Ok i think i know what i am donig

Post by **bubs** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 5:16 pm

Front - mazdas with 2 ome lifted springs mixed into the packs?
Front - cause i have no BL and dont want one i cant fit 9012's so i think 9112's the next size smaller will do the trick - will most likely be making new shock towers
Rear - not sure i realy like the way my brothers paraboilcs are working under his with load leafs in an a aluminium tray
Rear - 9012's on custom mounts which have been made at work - pretty flash actually
Front i have the big balls S arm
Extended shackles are cut for the rear - front will be cut tommorow - out of 8mm plate Mild steel

What do you think?

And nick will the mazdas go in the rear on the stock mounts or not?
Ford shock tower part #'s

Post by **Wendle** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 8:52 am

next size down is RS9005. 430mm compressed length from memory??

Post by **NICK** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 10:02 pm

bubs the mazdas will go straight into the back, the length is somewhere between the hilux and IFS rear length, so about 2 inch longer than the rears but alittle shorter than the IFS

Ford towers, e5tz 18183a and they are 140 a pair, and i checked, they need a body lift although they will fit if you cut an inch or so out the bottom.

NICK

Post by **bubs** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 6:32 pm

Nick - for the shock towers i made some at work - the are a single piece which folds around - and then weld a cap on the top for where the shock bolts to

Post by **bubs** » Sat Nov 02, 2002 2:59 pm

ok i have got the parabolics in the back - i am cheep and are putting rears up front now because i have about 3 different rear packs here now

um my shocks wont be here for 6 weeks so - i have some Land cursier front shocks and a borrowed set of 9012's for the moment - have no welder or steel so the new shock mounts will be done next weekend

no pics - no digi

Post by **POS** » Sun Nov 03, 2002 8:14 am

Rear hilux springs in the front work fine.

It will also move your front diff foward about 2 inches(or the length of BJ's old fella)

It's just a matter of trying each set up to see which ones suit your car.

Post by **.MYTLUX.** » Sun Nov 03, 2002 12:10 pm

when your axle is moved foward 2" is there anythin apart from draglink that needs to be repalced/modded????

also when you talk about putting mazda's on the front do u mean rear or front mazda's??? how much will they move the diff foward???

also one last question who much lift will a mazda rear spring on the rear of a hilux give with 2" extended shackle??? its just cos im getting my fronts reset and i want it to sit level (is it worth having one of the front leaves taken out from a standerd front??? or will it not b able to support wieight??). my fronts are negativley arched atm so i need a quick fix!!!

thanks fella's

Post by **dave** » Mon Nov 04, 2002 6:43 pm

hilux rears work fine up front but the front spring hanger needs to be move forward 1 inch for a nice shakel angle also the shakel will hit the
frame mount for the body if you dont move the spring hanger
you will also need to shorten the torqe rod . diff will end up about 3 inches forward. crossover steering is the best solution you need it with the travel you will get

Post by **POS** » Mon Nov 04, 2002 8:57 pm

Yeah sorry, i've got cross-over steering using an ifs box.

I used Hilux rear spings in the front not mazda.

The issue with the torque rod, just take it off.
I Run twin cases and never had any effect on axle wrap, just take ya time and set up the front springs correctly and you wont have a problem.

I thought of using mazda b2600 rears but found some Ford Explorer rears and used them, there heaps longer which helps for flex but you do need to move your shackle points though.

The height issue i cant help you with, i just played around till i got it pretty close, and know i cant remember whats what.

Post by **hypo** » Mon Nov 04, 2002 9:01 pm

POS wot length r the explorer springs i am running AU ute springs in the rear and they r 58" and consist of 4 10mm leaves how do the explorers go ??

Post by **POS** » Mon Nov 04, 2002 9:20 pm

By the sounds of it AU and Explorers must run nearly the same spring.

They flexed pretty good.

Post by **hypo** » Mon Nov 04, 2002 9:24 pm

i thought they were coz i was followin an explorer the other day and was sus'in out the springs and thought they looked like mine and i also came across an explorer in the bush the other day that still had the springs in it but i didnt get them coz they had been fried

Post by **.MYTLUX.** » Tue Nov 05, 2002 8:05 am

hypo, what length shackle are you using?? and have you got any idea what lift the springs give, so my car can sit levelish

thanks

Post by **hypo** » Tue Nov 05, 2002 9:14 pm

.MYTLUX. wrote:hypo, what length shackle are you using?? and have you got any idea what lift the springs give, so my car can sit levelish

thanks

Blair,

i runnin 4" over standard shackles with the fixed mount in the same position, the front mount has been moved 4ward 8.25" i think from memory and the centre pin has been redrilled so as it is in the middle of the pack

i am runnin 2" of packers under 2 get it level wif the front which has LN106 rears upo front with 3" dropped hanger

Post by **.MYTLUX.** » Tue Nov 05, 2002 9:38 pm

cool thanks hypo

got any close up pics???? so u kept the original shackle postion i may move this back as i have standard lenght chassis, ill find out how POS mounted his. POS???

Post by **hypo** » Tue Nov 05, 2002 10:04 pm

i can get close ups dude if u want gimme a few days and ill get sum and email em 2 u

Post by **dave** » Tue Nov 05, 2002 10:14 pm

post the photos so we can all have a look they may be just what i am looking for could you try and get some of the truck twisted to its full
thanks mate

Post by **.MYTLUX.** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 1:54 pm

yeh thanks heaps hypo

, that would be awsome!!!!!!!

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