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Hey guys, i now have a 1991 Hilux Surf Offroad 3ltr V6 Petrol Manual SSR-X. I am off to the states for 3 months on the 09th July.Would anyone on the forums know what the yanks call them over there? I have heard 4Runner or just a pickup but the few offroad shops i have talked to cannot confirm if they are one in the same.

Im going to buy all the suspension / lockers / tyres and stuff over there and get them freighted back in a friends container. Is there any legal height requirements for certs i shoud be aware of? The suspension im looking at is 4-5" lift lol.

Thanks heaps in advance

dont really follow the lux stuff much but I think there mini trucks or something like that over there, have a look through ih8mud.com theres plenty of yank toyota info on there

Thanks heaps !

depending on what your intended usage is i would hope the lift includes budgeting for a sas coz spending the money on a 4-5 inch suspension lift with IFS is a waste of time imo

That was the plan going through G Guy motors with the SAS conversion. Hes going to install everything for me.

4runner is what you're looking for its what they call the ifs model that we call a surf.

Pick up is what they call a (typically) solid axle hilux wellside.

Do your homework before buying a "SAS kit" from the states. Typically they are not cheap and include springs and shocks etc that we would typically use second hand bits over here. The rest are brackets that plenty of NZ guys can build you. IMHO for the price of the kit and shipping you could send you truck down to Tom in CHCH while you are away and come back to find it lifted up with coils front and rear and enough flex to wear out your sidewalls

Whats Toms username? Il give him a msg and see if hes interested in doing anything

Thanks!

Take a look at his thread here http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=27391&start=450 it'll give you a good idea of what he can do.

Have a look round yotatech.com mate