hello i am new to the forum.

over the last few months i have been rebuilt my samurai(chassie up). i have got to the point i need help on a few things.

i have used yj springs with sky ml kit. i am useing stock axles with 33 inch tyres.spoa.

i am from the uk and not many people use yj springs due to the avilablity of them.

i am trying to set up the bump stops but dont no how much bend the springs will take so dont no how low to set them.?

my samurais i have in the past have been spoa with a torque bar. do i need a torque bar when useing yjs? (i have a 1.6 suzuki engine in it)?

i have also been reading a cut down dc toyota prop will work on the rear whats good for the front ? 

thanks for any help

any one??   

Bump stops are there to save the spring from bending negative.  You set the bump stops so that they stop the spring when it goes flat.  I too have YJs on my samurai.  They are just stock height springs, 4 pack front, 5 pack rear.  I have about 3 to 3.5" up travel.

A track bar is a good thing to have when using leaf springs, definitely want to cut down on wheel hop. I would say go with one again.  I still suffer from hopping when i get on the throttle.

You can run Toyota CV drive shafts front and rear.  The best year(s) to get are the 84-85 front drive shaft, they have a 35 degree max operating angle.  The 85+ are only 25 degree or less operating angle.  But you can modify them to operate at 35 degrees.
Here's a link to a pretty good write up on had to do this.
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/tech/cvmod/
This is what I did to my front drive shaft, so far so good.  I do have a pretty nasty front pinion angle so the drive shaft does bind at full droop.

Another option for the front is an 89-94 V6 4Runner rear drive shaft, its a non CV drive shaft with a 42 degree operation angle.  I am thinking about going with this option, or at least try it out.

Hope that helps

Amilla

thanks for that