Hilux steering and suspension
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:32 pm
Looking at giveing the old girl a freshen, and need your thoughts.
It,s a ln106 live axel lux dual cab diesel full bar work winch, turbo, style side, canopy, draws ect. The current set up has 2in raised ome springs that are only 2 years old and the fronts have gone w shaped and the ride is a little rougher now.
This is what I want to achive.
A little more flex
Able to run 33's [ currently 32's]
Same hight or 1in more.
This is what I'm looking at the moment.
New pitman arm [ mines stuffed]
new steer rod and tie rod ends [stuffed also]
33mm shorter drag link droped or straight
adjustable tourque rod
locate diff forward 33mm
rebuild/ reset springs 2 or 3 in higher
new bushes. [currently greasable]
rancho rs 5000 shocks.
I'd like to keep the cost as low as possible and am currently happy with the set up [ but worn out now] and would like to run 33's.
????
shocks are these worth the extra money and would you recomend another brand ?
Springs new or old. If new which brand [do not like front ome anymore as they are w out of the box but a reset would fix this for good]
It I reset the workshop would do the R&R if I buy new I would fit. which would be more cost productive ?
Anything I have not thought of ?
It,s a ln106 live axel lux dual cab diesel full bar work winch, turbo, style side, canopy, draws ect. The current set up has 2in raised ome springs that are only 2 years old and the fronts have gone w shaped and the ride is a little rougher now.
This is what I want to achive.
A little more flex
Able to run 33's [ currently 32's]
Same hight or 1in more.
This is what I'm looking at the moment.
New pitman arm [ mines stuffed]
new steer rod and tie rod ends [stuffed also]
33mm shorter drag link droped or straight
adjustable tourque rod
locate diff forward 33mm
rebuild/ reset springs 2 or 3 in higher
new bushes. [currently greasable]
rancho rs 5000 shocks.
I'd like to keep the cost as low as possible and am currently happy with the set up [ but worn out now] and would like to run 33's.
????
shocks are these worth the extra money and would you recomend another brand ?
Springs new or old. If new which brand [do not like front ome anymore as they are w out of the box but a reset would fix this for good]
It I reset the workshop would do the R&R if I buy new I would fit. which would be more cost productive ?
Anything I have not thought of ?