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Lift heights

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:11 am
by dave
Vehical heights,
Was interested to know what hight everyone was sitting at. I am looking to know the distance from the ground to the bottom of chassis rail directly below centre of front door.
Cheers......
Now i'll have to measure mine :D

Re: Lift heights/lux&runner

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:14 am
by dave
dave wrote:Vehical heights,
Was interested to know what hight everyone was sitting at. I am looking to know the distance from the ground to the bottom of chassis rail directly below centre of front door.
Cheers......
Now i'll have to measure mine :D



P.S dose anyone know what this measurement is on a standard lux,runner

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 3:03 pm
by 97tamworth
Stock 97 2.4 petrol dual cab with new 205R16 Road Gripper tyres on original 16x6 rims.

Measures 450mm from ground to right hand chassis rail just behind the gearbox crossmember.

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 3:24 pm
by Trusa
460mm from same point with 31"s :?

time for spoa :armsup:

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 6:59 pm
by spazbot
570mm on a 89 hilux running 32" tyres
might get a little higher when i get the rear springs fixed up

what you at dave ?

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 7:35 pm
by Yarno
620mm on a 1982 lux
Sitting on 205r16's at the moment...

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:13 pm
by dave
Interesting i am sitting at about 630mm from memory,
Come on guys theres heaps more of you out there! i wont to compare the hight of my truck compered to others.
The reason ive ask for this measurement is because theres a lot of people running mixed spring combs that would not know the lift & this gives a standard to compare all.

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:21 pm
by RUFF
600mm exactly to the Rail. On 38"TSLs

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:26 pm
by 97tamworth
Fark, Yarno... either your 205r16s are 340mm bigger diameter than mine, or you've got a four inch spring lift and three inch body lift that you forgot to mention...

It wasn't my original post, but it might help us newbies who are looking at suspension options if the replies to Dave's post specified what mods got you all to the height you quote.

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:33 pm
by dave
RUFF wrote:600mm exactly to the Rail. On 38"TSLs


F#%^k thats low, But i like it.
I belived that i was pretty low but you kill me on 35s, that would take me up to around 670 on 38s which is what i wont to end up on, that or 37s.

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:35 pm
by dave
97tamworth wrote:Fark, Yarno... either your 205r16s are 340mm bigger diameter than mine, or you've got a four inch spring lift and three inch body lift that you forgot to mention...

It wasn't my original post, but it might help us newbies who are looking at suspension options if the replies to Dave's post specified what mods got you all to the height you quote.


I'm running lux rears up front with 2in dropped hanger and 1/4 eliptic rear with a 4 link.

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:41 pm
by spazbot
97tamworth wrote:Fark, Yarno... either your 205r16s are 340mm bigger diameter than mine, or you've got a four inch spring lift and three inch body lift that you forgot to mention...



the body lift wont affect the distance from the ground to the bottom of the chassis rails, but is a shit load of lift

im running 2" dropped hangers 2" shackles and rears / 2.5"lifed fronts combo pack
rear is still under devolopment

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:50 pm
by RUFF
dave wrote:
F#%^k thats low, But i like it.
I belived that i was pretty low but you kill me on 35s, that would take me up to around 670 on 38s which is what i wont to end up on, that or 37s.


To look at it it looks high but i think its due to the 60mm body lift and also the cut out guards. I wish i could remove the body lift but i dont have this choice with my bar work. I have also lowered the engine as low as possible. It actually hits the front diff housing at full stuff just slightly.

Oh yeah the tyres dont rub the body anywhere :D

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:52 pm
by RUFF
Im Running standard 7 Leaf 25year old Jeep Wagoneer front springs with stock shackles and a 2" dropped front hanger. And i have a custom Coil rear conversion.

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:55 pm
by dave
Im runing 80mm body so im higher again, Motor is in standard location but i have all so had the front drive shaft hit the bellhousing on full up.

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:57 pm
by cbr
625mm - 85 4runner with 37 Mtr's Rancho rs44044, 1.5 " shackle on the front. Lifted springs and shackles n the rear.

Chris.

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:31 pm
by RUFF
dave wrote:Im runing 80mm body so im higher again, Motor is in standard location but i have all so had the front drive shaft hit the bellhousing on full up.


Oh yeah my front shaft does that real bad too :D And its Square :bad-words:

lift heights

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 3:26 pm
by Pesky Pete
660mm on 37" Creepys. Is too hgh really but since it hasnt been wheeled yet, I am hopining it will sag a fair bit as the rear coils get some mumbo. Running Hilux Rears on standard mounts up fron, and a custom coil rear end. Coils are 4" lift rangie coils in soft rate. So they should settle a bit and fairly quickly.

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:11 pm
by greenhilux
about 510mm , prob a little more cause it was measured on an unever surface. thats on a 2000 hilux with 33'' bja claws.

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:22 pm
by Shorty40
590mm to the bottom of the chassis rail.

SPOA and 38" TSLs.

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:44 pm
by Yarno
97tamworth wrote:Fark, Yarno... either your 205r16s are 340mm bigger diameter than mine, or you've got a four inch spring lift and three inch body lift that you forgot to mention...

It wasn't my original post, but it might help us newbies who are looking at suspension options if the replies to Dave's post specified what mods got you all to the height you quote.


All its got at the moment is a droped front crossmember, extended shackles, and a coily rear end..... maybe it's too high, but this is the way I got it!!! so will fix later.

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:45 pm
by 4sum4
Yarno wrote:
97tamworth wrote:Fark, Yarno... either your 205r16s are 340mm bigger diameter than mine, or you've got a four inch spring lift and three inch body lift that you forgot to mention...

It wasn't my original post, but it might help us newbies who are looking at suspension options if the replies to Dave's post specified what mods got you all to the height you quote.


All its got at the moment is a droped front crossmember, extended shackles, and a coily rear end..... maybe it's too high, but this is the way I got it!!! so will fix later.


Arn`t 82 hiluxs higher to start of with.

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:08 pm
by pj68
Mine is 490mm with the road tyres on (245/70R16), with the play tyres it'd be about 520mm (235/85R16).
One thing surprised me, while there are quite few taller than me, I'm not as far out of the league as I thought I would be when I first read this thread.

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 11:20 pm
by dave
PJ68, dude being real tall is not the way to go.Although everyone thinks that high is better when they frist buy a rig.

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:01 am
by toymad
Mine is 600,
running 35" Centepede's , standard length front pack ( stock mounts ), 1" longer shackles in front , 8" shackle in rear, 60" rears with orbit eyes.

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:37 pm
by 4sum4
mines 605 with the IFS chassis and I can go 2.5 lower with out chopping anything

chasis hight

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:58 pm
by Webbie
595mm to chasis with 180mm front and rear shackles on 35's havenrt got me shocks yet but theyll be long travel MX6's :)

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 10:51 pm
by NICK
just went out and measured mine, i thought i would have been alot taller. Mine measures 580mm but my truck looks HUGE in the front as my axle is so far foward and the guards are flaired so much.


NICK

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 11:18 pm
by bj42turbo
95mm
















Oops I measured the wife car :) :twisted:

Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 9:42 pm
by Aza
ok im bringing this thread back from the dead :roll:

my hight is 23.5" on 33" any others that havnt posted here what are u guys at???