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1980 510 Wagon Lift

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 6:44 am
by NorthPilot
Hi. Iā€™m an Alaskan snowbird here in AJO, AZ with a 1980 510 Wagon that we drive out Into the desert BLM trails. We have had good success with this old 3rd world beast on some rough roads, but an extra 2-3ā€ clearance would help.
Can anyone advise how we could lift her up without spending a whole lot?
Thanks šŸ˜€

Re: 1980 510 Wagon Lift

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 11:31 am
by Randalla
The 510 wagon has rear leaf springs and can easily be raised with some lifting/lowering blocks when can be purchased inexpensively online. You can also fabricate a set for free with minimal skills. Raising the front will require changing the perch position for the front springs of perhaps substituting different struts/springs. I'm not familiar with second generation 510s to know if there's an off the shelf kit to do this.

Re: 1980 510 Wagon Lift

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:12 am
by NorthPilot
Thanks for the info. Good place to start.