on February 4th, 2011

Day 1 of Rubicon 2010, I hear and feel an occasional clanking sound coming from up front. Now the first thing that comes to mind is a broken birf, and that would not be the first for me. As I press on to catch up to our trail leader, Don, I get out to asses the situation. What I see definitely stands out, my driver front spring hangar is about 6-10 inches below the frame rail. It was a clean break, right at the weld, or lack of weld I will say. These spring hangars are not welded on how I would have thought. Only a few short spots around the edge and thats it. Not even a center rivet helps attach it to the frame.  Read more...

Spring Under, Spring Over

Posted on February 1st, 2011

By Tony Konovaloff

There is no doubt that a spring over rig has a very cool stance when you look at it.  You just may want that for your rig but do you need it.  And you have to be honest with yourself and admit there is a drastic difference between wants and needs.  Like I have said many times, how you wheel your rig should be the main factor in determining any changes you want to make to it.  Read more...

  • Write Ups:

    Contains all of Wagon Way's articles organized by categories. We have over 160 articles with more being written all the time and almost 700 photo's scattered throughout the site. Just click on the subject below to open up the index

  • As seen in Toyota Trails!


    Various articles written here have been published in TLCA's Toyota Trails magazine and on their website. After roaming around our site, click on the magazines to visit TLCA.

  • Shop Corner:

    What's going on in our Wagon Caves?

    • Ben’s FJ60 Build
    • Tony’s Cave

  • Last Updated:

    Articles that have recently had additional info or images added to existing "Write Ups".