Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
I'm wanting to lift my surf on a budget and fix the tail sag lol, and I heard that fitting safari springs is like having a 2 inch lift kit? Is that true or is the any other trucks springs will do the same job?
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Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
Camfitz30 wrote:I'm wanting to lift my surf on a budget and fix the tail sag lol, and I heard that fitting safari springs is like having a 2 inch lift kit? Is that true or is the any other trucks springs will do the same job?
i think 80 series cruiser standard springs lift up the surf's saggy bum. but could imagine it might give it a stiff ride seeing as the cruisers are alot heavier..
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Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
80 Series cruiser is what you want. Factory saggy ones will lift your Surf a couple of inches. New standard height 80 series will give you about 4-5" lift. Im assuming yours is a 130 Surf?
Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
tomsoffroad wrote:80 Series cruiser is what you want. Factory saggy ones will lift your Surf a couple of inches. New standard height 80 series will give you about 4-5" lift. Im assuming yours is a 130 Surf?
Mine is a 130 yes, but it would struggle to run heaps of lift on standard dampeners etc?
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Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
Camfitz30 wrote:tomsoffroad wrote:80 Series cruiser is what you want. Factory saggy ones will lift your Surf a couple of inches. New standard height 80 series will give you about 4-5" lift. Im assuming yours is a 130 Surf?
Mine is a 130 yes, but it would struggle to run heaps of lift on standard dampeners etc?
Probably will need new shocks. I'd be temped to unbolt the bottom shock mount and see where they sit with the 80 series coils first. You might get away with it but probably not

Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
Would the factory 80 series shocks fit the 130 chassis?
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Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
80 series rear spring and 80series factory height shocks fit surf
I have done it
I have done it
Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
Were you able to level out the front with justthe torsion bars? Aany problems you encounted?
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Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
Had manual hubs so cvs werent always spining and bj spacers then did a sas
Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
hi will springs and shocks fit in the rear of a kzn185?
Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
Not to sure about a 185 but they went straight into my 180 easy as
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Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
surfee wrote:hi will springs and shocks fit in the rear of a kzn185?
I know springs are same sizing but don't no what lifts it will give and the shocks are different
Re: Hilux surf with safari rear springs?
Hi mate I put 80 series springs in the rear of my 130. I have no issues what so ever. Springs dropped straight in.