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Lift heights

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Lift heights

Post by dave »

Vehical heights,
Was interested to know what hight everyone was sitting at. I am looking to know the distance from the ground to the bottom of chassis rail directly below centre of front door.
Cheers......
Now i'll have to measure mine :D
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Re: Lift heights/lux&runner

Post by dave »

dave wrote:Vehical heights,
Was interested to know what hight everyone was sitting at. I am looking to know the distance from the ground to the bottom of chassis rail directly below centre of front door.
Cheers......
Now i'll have to measure mine :D



P.S dose anyone know what this measurement is on a standard lux,runner
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Post by 97tamworth »

Stock 97 2.4 petrol dual cab with new 205R16 Road Gripper tyres on original 16x6 rims.

Measures 450mm from ground to right hand chassis rail just behind the gearbox crossmember.
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Post by Trusa »

460mm from same point with 31"s :?

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Post by spazbot »

570mm on a 89 hilux running 32" tyres
might get a little higher when i get the rear springs fixed up

what you at dave ?
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Post by Yarno »

620mm on a 1982 lux
Sitting on 205r16's at the moment...
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Post by dave »

Interesting i am sitting at about 630mm from memory,
Come on guys theres heaps more of you out there! i wont to compare the hight of my truck compered to others.
The reason ive ask for this measurement is because theres a lot of people running mixed spring combs that would not know the lift & this gives a standard to compare all.
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Post by RUFF »

600mm exactly to the Rail. On 38"TSLs
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Post by 97tamworth »

Fark, Yarno... either your 205r16s are 340mm bigger diameter than mine, or you've got a four inch spring lift and three inch body lift that you forgot to mention...

It wasn't my original post, but it might help us newbies who are looking at suspension options if the replies to Dave's post specified what mods got you all to the height you quote.
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Post by dave »

RUFF wrote:600mm exactly to the Rail. On 38"TSLs


F#%^k thats low, But i like it.
I belived that i was pretty low but you kill me on 35s, that would take me up to around 670 on 38s which is what i wont to end up on, that or 37s.
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Post by dave »

97tamworth wrote:Fark, Yarno... either your 205r16s are 340mm bigger diameter than mine, or you've got a four inch spring lift and three inch body lift that you forgot to mention...

It wasn't my original post, but it might help us newbies who are looking at suspension options if the replies to Dave's post specified what mods got you all to the height you quote.


I'm running lux rears up front with 2in dropped hanger and 1/4 eliptic rear with a 4 link.
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Post by spazbot »

97tamworth wrote:Fark, Yarno... either your 205r16s are 340mm bigger diameter than mine, or you've got a four inch spring lift and three inch body lift that you forgot to mention...



the body lift wont affect the distance from the ground to the bottom of the chassis rails, but is a shit load of lift

im running 2" dropped hangers 2" shackles and rears / 2.5"lifed fronts combo pack
rear is still under devolopment
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Post by RUFF »

dave wrote:
F#%^k thats low, But i like it.
I belived that i was pretty low but you kill me on 35s, that would take me up to around 670 on 38s which is what i wont to end up on, that or 37s.


To look at it it looks high but i think its due to the 60mm body lift and also the cut out guards. I wish i could remove the body lift but i dont have this choice with my bar work. I have also lowered the engine as low as possible. It actually hits the front diff housing at full stuff just slightly.

Oh yeah the tyres dont rub the body anywhere :D
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Post by RUFF »

Im Running standard 7 Leaf 25year old Jeep Wagoneer front springs with stock shackles and a 2" dropped front hanger. And i have a custom Coil rear conversion.
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Post by dave »

Im runing 80mm body so im higher again, Motor is in standard location but i have all so had the front drive shaft hit the bellhousing on full up.
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Post by cbr »

625mm - 85 4runner with 37 Mtr's Rancho rs44044, 1.5 " shackle on the front. Lifted springs and shackles n the rear.

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Post by RUFF »

dave wrote:Im runing 80mm body so im higher again, Motor is in standard location but i have all so had the front drive shaft hit the bellhousing on full up.


Oh yeah my front shaft does that real bad too :D And its Square :bad-words:
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Post by Pesky Pete »

660mm on 37" Creepys. Is too hgh really but since it hasnt been wheeled yet, I am hopining it will sag a fair bit as the rear coils get some mumbo. Running Hilux Rears on standard mounts up fron, and a custom coil rear end. Coils are 4" lift rangie coils in soft rate. So they should settle a bit and fairly quickly.
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Post by greenhilux »

about 510mm , prob a little more cause it was measured on an unever surface. thats on a 2000 hilux with 33'' bja claws.
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Post by Shorty40 »

590mm to the bottom of the chassis rail.

SPOA and 38" TSLs.
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Post by Yarno »

97tamworth wrote:Fark, Yarno... either your 205r16s are 340mm bigger diameter than mine, or you've got a four inch spring lift and three inch body lift that you forgot to mention...

It wasn't my original post, but it might help us newbies who are looking at suspension options if the replies to Dave's post specified what mods got you all to the height you quote.


All its got at the moment is a droped front crossmember, extended shackles, and a coily rear end..... maybe it's too high, but this is the way I got it!!! so will fix later.
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Post by 4sum4 »

Yarno wrote:
97tamworth wrote:Fark, Yarno... either your 205r16s are 340mm bigger diameter than mine, or you've got a four inch spring lift and three inch body lift that you forgot to mention...

It wasn't my original post, but it might help us newbies who are looking at suspension options if the replies to Dave's post specified what mods got you all to the height you quote.


All its got at the moment is a droped front crossmember, extended shackles, and a coily rear end..... maybe it's too high, but this is the way I got it!!! so will fix later.


Arn`t 82 hiluxs higher to start of with.
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Post by pj68 »

Mine is 490mm with the road tyres on (245/70R16), with the play tyres it'd be about 520mm (235/85R16).
One thing surprised me, while there are quite few taller than me, I'm not as far out of the league as I thought I would be when I first read this thread.
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Post by dave »

PJ68, dude being real tall is not the way to go.Although everyone thinks that high is better when they frist buy a rig.
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Post by toymad »

Mine is 600,
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Post by 4sum4 »

mines 605 with the IFS chassis and I can go 2.5 lower with out chopping anything
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Post by Webbie »

595mm to chasis with 180mm front and rear shackles on 35's havenrt got me shocks yet but theyll be long travel MX6's :)
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Post by NICK »

just went out and measured mine, i thought i would have been alot taller. Mine measures 580mm but my truck looks HUGE in the front as my axle is so far foward and the guards are flaired so much.


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Post by bj42turbo »

95mm
















Oops I measured the wife car :) :twisted:
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Post by Aza »

ok im bringing this thread back from the dead :roll:

my hight is 23.5" on 33" any others that havnt posted here what are u guys at???
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