Single Cab Rear Weight

Post by **Aza** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:33 pm

Just like to know how other ppl with tray back hiluxs have increased the weight in the rear? would like to make mine heavy so my suspension will work better and i dont go bouncing up hills

Post by **RV80** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:52 pm

Fit a water tank.

Post by **Aza** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:02 pm

i did have one did jack all really...

Post by **Aza** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:03 pm

btw i want some serious weight not a little, but something that will really help

Post by **RUFF** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:55 pm

Its not weight you need its a better suspension set up :roll:

Post by **redzook** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:57 pm

RUFF wrote:Its not weight you need its a better suspension set up

no he has the u beaut IFS rear's they are the bee's knee's

well thats what he keeps tellin me on msn

Post by **bj56** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:07 pm

lol aza why dont u drive the car first and see what it is like befor u start trying to chop and change things it mite work just fine how it is u dont know till u wheel it

Post by **Aza** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:23 pm

bj56 wrote:lol aza why dont u drive the car first and see what it is like befor u start trying to chop and change things it mite work just fine how it is u dont know till u wheel it

haha y do u think we broke on outerlimits weekend??? cuase we were bouncing up a hill and not driving, btw redzook all i said was it rides alot smoother and flexs a hell of alot better

, but no we have had this car 4 four yrs bj and it has been wheeled for 4 yrs, u dont think we dont no whats wrong with it :?:

cory did try to fix it by putting in a water tank, which did help, just not as much as he would have liked. i have already spent alot in fixing the thing and it has only been wheeled once since it was redone, i would like to fix the problem before it happens again

but anyway back on topic, does anyone know a fundemental way to get more weight, it currently is just a steel tray, 2 tool boxes with a roll bar and a spare (and i aint too worried about this, just thought i would see what other ppl have done :roll:

, don't u love some of the bs that comes up just from asking a simple question :roll:

)

Post by **Aza** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:26 pm

redzook wrote:
RUFF wrote:Its not weight you need its a better suspension set up

no he has the u beaut IFS rear's they are the bee's knee's

well thats what he keeps tellin me on msn

as i recall u were more bullshitting on how u could do the whole thing from start to finish in 20min easily :finger:

Post by **bj56** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:38 pm

diditn know u had taken it to outerlimits weekend aza a bigger water tnak mite be the best way

Post by **Liquid_Force** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:46 pm

what about lead bricks / weights? you could attach them under the tray when 4x4ing (they are compact, and should / could also lower the centre of gravity

) and leave them in the shed for daily driving.

Post by **bubs** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:43 pm

fark aaron, dont worry about those springs were driven on originally for bloddy 500kms before being swapped out, let em break in

btw i farked that new battery tonight

Post by **My Lil Lux** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:17 pm

Lined my tray with conveyor belting 15mm thick, 90 litre fuel tank at rear of tray, and have bolted the cutting edges of a loader at work(160kg) to the rear of the tray, made a small improvement, but my lux's rear suspension hasn't worked near as well since I took the styleside of it, 3 link coil rear should be in after new year

I use to put bags of cement on my old truck to keep the wheels on the ground, just past the rear axle.

Post by **Aza** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:28 pm

bubs wrote:btw i farked that new battery tonight

thanks brother.....

Post by **benhl** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:29 am

BigTool Box, Spare tyre and water work well in mine (styleside but still light)

Post by **batcho101** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 9:36 am

hey aza dad had this same problem with his 83 dual cab styleside.
all he did to help was chuck in a couple of 100 kilo sand bags when wheeling worked good as.
Mine isnt as bad however because my tray weighs jsut over 300kg with sides on it then add my tollbox and 140 litre fuel tank goes real good with allt his on........but u shoudl see it without the tray on almost get bogged reversing up the driveway :lol:

Post by **Aza** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:49 pm

batcho101 wrote:hey aza dad had this same problem with his 83 dual cab styleside.

dual cab style side would be alot heavier than a single cab tray back

, i migh be worried about this someday, but at the moment the ifs seem to be working absolutely awesome, so we will see how it goes.... haha bet i will be too lazy to do anything about it just yet. still having fun moding the car to make it look more like a poser

anyone else have any other ways other than water tanks and bigger fuel tanks?

Post by **-Richo-** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:20 pm

how about 2 inch think steel checker plate to line the bottom of your tray with? :lol:

Post by **pulux** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 4:16 pm

Bolt a kombi on the tray and fill it with concrete. That should help.

Post by **high n mighty** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 4:18 pm

Make some sides etc for the tray outta steel. I plan on doing that to mine but havent thought about weight, just at how it all functions..

Post by **Aza** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 4:21 pm

haha might have been an idea if someone hadnt chopped the corners off :oops:

Post by **bubs** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 4:36 pm

Aza wrote:haha might have been an idea if someone hadnt chopped the corners off

you can still do drop sides with chopped corners :roll:

Post by **Aza** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 4:39 pm

bubs wrote:
Aza wrote:haha might have been an idea if someone hadnt chopped the corners off

you can still do drop sides with chopped corners

yes but who wants to put that much effort into something that makes u loose the cool look :roll:

btw bring my focking car back!!!!! NOW!!!!!

Post by **Da Lux** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:07 pm

My Lil Lux wrote:Lined my tray with conveyor belting 15mm thick, 90 litre fuel tank at rear of tray, and have bolted the cutting edges of a loader at work(160kg) to the rear of the tray, made a small improvement, but my lux's rear suspension hasn't worked near as well since I took the styleside of it, 3 link coil rear should be in after new year I use to put <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=bags&v=56">bags</a> of cement on my old truck to keep the wheels on the ground, just past the rear axle.

y not use same setup out of surf. can u do that or is that tha same

Post by **HUNTERLUX** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:35 pm

ive got the model after u with a 2.8 turbo snake hi steer custom xmeber 35,s all up she ways 2tone on the dot the tray takes 5 people bustin there ass to lift it off onto 44 gallon drums

Post by **bj56** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:28 pm

yer thats a heavy ass looking tray u got mick i wouldnt liek 2 lift it off

Post by **HUNTERLUX** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 5:00 pm

yeah i know im ganna try & straighten it after the ormeau run yesterday its bent a little

Post by **My Lil Lux** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:20 pm

Da Lux wrote:
My Lil Lux wrote:Lined my tray with conveyor belting 15mm thick, 90 litre fuel tank at rear of tray, and have bolted the cutting edges of a loader at work(160kg) to the rear of the tray, made a small improvement, but my lux's rear suspension hasn't worked near as well since I took the styleside of it, 3 link coil rear should be in after new year I use to put <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=bags&v=56">bags</a> of cement on my old truck to keep the wheels on the ground, just past the rear axle.

y not use same setup out of surf. can u do that or is that tha same

Don't have to put a spacer kit on the front as surf rear axle is wider, by using rangie bits, also cheaper and wider choice of coils that can be used.
This is prob gonna cost about $500 all up.

Post by **beebee** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:22 am

RUFF wrote:Its not weight you need its a better suspension set up

Like Ruff said! My tray weighs fark all and I have no problems with hopping. When I have my big toolbox on it feels much worse off road. Just get your suspension sorted and you wont need weight. With about 100-200kg of tools, the total rear weight (sprung and unsprung) was 600kg. Take out tools and your left with 450kg then 200kg of unsprung weight and you're left with 250kg of tray, chassis and fuel.

Also moving your fuel tank to the rear wont add weight but will help with distribution.

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