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Does anybody know if any Hilux Xtra cabs came out with Solid Axles or they all SR5's with IFS

Thanks

All extra cab hilux came out with IFS. N Only the new one has turbo.

well that sucks - im not convinced IFS is the way to go for a 4wd...

Anybody with IFS disgaree??

xsvwallace wrote:Does anybody know if any Hilux Xtra cabs came out with Solid Axles or they all SR5's with IFS

Thanks

What year model are we talking?

Pipes wrote:All extra cab hilux came out with IFS. N Only the new one has turbo.

No 83-88 models came with Solid axles front and rear.

And maybe some did i'll have a look at work toomorow and see if i can get the start of a vin number i'm fairly sure they did as i was lokking through it not all that long back

RUFF wrote:

Pipes wrote:All extra cab hilux came out with IFS. N Only the new one has turbo.

No 83-88 models came with Solid axles front and rear.

The 65 series extra cab lux's have stuff all 'extra' cab space.
Can't you get LN106 (or equivelent) with extra cab???

Mate if your keen, get the hilux you want in a single cab, and do a body swap to the extra cab body you want. Don't know if all body mounts will line up, you will need a shorter tray too, but it shouldn't be a severe job.

Highway-Star wrote:The 65 series extra cab lux's have stuff all 'extra' cab space.
Can't you get LN106 (or equivelent) with extra cab???

Not with a solid front.
Only IFS.
I had a 97 LN111 extra cab.
It all depends what you want to do with it. The IFS front in mine copped a beating and held up OK. I busted a crownwheel (with 33" tyres) but once I fitted an airlocker to the front it was fine(with 35" tyres).
Bent the steering a couple of times, a couple of idler arms (but then fittted a heavy duty one to fix it) and a relay rod once.
Never did a CV.
That was with heavy use including a couple of comps. Have a look at my website for pics.

But yeah Im the first to admit IFS is not the best choice for full on hardcore use but with twin lockers it will certainly keep up with most other fourbys and drive past lots of them.
In one comp I came second only to a zook buggy running long travel coil suspension and 38"s.
Paul.

ausyota wrote:

Highway-Star wrote:The 65 series extra cab lux's have stuff all 'extra' cab space.
Can't you get LN106 (or equivelent) with extra cab???

Not with a solid front.
Only IFS.
I had a 97 LN111 extra cab.
It all depends what you want to do with it. The IFS front in mine copped a beating and held up OK. I busted a crownwheel (with 33" tyres) but once I fitted an airlocker to the front it was fine(with 35" tyres).
Bent the steering a couple of times, a couple of idler arms (but then fittted a heavy duty one to fix it) and a relay rod once.
Never did a CV.
That was with heavy use including a couple of comps. Have a look at my website for pics.

But yeah Im the first to admit IFS is not the best choice for full on hardcore use but with twin lockers it will certainly keep up with most other fourbys and drive past lots of them.
In one comp I came second only to a zook buggy running long travel coil suspension and 38"s.
Paul.

Paul - Looks like very capable rig and looks good as well. I supose i'll just have to do the sums of modding an IFS vs modding Solid Axle and go from there.

Thanks for the reply

Forgot to look today so i'll try remember to look for it monday.
Could do one of these
http://www.trail-gear.com/sas.html
If your set on having a ifs model lux with a leaf frontend that works check with a engineer in your state first but.
also could put a bundera front coil set up but alot of this is if you want to do alot of the hard stuff like Ausyota said twin locked they go ok, so how deep are Your pockets

Sic Lux wrote:Forgot to look today so i'll try remember to look for it monday.
Could do one of these
http://www.trail-gear.com/sas.html
If your set on having a ifs model lux with a leaf frontend that works check with a engineer in your state first but.
also could put a bundera front coil set up but alot of this is if you want to do alot of the hard stuff like Ausyota said twin locked they go ok, so how deep are Your pockets

yeah.... my pockets aren't that deep - nice kit though.

Will probably ultimately come down to whether the handbrake wants a double cab or not. If im forced to go with a double cab i'll just go pre 97

Ausyota,

who made your tray???

RUFF wrote:

Pipes wrote:All extra cab hilux came out with IFS. N Only the new one has turbo.

No 83-88 models came with Solid axles front and rear.

as ruff said, i've got a 86 extra cab with solid axles,

dfj20 wrote:Ausyota,

who made your tray???

I designed and made most of it myself.
Had a little help from my cousin who is a metal fabricator on a couple of bits like the main hoop.