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what shocks do I need?

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what shocks do I need?

Post by PASSNBY »

My 86 hilux is lifted 8 inches, has leaf springs and I do bugger all off roading, anyone know what shocks I need?
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Re: what shocks do I need?

Post by thehanko »

PASSNBY wrote:My 86 hilux is lifted 8 inches, has leaf springs and I do bugger all off roading, anyone know what shocks I need?
why? lifted 8 inches so it will drive like a pig on the black top cause you dont go offraod much? drop it back to say 2 inches and go to any shop and ask for 2 inch lift shocks for a solid axel lux.
*there's a rock, drive over it :) there's a bigger rock, drive over it :twisted: there's an even bigger rock, oops broke it :oops: Upgrade broken bit :bad-words:
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Post by berad »

A mate has hyundai excel shocks in his pulls it back to somewhere useable.
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Re: what shocks do I need?

Post by BushTuckerNed »

thehanko wrote:
PASSNBY wrote:My 86 hilux is lifted 8 inches, has leaf springs and I do bugger all off roading, anyone know what shocks I need?
why? lifted 8 inches so it will drive like a pig on the black top cause you dont go offraod much? drop it back to say 2 inches and go to any shop and ask for 2 inch lift shocks for a solid axel lux.
my hilux used to have about 9.5" lift and it actually drove alright on the road suprisngly.

i had twin ranchos in the front, and ranchos in the rear. springs were stiff as tho.

all gone now tho, previous owner did it all
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Post by mule75 »

berad wrote:A mate has hyundai excel shocks in his pulls it back to somewhere useable.

what??!!! are you saying the shocks are compressing the spring because they're topping out??


is he retarded??
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Post by PASSNBY »

It drives ok now, just abit of body roll, I think people tend to exsaturate on high lifted utes, my mates is lifted 12" and still drives ok.

Anyway ranco shocks eh? might go and check them out, what size do i need? ive looked all over mine and cant find any info or markings on them.
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Post by BushTuckerNed »

buy mine :)

i got 6 of them, run two on the front like my lux had then it will look extra cool :P

http://outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic167605.php
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