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Most older Jeeps, Suzuki Samurais, and Land Cruisers came stock with the leaf springs under the axletubes. For years the aftermarket options for suspension lifts involved longer shackles or longer leaf springs with a greater arch that were installed under the axletubes. This Suzuki runs with stock springs and longer shackles, but the articulation is pretty dismal, requiring some sort of locking differential to continue forward motion when the little tires are grabbing at air.
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Most older Jeeps, Suzuki Samurais, and Land Cruisers came stock with the leaf springs under the axletubes. For years the aftermarket options for suspension lifts involved longer shackles or longer leaf springs with a greater arch that were installed under the axletubes. This Suzuki runs with stock springs and longer shackles, but the articulation is pretty dismal, requiring some sort of locking differential to continue forward motion when the little tires are grabbing at air.  View Related Article

 

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