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4runners not stable??????/
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4runners not stable??????/
a mate of mine rolled his 4runner on the weekend and the insurance company says they have alot of these cars doing this cause theyre too narrow n unstable i have @6inches of lift on mine does this mean mine is gunna roll on the slightest incline if so any ideas how to remedy this cheers shaun
Increase your width.
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They said the same thing about Sierras but in my 8 years in our club I've only seen about 4 go over onto their sides and that was more driver error than anything else. The main reason a vehicle goes over is driver error not a design issue, if it was a design issue they wouldn't be sold to the public. Drive the car like it has a 6 inch lift, ie careful do everything where possible gently no sudden changes in speed etc when on ledges and gangles. you will be surprised how far you can lean something before it goes over. I've had mine on the two driver side wheels coming up a bank and it didn't go over.
If you are worried then two trains of thought
One as mentioned is go wider by using wider axle/diffs and wheels
or lose some of the height and trim your fenders etc to fit the wheels to lower your centre of gravity
If you are worried then two trains of thought
One as mentioned is go wider by using wider axle/diffs and wheels
or lose some of the height and trim your fenders etc to fit the wheels to lower your centre of gravity
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wheel spacers or offset lim gaps is the cheapest way to do it. Offset rims will cost about 200 and give you safely 3 inch of width, you can go wider but it will wear your bearings. Wheel spacers are about 500 and will give you up 6 inch of width pending size.
I did mine with IFS hubs and a wide track rear, although it didnt cost me jack it will cost your average smo about 1200, but it is legal unlike the other options.
NICK
I did mine with IFS hubs and a wide track rear, although it didnt cost me jack it will cost your average smo about 1200, but it is legal unlike the other options.
NICK
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Rut ***** wrote:I thought that changing the offset of the rims was legal.
it is
Rut ***** wrote:Wheel spacers are definately not legal, not even the ones that bolt to the studs, and have a second set of studs for the wheels.
the ones that are merely up to a 5mm spacer ARE in fact legla the additional stud ones ARE NOT
your local main roads will have info on why: to do with not checking iside stud nuts, and not being able to see them!
hands and mums dont count!!!
I was under the impression that all spacers were illegal, not that a 5mm would be worth the effort anyway.
I run reversed 80 series rims on my MWB, which gave me a couple of inches extra width each side. Made a huge difference to the stability. Haven't noticed any increased wear on the bearings yet, but I only use the reversed rims offroad.
I run reversed 80 series rims on my MWB, which gave me a couple of inches extra width each side. Made a huge difference to the stability. Haven't noticed any increased wear on the bearings yet, but I only use the reversed rims offroad.
Yeah nick is correct about the track width issue, if you alter the track width it is illigal.
Also depends on how much you drive your rig, will depend on the amount of offset.
If you use it as a daily driver i would not go putting masive offset rims on, as it will wear bearings.
If you use it only on weekends and drive to and from the 4wd track than offsetting the rims a fair bit wont effect it, as you only taveling short distances.
If you tow you rig than offset it as much as you want as the rig only travels a couple of hundred metres( and you would usually pull the front appart between comps or events anyway)
Also depends on how much you drive your rig, will depend on the amount of offset.
If you use it as a daily driver i would not go putting masive offset rims on, as it will wear bearings.
If you use it only on weekends and drive to and from the 4wd track than offsetting the rims a fair bit wont effect it, as you only taveling short distances.
If you tow you rig than offset it as much as you want as the rig only travels a couple of hundred metres( and you would usually pull the front appart between comps or events anyway)
4Runners are the same width as hilux so are they unstable to! Make your suspenion lift reasonable NOT as high as you can. Keep centre of gravity as low as you can , and make the suspenion flex. I find my rig very stable but before i reworked the rear springs after bobing the body it was so tipy because the rear was not flexing at all.
i would say its not likely that it was a design issue then 
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