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mudbug

whoops that double up was ment to show one of the finished diff, the diff is fully welded, all mounts welded solid as, im an engineer by trade so its not just *welded* on.

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ashburton, ill get pics now. can ship if you like

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iv got a 4link rear diff assembly i built for my hilux i no longer need as iv bought a safari. diff with all link arms, mounts welded to diff, spring plates started on diff and crossmember. link arms were all calculated, it articulates well. arms have a nolathane bush one end and rod end on the othe...

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heres my old girl, shes not pretty but she goes well. im gonna tidy her up, put some barwork on, maybe a paint job.

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i took my safari for a warrant at the testing station, only failed on "tyres too big, lvv cert required".

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ChurchurDan wrote:One of the panel shops in Chch do Landcruiser conversions for around the 7k mark for a drive in drive out job.

any idea of the company name? im in ashburton so its just up the road

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Youre right they do look good. I would make the flat deck myself being an engineer, Im pretty hopeless when it comes to body work although I could manage it but it wouldnt look as good as id want it and its probably be easier to pay someone. I might go see a panel beater after work and see what they...

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Hey all, iv recently perchased an 88 lwb safari. Shes an absolute beauty apart from the roof which is absolutely rooted as is the case with many. I was looking at replacing it with a good one then saw some guys have converted the body into utes so that got me thinking again. Has anyone had theirs co...

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i set it up something like this....

im currently re making that crossmember but you get the idea. does it look about right?

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The major advantage of coil overs is that they are contained in one unit and as such it makes it much easier to fit everything in. They are hellishly more expensive to set up how ever. Did you build in upper link adjustment on the rears so you can tune things if needed? and did you run it through t...

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callum007 wrote:
mudbug wrote:ok cool. would coilovers blow my budget completely and mean that I don't get to finish my project??

You are correct.

haha i will stop dreaming then.

mudbug

ok cool. iv already got the back end sorted iv made up a triangulated 4 link and all the bits and bobs. if i worked it out properly it should be fine. iv done a bit more thinking and i could just ditch the radius arms and make my own links again, its not that much for new rod ends...... but every bi...

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As a reply to above, Anti squat is normally governed (do not read as always) by the separation of the REAR links at the chassis end. Control arm length plays a large part in the design as well. An example of a very bad factory setup is the SWB patrol when you start lifting and putting decent rubber...

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I don't know how you are planing on doing that with radius arms.... additional mount holes won't work as they will have to rotate the housing that much it wouldn't be usable and slots won't pass cert Your pan hard bar won't do anything to stop the forward and back rotation caused by the rubber moun...

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The other way to get the caster angle right is to lower the height of the axle stand under the diff pinion :D theres no need to chop up perfectly good radius arms its piss easy make the links out of a length of tube mate then you get them all at the correct length to work for your application Yes i...

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And It will have a panhard aswell if youre wondering.

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My castor angle is just like that due to the axle stand stopping it from flipping up. It will be adjustable if I get my way so its not an issue yet.

mudbug

hey all iv finally got my arse into gear and started working on my suspension mod for my ln107 hilux. iv got some radius arms and iv mocked them up onto my dummy chassis, looks like itl work but i am really wanting to make a 3 link to get the most from it but being a family man i cant really spend t...

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im in canterbury. could you cast an eye over it for me? i could get it down here no probs if its good.

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Im after a long wheel base safari. Kms dont bother me too much just want something straight with the interior in good nick. Manual would be nice but can live with an auto if the vehicle is in good condition. Let me know if you have one you want to pass on. Cheers

mudbug

ok cool. my thinking is the other diff i have has all the spring and shock mounts, brake lines and everything already on it from factory. iv already got the arms made as you can see and it would be alot less hassle and cutting and welding mounting it into the ute like that. ill throw it together thi...

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what did you change your triangulated for? iv got a surf diff also with all the factory mounts like the other option in the drawing i gave

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i was also going to ditch the springs for coilovers, is that a good idea or should i just stick to those seperate spring and shocks

mudbug

these are real pics of what iv got, that chassis is my jig basically im making it all to suit that then going to swap onto my ute.

mudbug

from experience which one of these is the best? iv got both made sitting in the shed but i just need to decide which one to go for. i want it road legal itl be on my daily driver.

any other ideas or advice is appreciated aswell

cheers

mudbug

Big wrote:K.I.S.S

that is the plan

mudbug

ill mock my arms up and see how i go for articulation, if they really are that bad ill play around with the mounting. if all else fails ill see what the cert man has to say and go from there. what ever i do i just need it to be king kong ill be driving up alot of rivers etc so it will be getting a h...

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i had the radius arms sitting in the shed so thats why i was gonna use them.

with making 3 link arms does one end have to be a rubber bush or can both ends be rod ends?

at the end of the day ill make what will be best.

mudbug

hey all, im in the process of doing a solid axle swap on my hilux im going to be using radius arms and coil over shocks. i was thinking that i could extend the length and put some rod ends on the end of the radius arm that mounts to the chassis to get a bit more movement and adjustment, are there an...

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