wanted cheap solid axle surf or db hilux!
NJV6 wrote:86-surf wrote:Can some one list the parts that i will need or have missed out in the list bellow?.
solid axle,
leaf springs,
high steer or what ever it's called,
custom drive shaft,
Is that all i need or is there more?,
Thanks
This comes to a lot more than $100.....
silly, you new what i ment, there
Steve_t647 wrote:wopass wrote:Steve_t647 wrote:the best truck driven by the worst driver will not go any further than a standard truck driven by a good driver.
EDIT: Spelling
lucky i have a really good truck !...cos im a crap driver
I think Wopass is not right, it must be a really kickass truck!
you said it


If you already know everything, DON'T ask bloody questions!!
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You could get a drop down kit like my surf had so i could fit 35s:
http://www.trailmastersuspension.com/
Mine had extended shakles and lifted springs at the back instead of lifting blocks

http://www.trailmastersuspension.com/
Mine had extended shakles and lifted springs at the back instead of lifting blocks


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Hilux KUN expedition ute with all the bling
Hilux KUN expedition ute with all the bling
nzhunter wrote:You could get a drop down kit like my surf had so i could fit 35s:
http://www.trailmastersuspension.com/
Mine had extended shakles and lifted springs at the back instead of lifting blocks
How much did the kit cost??,
And thanks for your feed back,
And im still thinking that Bj spacers are the way to go so far,
Any one selling 4;88 gears?, I found a set of 33'' tires and i don't think my lil 2.4 will handle the 33'' tires to well, or is there any other way to lower the gear ratio?, thanks,
So far these are my options of lifting the front of my surf,
bj spacer witch ive been told wear the cvs out faster so not to keen on them,
Then there the lift option up there, witch i think is a bracket lift, and ive been told to stay away from them,
is there any other way of lifting the front of the surf!
other then thoes and a body lift,
Thanks
Jase
So far these are my options of lifting the front of my surf,
bj spacer witch ive been told wear the cvs out faster so not to keen on them,
Then there the lift option up there, witch i think is a bracket lift, and ive been told to stay away from them,
is there any other way of lifting the front of the surf!
other then thoes and a body lift,
Thanks
Jase
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MATT4U wrote:if you wind up the front torsion bars you may want to re index them at the same time other wise the front will be way to stiff.
I may have a body lift to sell soon to, just deciding weither or not to cut my floor out to lift the gear box up or what.
Ive done that, body lift i may consider, but ill be doing the body lift bj lift and 33'' tyres at the same time because of the cert thing
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rangimotors wrote:just get a wof first then you have 6months to dick around with it and worry about cert
(ducks for cover)
Good point
Well i have done some reserch on how much the bj spacers are,
None are less then a $190 nzd, So theres no use buying out of nz,
And i think the guy from nz makes them for $195 a bit more then what i was hopping,
Does any one no where theres a laser cutter by any chance?
Mine was done by adjusting the torsion bars only. But I would use ball joint spacers now if I was still running IFS
After 5 years of use off road, the chassis let go of the steering box.
Had been repaired two or three times previously but gave up in the end and pulled the crush tubes right out of the chassis.

After 5 years of use off road, the chassis let go of the steering box.
Had been repaired two or three times previously but gave up in the end and pulled the crush tubes right out of the chassis.

86-surf wrote:MATT4U wrote:if you wind up the front torsion bars you may want to re index them at the same time other wise the front will be way to stiff.
I may have a body lift to sell soon to, just deciding weither or not to cut my floor out to lift the gear box up or what.
Ive done that, body lift i may consider, but ill be doing the body lift bj lift and 33'' tyres at the same time because of the cert thing
Don't forget, certs are 2G

Tello us how the body lift goes. Thats nxt n te lst 4 m 2 once igggggghhhhht hav blkocks.
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Im running 33's with a 2inch body Lift , 40mm lift front torsion bars
I still have a slight rubbing at full compression on the seem behind the plastic guard liner, but nothing a BFH wont fix
I have 1inch ball joint spacers to go in ,but they require either heating (slight bending) of the upper A-Arm to fit to bolts or tapping the upper ball joint to accept a bolt.
Give Muddyhilux a PM he made his own BJ spacers and is in Auckland
As for CV angles you can put a 1inch spacer between the 2 rear diff mounts and chassis ,which will reduce the CV angles.
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/ProductLine.shtml
Have a look at this site loads of good info.
Im personally investigating swapping an entire Prado KZJ78 solid axle coil setup into my Surf
I still have a slight rubbing at full compression on the seem behind the plastic guard liner, but nothing a BFH wont fix
I have 1inch ball joint spacers to go in ,but they require either heating (slight bending) of the upper A-Arm to fit to bolts or tapping the upper ball joint to accept a bolt.
Give Muddyhilux a PM he made his own BJ spacers and is in Auckland
As for CV angles you can put a 1inch spacer between the 2 rear diff mounts and chassis ,which will reduce the CV angles.
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/ProductLine.shtml
Have a look at this site loads of good info.
Im personally investigating swapping an entire Prado KZJ78 solid axle coil setup into my Surf
LR110 ..... LJ50 project
Chris.

Chris.