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ifs springs in front
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:41 pm
by killalux
just wondering how much trouble it is to get these under the front of a lux, and is it worth the extra work, wheel travel and comfort wise.
cheers
steve
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 9:06 pm
by hypo
i did it with mine, nice and soft, rides great on road and flexes mad offroad, moved the hanger forward 3" and down 2.5", 2" longer banana shackles and a few mixed matched leaves and its all done
well worth the extra work over std rears up front
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:26 am
by slosh
How does your setup compare with a "std Hilux rears up front" setup hypo- I mean height wise?
With the front hanger 3" forward this would move front axle about 1" forward, right?
And how does this setup go with the crossover steer? Seems there are a few people having trouble with spring/ chassis/ pitman arm clearance of their low crossover steer with other spring setups.
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 4:38 pm
by 4sum4
slosh wrote:How does your setup compare with a "std Hilux rears up front" setup hypo- I mean height wise?
With the front hanger 3" forward this would move front axle about 1" forward, right?
And how does this setup go with the crossover steer? Seems there are a few people having trouble with spring/ chassis/ pitman arm clearance of their low crossover steer with other spring setups.
STD hilux rears or std IFS rears up front?
People are only having troubles with pitman arm clearance after doing SAS cause the chassis is more flat (The box is lower).
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:19 pm
by slosh
I had std non- IFS rears in mind.
I'm guessing with the SAS swaps the steering box is left in place, rather than custom mounted. Thanks 4sum4.
I like the idea of this swap now... can't wait 4 pics to return so can see hypo's setup.
ifs rears
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:32 pm
by Roctoy
a bit of stuffing around. i did it differently to Ben but i still used 2003 standard ifs rears in the front, dropped the front x member down and welded new factory style shackle mounts under the chasis about 150mm further back from the orignal rear hole through the chasis.
Well worth the extra effort as the front end flexes up really well.
Chris
Re: ifs rears
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:31 pm
by killalux
roc70y wrote:a bit of stuffing around. i did it differently to Ben but i still used 2003 standard ifs rears in the front, dropped the front x member down and welded new factory style shackle mounts under the chasis about 150mm further back from the orignal rear hole through the chasis.
Well worth the extra effort as the front end flexes up really well.
Chris
how far is your front diff forward, i was plannin on using a shackle mount under the chassis to get away from using extended shackle, but was also goin to move front hanger forward some to get the diff forward.
also how much lift it give you
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:46 pm
by slosh
Anyone considered shackle reversal, ie putting shakle at front.
Would reduce ride height... also be able to run a short shackle for stability.
ifs
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:05 am
by Roctoy
front diff moved forward about 1.5" and i got about 4" of lift
Chris
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:29 am
by slosh
What length shackles u running roc70y?
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:02 pm
by killalux
hey roc70y, do u have any pics u can email me of ur front setup
killalux@msn.com
cheers
steve