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this post is on behalf of philux who doesnt have the net at the mo. he has just bought some new 33s for his lux. he tried on my 33's which fitted with a little rubbing but his new ones have more tread and rub a little too much. hes going for the idea of a body lift, what are the other options? he doesnt really want to tim the guards and wants to try keep the center of gravity as low as poss though more clearence is never a bad thing. and the down side to a body lift is a cert that he could probably get away without getting at the mo.

any ideas????
cheers Pete

If you do a suspension lift then the tyres can still hit the guards unless you increase the size of the bump stops to prevent the wheel travelling all the way back in.

In my opinion that sort of defeats the purpose of a suspension lift. I would go with a 2in body lift to start with and add the suspension lift later on.

Body lift is considerably cheaper than a suspension lift, unless of course you need a cert....

Matt.

forgot to say that he already has a 50mm suspension lift. looks like trimming the guards or a body lift are the only options that would be easy, i imagine extended shackels is the same as a bigger suspention lift, will still rub uner flex.... have heard of putting the rear springs in the front and moving the axel forward, how hard is this?

cheers pete

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any other ideas guys. im trying to convince him to trim the guards (it only rubs on the front) as too me it seems that the only advantage to a body lift is to get bigger wheels on. trimming the guards would fix the problem and would not raise the center of gravity or require a cert. has anybody got any good info on trimming the front guards? it would have to be done to look standard, for the money he paid for it its still a shiny truck to him lol.

cheers Pete

putting the rears up front isn't that hard... but with the lift you have already a bit of a waste of time

I'm guessing from what you've said the tires are only rubbing on the rear of the gard and possibly the firewall and only by a little bit

If so another option to consider is to redrill your center pin hole in your spring perch's back a bit to push the axle forward, I think from memory you can gain about an inch

Cheers Reece

sounds like that could be a good option. how much lenght does the front drive shaft have in it? i imagne if you move it too far forward then it would fall out under articulation.

Cheers Pete

how far forward do you drill the holes in the springs, is there a too far length standard measurment or do i just put my new tyres on and see how far forward i need go
Phil

Na the spring perch... the bit on the axle that the spring sits on, drill a new hole near the back of it, this pushes the axle forward on the spring

Trust me drilling the spring pack isn't something to do lightly! you need a very low speed drill press and sharp drills

as for length in the driveshaft I'm not certain with the lift you have from the springs then doing this you might be pushing it.... as a cheat go get a bolt on spacer to do between the CV flange and the driveshaft flange

Cheers Reece

Hi this may be a new thread but I have to do something with my saggy front Hilux springs is there an existing writeup like the crossover steering on this mod I searched but maybe that was a guy look.

I have 2 sets of rear springs that are good so can I run rears on the back still or will they be too short? is there any lift in the front by doing this

It will be certified to keep it road worthy I guess the drivers front perch needs some moving?

Cheers guy's

If you redrill the perches remember that the torque rod will still be in the same place, and you'll either have to shorten it (even further limiting the ability of the front axle to work)

Your only quick-fix is to body-lift or trim, but trimming is harder than it sounds, as you will quite possibly end up cutting into the floorpan a bit.

If he wants a simple 'keep-it-as-stock-as-possible' solution then the body lift will be the way... for a better solution, rears in the front, crossover steer, drop front hanger, extended shackles.... the list goes on

Steve

thanks for that steve I forgot about the torque rod.... but with the 2" lifted springs he shouldn't have any problems moving the axle forward... yes??? it should only effect his pinion angle under sever compresion
So much easyer with X-over steering

Cheers Reece