How high before things pop off for LN130?

NA_Drifter · Post by **NA_Drifter** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:39 pm

Hi all,
This is for Hilux Surf LN130, I wondering how much lift from standard before driveshaft etc pop off from gearbox etc.... or before they break due to have less contact area at the shaft/spline... in offroad condition.

Will total of 4-5 inch total(from gearbox + suspension lift) ok? What is the max before something goes wrong?

Thanks

hulux-happy · Post by **hulux-happy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:10 pm

from what i have been told, 2 inch max before you have to sort out radiator, brake lines, and i think steering. what i have done is put 50mm raising springs in the back and wound up the front and with the 33 inch tyres on her she sits fairly high. any more and i would start to be getting limited on centre of gravity and can roll over alot easyer. i take my truck everywhere down at the mak and seem to be fine. you may want to talk to rick at 4wd acc. he has alot of good practical ideas when it comes to that subject. just depends if you want a high truck $$$ that is top heavy or a little lower but still good clearance but good on hills and getting out of bad situations. hope this helps

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:29 pm

I concur about 2" in spring max before you have driveshaft and steering issues these can be worked around, but you can do a body lift also.

Getting too high off the ground will cause stability issues, why do you need that much height 33" tires give you about 1" spring 2" and body 2" that is 5.5"

Personaly I would only go 1" in the body and then lift the engine and gearbox for the ramp over height if you needed it, but it will again cause drive line issues.

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:21 pm

its a 130 so your limited how high you can go, you can get blocks to get a bit more out or the ifs, you wont need to worry about drive shafts though.

If you do a body lift only do a 50mm

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:48 pm

You can do a 2-3" body lift (2" is a practical upper limit, but with a little jiggery pokery you can get higher), and a 2-3" spring lift... bear in mind tho that your rear trailing arms are quite short, meaning too much lift will start giving you rear-steer when you corner with it - not a nice feeling to have the back end of your truck only understeering...

The bodylift serves little purpose other than to get your sills out of harms way and make space for bigger tyres, but it can also help reduce in-cab road noise, which is always nice

Steve

NA_Drifter · Post by **NA_Drifter** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:29 pm

Thanks guys for the reply..
at the moment, I got 3" body lift, with steering mod to suit. The gearbox got 2" lift too to help with the engine conversion, so basically the drivetrain only got 2" lift. I'm thinking to get some new lift rear springs and make up some block for the IFS, and also drop the diff at the same time to give the front abit more travel. Just worry that things might break when off roading....