HiLux buying guide in current magazine

[pridhac]

G'day all,

I was just reading through a current mag, and noticed a buyers guide for 'luxs from about '97 through '05. Interesting reading as my bro-in-law (Andrew) has an '01 dual-cab.

In the guide it talks about being able to 'wind-up' the torsion bar front suspension to gain 50mm in lift. I wonder if anyone here can offer any advice on a) how to do this b) what the effects would be.

Andrew would be very interested in getting some flex out of his 'lux, as stock it has almost no flex and doesn't get far offroad without stoppping ...

Any and all advice appreciated.

Cheers,

Chris

P.S. I have searched and read the 'lux bible to no avail....

[daveo]

with the ifs you have a fixed ammount of flex, ie suspension travel. this is limited by the design and the bumpstops. winding up the t-bars will only change the static position of the suspension, ie how hight he front sits at rest. if you look under the ute, on the chassis rail in front of the transfer case crossmember there is a large bracket on either side with a large nut on the bottom surface. this is the t-bar adjuster. by winding up the nut, it increases the ride hight of the front and vice versa. if you do adjust the hight get a wheel alingment done afterwards as it will be out.

pros: increased clearance under the front cross member, thus getting you further in some situitations, eg in soft sand ruts where the front usually drags.

cons: reduced down travel, more wear on the front CV joints and CV boots

the only way to get more flex out of an ifs front end is to either cut down the bumpstops or cut the ifs out altogether and SAS it

[mudmacaca]

1 more con when you wind the ifs up you get a harder ride
I whent for bigger tyres for clearance
Best advise sas it